Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $196.11/cwt on 254 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −28.89 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$196.11

254 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	510	198.10	1,010	235
Medium and Large 2	479	178.01	853	13thin
Large 1-2	447	175.69	785	3thin
Medium 1-2	630	139.67	880	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $130 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 sale254 hd

196.11

—

KY average23 barns · 7,212 hd

189.43

+6.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−28.89

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	1,537	118.72	1,825	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	91.26	1,054	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	90.58	1,445	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	69.97	613	21

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,245	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,174	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,035	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$946	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	994	$835	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,634	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,118	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2Fancy	—	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	270.07/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	178.90/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,098	26
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	209.21/cwt	202.50–217.50	881	51
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	433	176.03/cwt	175.00–177.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	207.98/cwt	200.00–213.00	986	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	203.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	241.54/cwt	237.50–250.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	176.31/cwt	172.50–180.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	176.83/cwt	172.50–180.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	186.96/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,054	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	203.58/cwt	200.00–207.50	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	205.73/cwt	200.00–212.50	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	200.83/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,113	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	194.18/cwt	192.00–194.50	1,192	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	257.52/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	221.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	204.40/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	223.92/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,057	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	226.71/cwt	225.00–228.50	1,381	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,501	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	220.79/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	212.28/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	229.59/cwt	222.50–237.50	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	234.36/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,352	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	236.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,228	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	194.94/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	210.78/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,208	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	208.01/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,092	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	201.56/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,330	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	98.37/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,130	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	68.47/cwt	63.00–74.00	603	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	87.55/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	86.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,438	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	95.03/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	58.46/cwt	54.00–60.00	496	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	82.76/cwt	80.00–90.00	756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	111.97/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	130.15/cwt	120.00–141.00	2,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	834.74/head	750.00–900.00	835	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,174.45/head	1,085.00–1,225.00	1,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,674.17/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	945.59/head	900.00–960.00	946	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,245.14/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,245	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,035.34/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,035	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,625.54/head	1,275.00–2,225.00	1,626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	170.44/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,156	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	194.11/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,031	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	212.19/cwt	200.00–218.00	796	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	172.39/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	224.65/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,056	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	209.84/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	573	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	243.62/cwt	232.50–247.50	894	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	320	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	190.41/cwt	188.00–197.50	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	225.32/cwt	221.00–235.00	987	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	208.88/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	234.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,243.43/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,243	3

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 Apr 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 931Year ago 1,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 134Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 57Year ago 142

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	262.50	262.50
7	—	384	262.50–272.50	270.07
2	—	320	260.00	260.00
1	—	290	262.50	262.50
4	—	457	252.50–267.50	257.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	190.00	190.00
10	—	675	200.00–210.00	203.20
4	—	405	245.00	245.00
3	—	325	237.50–250.00	241.54
4	—	514	215.00–225.00	221.78
1	—	840	165.00	165.00
22	—	472	221.00–237.50	223.92
5	—	583	214.00–225.00	220.79
7	—	632	200.00–216.00	212.28
2	—	370	222.50–237.50	229.59
1	—	255	237.50	237.50
2	—	787	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	609	225.00–228.50	226.71
27	—	764	196.50	196.50
16	—	577	230.00–244.00	234.36
12	—	518	234.00–240.00	236.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	190.00–205.00	194.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	737	160.00	160.00
26	—	614	167.50–182.50	178.90
51	—	421	202.50–217.50	209.21
21	—	474	200.00–213.00	207.98
1	—	790	153.00	153.00
8	—	564	178.00–194.00	186.96
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
2	—	215	200.00–207.50	203.58
7	—	314	200.00–212.50	205.73
13	—	678	162.00–175.00	170.44
21	—	531	184.00–200.00	194.11
22	—	375	200.00–218.00	212.19
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	164.00	164.00
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
2	—	433	175.00–177.00	176.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	170.00–174.00	172.03
2	—	290	172.50–180.00	176.31
4	—	515	172.50–180.00	176.83
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
3	—	435	185.00–190.00	186.70
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	554	199.00–202.50	200.83
24	—	614	192.00–194.50	194.18
11	—	520	202.00–208.00	204.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	215.00	215.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
4	—	503	188.00–197.50	190.41
2	—	233	200.00	200.00
2	—	385	225.00	225.00
7	—	479	208.00–210.00	208.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	198.00–219.00	210.78
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
15	—	525	200.00–215.00	208.01
3	—	918	130.00–137.50	132.56
6	—	660	196.00–205.00	201.56
4	—	724	162.50–177.50	172.39
13	—	470	217.50–232.50	224.65
4	—	629	207.00–212.50	209.84
2	—	895	134.00	134.00
4	—	367	232.50–247.50	243.62
14	—	438	221.00–235.00	225.32
12	—	327	230.00–245.00	234.29
3	—	258	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	197.50	197.50
1	—	320	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	70.00–75.00	72.58
11	—	1,149	94.00–101.00	98.37
11	—	1,152	84.00–93.00	87.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	881	63.00–74.00	68.47
1	—	680	40.00	40.00
4	—	849	54.00–60.00	58.46
7	—	913	80.00–90.00	82.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	80.00–90.00	86.13
4	—	1,521	93.00–97.00	95.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,406	107.00–116.00	111.97
4	—	1,681	120.00–141.00	130.15

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	994	750.00–900.00	834.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,085.00–1,225.00	1,174.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	953	900.00–960.00	945.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,245.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,147	975.00–1,100.00	1,035.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,674.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,226	1,275.00–2,225.00	1,625.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,318	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,243.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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