Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.97/cwt on 323 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −66.03 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$158.97

323 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$39.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	506	161.55	818	290
Medium and Large 2-3	501	140.82	706	24
Small and Medium 1-2	389	126.25	491	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	544	122.30	665	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.25/cwt here — about $153 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 sale323 hd

158.97

—

KY average24 barns · 6,520 hd

155.92

+3.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−66.03

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	1,665	92.57	1,541	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	73.07	1,107	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	71.16	897	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	57.25	567	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,477	$1,131	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,007	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$860	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	921	$649	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$1,485	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,330	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2	—	630	171.09/cwt	162.50–176.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	201.98/cwt	195.00–206.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	170.19/cwt	165.00–176.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	505	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	215.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	210.24/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,007	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.68/cwt	157.50–171.00	777	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	161.31/cwt	161.00–162.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	143.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	169.89/cwt	167.50–172.50	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	570	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.06/cwt	150.00–164.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	137.89/cwt	135.00–146.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	146.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.29/cwt	145.00–159.50	881	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.81/cwt	160.00–179.00	722	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	172.03/cwt	165.00–178.00	638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	182.68/cwt	182.00–183.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	147.56/cwt	140.00–151.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	167.01/cwt	164.00–170.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	161.98/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,234	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	162.80/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,185	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	169.86/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	214.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	181.46/cwt	174.00–187.00	947	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	179.68/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,028	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	195.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	927	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	193.71/cwt	191.00–195.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,093	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	194.77/cwt	183.00–200.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	156.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	138.42/cwt	133.00–142.50	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	956	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	71.24/cwt	67.50–76.50	913	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	82.79/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	73.23/cwt	71.50–74.50	1,112	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	64.17/cwt	61.00–66.00	806	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	55.99/cwt	54.00–58.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	70.37/cwt	68.00–72.00	650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	39.45/cwt	35.00–45.00	423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	61.54/cwt	60.00–67.00	611	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	67.79/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	80.70/cwt	77.00–84.00	972	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	106.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,702	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	84.47/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,310	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	710.97/head	700.00–725.00	711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,477	1,131.43/head	900.00–1,325.00	1,131	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,007.44/head	775.00–1,300.00	1,007	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	878	586.54/head	575.00–600.00	587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,330.11/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	140.38/cwt	135.00–147.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	214.50/cwt	205.00–218.00	817	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	205.09/cwt	197.50–210.00	689	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	642	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	822	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	164.65/cwt	162.00–167.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	214.72/cwt	203.00–220.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	131.69/cwt	131.00–133.00	894	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	163.95/cwt	150.00–176.00	854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	173.09/cwt	172.50–174.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	182.54/cwt	181.00–184.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	187.44/cwt	180.00–194.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	965	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	194.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	178.70/cwt	177.50–180.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	185.36/cwt	176.00–192.50	886	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.26/cwt	170.00–182.50	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	109.65/cwt	102.00–117.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	161.55/cwt	154.00–169.00	918	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	147.01/cwt	146.00–147.50	764	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 815Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 19Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 84Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	162.50–176.00	171.09
7	—	429	195.00–206.00	201.98
1	—	1,070	143.00	143.00
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	197.50	197.50
27	—	762	157.00–166.00	161.98
20	—	728	154.00–165.00	162.80
10	—	669	163.00–172.50	169.86
2	—	1,025	133.00	133.00
20	—	522	174.00–187.00	181.46
1	—	840	152.00	152.00
30	—	572	170.00–187.00	179.68
23	—	474	185.00–200.00	195.64
2	—	910	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	555	195.00	195.00
6	—	700	168.00	168.00
10	—	514	191.00–195.00	193.71
16	—	607	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	210.00–220.00	215.32
47	—	479	201.00–215.50	210.24
2	—	362	219.00	219.00
15	—	419	210.00–220.00	214.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	145.00	145.00
2	—	528	164.00–170.00	167.01
1	—	610	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
12	—	312	165.00–176.00	170.19
2	—	755	140.00	140.00
40	—	475	157.50–171.00	163.68
3	—	223	165.00	165.00
5	—	607	140.00–150.00	143.28
5	—	276	167.50–172.50	169.89
8	—	717	144.00–147.00	145.50
37	—	525	150.00–164.00	159.06
10	—	672	142.00–148.00	146.39
61	—	571	145.00–159.50	154.29
38	—	425	160.00–179.00	169.81
15	—	371	165.00–178.00	172.03
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	135.00	135.00
5	—	520	135.00–146.00	137.89
2	—	628	130.00–134.00	132.01
5	—	406	140.00–151.00	147.56
2	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.50
5	—	679	131.00–133.00	131.69
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	278	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	122.50–125.00	123.76
3	—	570	120.00–122.00	121.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	158.00	158.00
13	—	571	161.00–162.00	161.31
5	—	504	166.00	166.00
9	—	630	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	182.00–183.00	182.68
5	—	471	172.50–174.00	173.09
7	—	421	181.00–184.00	182.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	183.00–200.00	194.77
4	—	672	152.00–160.00	156.09
3	—	713	133.00–142.50	138.42
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
18	—	521	150.00–176.00	163.95
3	—	763	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	905	112.00	112.00
2	—	320	180.00–194.00	187.44
12	—	620	145.00–160.00	155.61
5	—	382	185.00–200.00	194.52
19	—	478	176.00–192.50	185.36
3	—	285	170.00–182.50	178.26
2	—	873	102.00–117.00	109.65
18	—	568	154.00–169.00	161.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
3	—	488	196.00	196.00
13	—	381	205.00–218.00	214.50
5	—	336	197.50–210.00	205.09
9	—	405	203.00–220.00	214.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	135.00–147.00	140.38
2	—	428	177.50–180.00	178.70
2	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	158.00	158.00
3	—	520	146.00–147.50	147.01
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	128.00	128.00
2	—	430	162.00–167.50	164.65
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,282	67.50–76.50	71.24
7	—	1,256	61.00–66.00	64.17
5	—	1,205	77.00–84.00	80.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	80.50–85.00	82.79
10	—	1,519	71.50–74.50	73.23
4	—	1,519	66.00–69.00	67.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	54.00–58.00	55.99
3	—	923	68.00–72.00	70.37
4	—	1,073	35.00–45.00	39.45
8	—	993	60.00–67.00	61.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	103.00–109.00	106.89
4	—	1,773	94.00–98.00	96.00
7	—	1,551	78.00–90.00	84.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,330.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	700.00–725.00	710.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,477	900.00–1,325.00	1,131.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,231	775.00–1,300.00	1,007.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	575.00–600.00	586.54

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