Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.34/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$179.34

471 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

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	762	179.73	1,369	457
Medium and Large 2-3	557	172.64	961	7thin
Medium 1-2	590	165.74	978	4thin
Large 1-2	668	153.33	1,025	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $344 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 sale471 hd

179.34

—

KY average24 barns · 7,524 hd

183.84

−4.51

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	—	Average	1,731	103.89	1,799	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	80.71	1,261	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	78.38	938	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	59.12	580	26

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 (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,090	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,081	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$893	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$852	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	925	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,134	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,129	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Large 1-2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	238.83/cwt	236.00–243.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	217.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	180.30/cwt	172.50–188.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	165.83/cwt	162.50–172.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,362	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	166.27/cwt	157.50–168.00	963	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	782	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	166.34/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	219.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	159.23/cwt	157.50–160.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	229.97/cwt	225.00–237.50	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	230.32/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,073	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	133.71/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	177.57/cwt	170.00–184.00	858	37
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	192.63/cwt	185.00–197.50	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	175.41/cwt	170.00–183.00	735	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	129.27/cwt	126.00–135.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	191.54/cwt	185.00–197.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	181.35/cwt	175.00–190.00	682	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	176.19/cwt	175.00–187.00	932	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	203.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,140	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	164.01/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,268	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	795	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,451	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	204.03/cwt	198.00–211.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,236	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	590	165.74/cwt	165.00–168.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	206.16/cwt	202.50–212.50	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,059	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,652	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,034	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,623	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	193.81/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,035	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	213.60/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,117	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	161.00/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	213.17/cwt	209.00–220.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.59/cwt	145.00–152.50	995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	220.22/cwt	217.50–225.00	929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	72.03/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,045	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	77.55/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	71.37/cwt	68.00–74.00	684	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	83.86/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,308	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	53.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	520	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	69.45/cwt	67.00–72.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	84.93/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,034	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	77.18/cwt	72.50–80.00	919	28
Bulls	—	—	1,626	100.16/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,629	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	110.97/cwt	106.00–124.00	2,051	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,128.86/head	785.00–1,325.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	852.33/head	750.00–885.00	852	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	893.03/head	860.00–925.00	893	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	1,100.35/head	935.00–1,250.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,080.81/head	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,090.03/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,100.40/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	163.08/cwt	153.00–166.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	152.88/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,024	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	194.93/cwt	191.00–197.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	161.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	187.33/cwt	182.50–195.00	601	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	192.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	168.49/cwt	159.00–174.00	880	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	153.14/cwt	146.00–160.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	172.94/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,001	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	191.05/cwt	182.50–196.00	833	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	187.72/cwt	182.50–198.00	907	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	229.12/cwt	222.50–237.00	866	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	163.07/cwt	161.00–165.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	204.72/cwt	200.00–215.00	880	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	210.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	183.20/cwt	174.00–187.50	964	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	174.40/cwt	174.00–174.50	1,092	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	175.59/cwt	175.00–177.50	843	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	156.80/cwt	155.00–163.00	983	7

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 Feb 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 903Year ago 1,974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 182Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 117

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	157.50–168.00	166.27
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
5	—	756	125.00–137.00	133.71
37	—	483	170.00–184.00	177.57
3	—	713	125.00–140.00	131.61
9	—	286	185.00–197.50	192.63
24	—	419	170.00–183.00	175.41
2	—	215	185.00–197.50	191.54
3	—	837	137.00	137.00
20	—	376	175.00–190.00	181.35
10	—	612	153.00–166.00	163.08
28	—	670	145.00–159.00	152.88
9	—	321	182.50–195.00	187.33
32	—	522	159.00–174.00	168.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	147.50	147.50
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	164.00–165.00	164.50
3	—	275	157.50–160.00	159.23
4	—	661	126.00–135.00	129.27
3	—	333	170.00–175.00	173.30
1	—	370	162.50	162.50
7	—	480	150.00–165.00	161.66
4	—	573	149.00–150.00	149.75
5	—	500	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	151.50	151.50
39	—	529	175.00–187.00	176.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	191.00–197.00	194.93
4	—	419	190.00–200.00	192.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	236.00–243.00	238.83
10	—	420	225.00–237.50	229.97
22	—	466	228.00–237.00	230.32
2	—	340	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	210.00–225.00	217.14
12	—	626	172.50–188.00	180.30
4	—	715	162.50–172.00	165.83
12	—	675	164.00–180.00	166.34
4	—	384	215.00–221.00	219.00
21	—	559	200.00–205.00	203.98
13	—	773	156.00–165.00	164.01
11	—	481	198.00–211.00	204.03
3	—	872	160.00–162.50	161.65
1	—	990	155.00	155.00
4	—	434	202.50–212.50	206.16
26	—	534	185.00–201.00	193.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	822	165.75	165.75
113	—	890	163.00	163.00
10	—	672	184.00	184.00
49	—	1,059	156.00	156.00
46	—	1,034	157.00	157.00
12	—	628	198.50	198.50
5	—	701	177.50	177.50
30	—	523	207.50–219.00	213.60
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	147.50	147.50
1	—	795	147.50	147.50
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	180.00–181.00	180.75
1	—	700	142.50	142.50
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	630	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	165.00–168.00	165.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	159.00–164.00	161.00
1	—	270	202.50	202.50
9	—	324	209.00–220.00	213.17
6	—	665	145.00–152.50	149.59
12	—	579	168.00–180.00	172.94
18	—	483	182.50–198.00	187.72
2	—	860	130.00	130.00
23	—	430	200.00–215.00	204.72
9	—	378	200.00–220.00	210.06
15	—	526	174.00–187.50	183.20
7	—	627	155.00–163.00	156.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	165.00	165.00
3	—	422	217.50–225.00	220.22
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
19	—	378	222.50–237.00	229.12
10	—	626	174.00–174.50	174.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	282	185.00	185.00
9	—	436	182.50–196.00	191.05
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
2	—	528	161.00–165.00	163.07
4	—	480	175.00–177.50	175.59
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
2	—	368	146.00–160.00	153.14
1	—	470	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	70.00–73.00	72.03
2	—	1,800	77.00–78.00	77.55
13	—	1,560	80.00–91.00	83.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	958	68.00–74.00	71.37
2	—	1,020	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,022	60.00–65.00	63.01
12	—	971	50.00–58.00	53.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	67.00–72.00	69.45
16	—	1,218	81.00–96.00	84.93
28	—	1,191	72.50–80.00	77.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,626	93.00–104.00	100.16
1	—	1,525	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,848	106.00–124.00	110.97

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	785.00–1,325.00	1,128.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	975.00–1,175.00	1,100.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	935.00–1,250.00	1,100.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,096	750.00–885.00	852.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	860.00–925.00	893.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,156	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,080.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,090.03

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