Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.55/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$180.55

253 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

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

$59.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

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	595	183.67	1,093	234
Medium and Large 2-3	697	143.14	998	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	124.50	448	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.17/cwt here — about $644 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 sale253 hd

180.55

—

KY average23 barns · 4,285 hd

176.42

+4.13

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	—	Low	1,634	104.82	1,713	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	82.59	1,223	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	76.93	904	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	54.45	508	9thin

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	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,167	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,059	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$939	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$917	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,071	$767	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,291	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.27/cwt	160.00–177.00	634	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	137.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	133.00–142.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	131.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	148.29/cwt	140.00–154.50	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	829	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	174.04/cwt	170.00–179.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	214.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.44/cwt	158.00–171.50	781	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	168.29/cwt	163.00–174.00	730	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	203.31/cwt	202.50–205.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,008	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	169.91/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	204.34/cwt	204.00–205.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	177.38/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	167.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	159.32/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	160.84/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	196.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	195.05/cwt	185.00–200.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	182.47/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,262	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	188.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	964	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	192.57/cwt	188.00–197.50	917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,101	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.68/cwt	159.00–175.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	197.40/cwt	194.00–200.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	199.28/cwt	199.00–199.50	935	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	571	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	74.65/cwt	67.50–77.00	865	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	71.57/cwt	68.00–75.00	638	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	61.87/cwt	60.00–64.00	602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	84.52/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,266	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	76.79/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,097	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	84.01/cwt	79.00–97.00	1,024	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	65.52/cwt	65.00–66.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.54/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	33.53/cwt	30.00–40.00	302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	112.08/cwt	103.00–122.50	1,896	8
Bulls	—	—	1,473	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	916.99/head	875.00–975.00	917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	939.04/head	900.00–975.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	739.23/head	675.00–800.00	739	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,167.43/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,059.38/head	875.00–1,350.00	1,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,291.38/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	187.43/cwt	185.00–192.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	197.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	839	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	189.61/cwt	180.00–194.00	910	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	160.74/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	174.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	922	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	156.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,047	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	135.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	177.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	153.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.35/cwt	167.50–180.00	572	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	179.64/cwt	179.00–181.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.81/cwt	142.50–157.00	880	28

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 985Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 90Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	370	160.00–177.00	171.27
4	—	670	133.00–142.00	137.00
1	—	710	134.00	134.00
12	—	626	140.00–154.50	148.29
23	—	530	150.00–165.00	156.45
2	—	223	170.00–179.00	174.04
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
52	—	475	158.00–171.50	164.44
26	—	434	163.00–174.00	168.29
22	—	328	167.50–180.00	174.35
28	—	580	142.50–157.00	151.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	135.00–138.00	137.05
4	—	621	120.00–135.00	131.20
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
4	—	486	150.00–154.00	153.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	166.50	166.50
6	—	701	147.00	147.00
5	—	602	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	175.00	175.00
4	—	326	187.00	187.00
3	—	383	179.00–181.00	179.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	210.00–220.00	214.36
3	—	465	204.00–205.00	204.34
7	—	373	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	200.00	200.00
4	—	657	180.50	180.50
8	—	621	180.00–184.00	182.47
66	—	720	175.25	175.25
15	—	589	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	182.50	182.50
14	—	736	137.00	137.00
1	—	535	176.00	176.00
2	—	667	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	202.50–205.00	203.31
13	—	618	165.00–173.00	169.91
2	—	968	130.00–140.00	134.96
15	—	568	170.00–183.00	177.38
2	—	262	200.00	200.00
2	—	832	156.00	156.00
8	—	670	166.00–170.00	167.90
3	—	708	152.00–164.00	159.32
6	—	757	150.00–164.00	160.84
13	—	422	190.00–205.00	196.28
3	—	328	185.00–200.00	195.05
2	—	875	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	1,090	137.00	137.00
22	—	511	185.00–195.00	188.73
14	—	476	188.00–197.50	192.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	159.00–175.00	162.68
5	—	721	142.00–146.00	144.06
3	—	235	185.00–192.00	187.43
19	—	425	190.00–200.00	197.50
45	—	480	180.00–194.00	189.61
6	—	628	158.00–163.50	160.74
15	—	528	170.00–184.00	174.55
10	—	669	154.00–160.00	156.55
2	—	753	133.00–138.00	135.49
1	—	905	108.00	108.00
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
15	—	371	170.00–185.00	177.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	194.00–200.00	197.40
9	—	469	199.00–199.50	199.28
8	—	273	209.00	209.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	149.00	149.00
1	—	685	144.00	144.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,159	67.50–77.00	74.65
10	—	1,219	79.00–97.00	84.01
2	—	1,125	65.00–66.00	65.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	68.00–75.00	71.57
2	—	973	60.00–64.00	61.87
1	—	1,070	51.00	51.00
3	—	902	30.00–40.00	33.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	81.00–87.00	84.52
2	—	1,428	75.50–78.00	76.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	81.00–90.00	86.54
8	—	1,692	103.00–122.50	112.08
2	—	1,473	93.00–95.00	94.03

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,102	875.00–975.00	916.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	900.00–975.00	939.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	675.00–800.00	739.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,167.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	875.00–1,350.00	1,059.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	950.00–1,500.00	1,291.38

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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