Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.18/cwt on 840 head.

Average price

$181.18

840 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	181.53	1,193	809
Medium and Large 2-3	554	172.09	954	31

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale840 hd

181.18

—

KY average20 barns · 5,897 hd

174.87

+6.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,650	100.58	1,660	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	82.39	1,230	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	74.57	885	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	946	60.11	569	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,140	104.00	1,186	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,030	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$879	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$777	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$733	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$640	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	941	$627	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$790	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	148.49/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	196.89/cwt	190.00–202.50	921	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	202.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	856	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	162.24/cwt	157.00–171.00	930	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	173.03/cwt	165.00–176.50	990	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	152.92/cwt	142.50–155.00	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	210.43/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,008	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.94/cwt	151.00–167.00	836	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	148.92/cwt	142.50–152.00	1,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	147.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.23/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	138.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	153.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.00/cwt	148.00–163.00	908	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	219.85/cwt	208.00–227.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	172.01/cwt	170.00–173.00	994	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	182.74/cwt	177.50–184.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	157.94/cwt	156.00–159.00	962	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	192.92/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,007	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	217.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	205.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	199.15/cwt	195.00–200.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	163.10/cwt	163.10–163.10	1,447	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	213.72/cwt	207.00–229.00	900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	166.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,116	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	163.60/cwt	152.50–166.00	1,189	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	188.64/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,077	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,345	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	161.89/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	165.90/cwt	157.50–173.00	1,047	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,164	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,778	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	197.46/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	177.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,096	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	193.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,274	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,224	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	181.00/cwt	177.50–190.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	404	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	72.70/cwt	71.50–74.00	984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	45.96/cwt	40.00–49.00	385	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	53.37/cwt	50.00–55.00	542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	70.03/cwt	67.00–76.00	637	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	61.77/cwt	58.00–65.00	615	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	83.68/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,265	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	83.12/cwt	78.00–92.00	991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	72.19/cwt	68.00–77.00	853	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	63.11/cwt	58.00–66.50	758	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	113.67/cwt	107.00–119.00	2,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	98.88/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,587	16
Bulls	—	—	1,560	87.97/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	776.89/head	700.00–860.00	777	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	733.31/head	725.00–735.00	733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	878.79/head	810.00–1,075.00	879	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	640.07/head	585.00–685.00	640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,030.46/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	626.85/head	600.00–700.00	627	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	789.50/head	750.00–825.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	149.29/cwt	144.00–155.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	203.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.96/cwt	145.00–158.00	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	192.57/cwt	187.50–197.50	843	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	189.45/cwt	185.00–195.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	194.15/cwt	182.50–197.50	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.36/cwt	122.50–134.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	174.36/cwt	172.50–177.50	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	208.21/cwt	207.50–212.50	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	172.07/cwt	171.00–174.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.76/cwt	162.50–175.00	902	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.95/cwt	130.00–142.50	953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	178.20/cwt	176.00–179.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	169.19/cwt	160.00–176.00	643	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	174.41/cwt	165.00–177.50	488	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	174.66/cwt	173.00–176.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	141.83/cwt	132.50–145.00	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	170.84/cwt	162.50–173.00	552	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	162.62/cwt	154.00–170.00	774	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Jan 7, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,069Last week 720Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 65Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 15Year ago 70

No trend due to being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
18	—	578	170.00–173.00	172.01
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
9	—	457	177.50–184.00	182.74
1	—	725	142.50	142.50
1	—	380	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	144.00–153.00	148.49
40	—	468	190.00–202.50	196.89
9	—	328	190.00–200.00	195.01
2	—	812	147.00	147.00
37	—	522	180.00–199.00	192.92
6	—	387	195.00–200.00	199.15
34	—	669	155.00–170.00	166.86
24	—	727	152.50–166.00	163.60
57	—	571	179.00–195.00	188.64
1	—	935	144.00	144.00
9	—	777	155.00–164.00	161.89
48	—	631	157.50–173.00	165.90
15	—	421	185.00–200.00	193.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00	200.00
29	—	479	205.00–221.00	210.43
20	—	381	208.00–227.00	219.85
18	—	332	210.00–230.00	217.65
17	—	421	207.00–229.00	213.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	200.00–210.00	205.45
62	—	887	163.10	163.10
66	—	762	176.50	176.50
48	—	1,164	152.75	152.75
19	—	564	197.00–200.00	197.46
68	—	619	175.00–180.00	177.02
72	—	708	180.00	180.00
84	—	682	179.50	179.50
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
34	—	423	200.00–205.00	202.40
2	—	610	163.00	163.00
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	182.50	182.50
6	—	372	200.00–205.00	203.38
2	—	550	175.00	175.00
7	—	317	207.50–212.50	208.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	573	157.00–171.00	162.24
2	—	853	101.00–105.00	103.01
6	—	468	177.50–190.00	181.00
2	—	210	192.50	192.50
3	—	658	144.00–155.00	149.29
9	—	621	145.00–158.00	152.96
4	—	288	180.00–185.00	183.72
14	—	438	187.50–197.50	192.57
8	—	327	185.00–195.00	189.45
6	—	382	182.50–197.50	194.15
2	—	775	122.50–134.00	128.36
14	—	525	162.50–175.00	171.76
11	—	717	130.00–142.50	132.95
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
3	—	545	155.00	155.00
3	—	370	172.50–177.50	174.36
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	572	165.00–176.50	173.03
10	—	865	140.00	140.00
18	—	609	156.00–159.00	157.94
47	—	530	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	142.50–155.00	152.92
3	—	212	172.50	172.50
64	—	526	151.00–167.00	158.94
9	—	713	142.50–152.00	148.92
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
7	—	761	140.00–150.00	147.73
1	—	905	124.00	124.00
2	—	868	112.50–115.00	113.75
47	—	421	155.00–170.00	164.23
4	—	816	130.00–142.00	138.91
13	—	677	146.00–155.00	153.36
33	—	571	148.00–163.00	159.00
39	—	380	160.00–176.00	169.19
19	—	280	165.00–177.50	174.41
16	—	323	162.50–173.00	170.84
76	—	476	154.00–170.00	162.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	142.00	142.00
2	—	523	145.00	145.00
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
14	—	591	132.50–145.00	141.83
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	171.00–174.00	172.07
7	—	328	176.00–179.00	178.20
9	—	404	173.00–176.00	174.66
10	—	372	178.00	178.00
6	—	268	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	71.50–74.00	72.70
15	—	1,512	78.00–89.00	83.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	837	40.00–49.00	45.96
4	—	1,016	50.00–55.00	53.37
8	—	910	67.00–76.00	70.03
11	—	996	58.00–65.00	61.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,192	78.00–92.00	83.12
25	—	1,181	68.00–77.00	72.19
6	—	1,201	58.00–66.50	63.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	107.00–119.00	113.67
16	—	1,605	93.00–104.50	98.88
2	—	1,560	85.00–91.00	87.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,072	700.00–860.00	776.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,071	725.00–735.00	733.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,140	810.00–1,075.00	878.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	585.00–685.00	640.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	925.00–1,175.00	1,030.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	941	600.00–700.00	626.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	750.00–825.00	789.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	1,310.00	1,310.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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