Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-3.00 lower on light test. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.84/cwt on 309 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −33.16 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$191.84

309 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$25.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	541	194.85	1,053	272
Medium and Large 2-3	462	169.74	784	37

One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $269 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 sale309 hd

191.84

—

KY average22 barns · 6,421 hd

190.71

+1.13

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−33.16

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	1,596	116.23	1,855	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	93.52	1,377	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	91.95	1,105	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	69.08	650	14

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)	1,254	$1,255	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,123	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$985	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$887	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,047	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$992	5
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,973	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	333	219.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	180.18/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	174.81/cwt	161.00–187.50	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	175.61/cwt	161.00–187.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	174.76/cwt	130.00–192.50	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	208.64/cwt	200.00–227.50	770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	214.20/cwt	205.00–220.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	213.57/cwt	202.00–224.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	201.80/cwt	190.00–213.00	959	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	193.88/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	180.69/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	220.80/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	173.73/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,320	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,200	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	161.83/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	170.61/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	220.64/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,275	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	242.99/cwt	236.00–244.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	261.97/cwt	257.50–267.50	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	170.61/cwt	150.00–185.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	215.46/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,023	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	205.97/cwt	197.50–214.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	204.03/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	234.77/cwt	222.50–240.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	161.12/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	178.54/cwt	162.50–192.50	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	244.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	225.21/cwt	216.00–230.00	930	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	219.30/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,022	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	224.96/cwt	210.00–243.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	209.92/cwt	187.50–226.00	1,089	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	182.75/cwt	182.50–183.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,105	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	242.27/cwt	241.00–245.00	773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	78.32/cwt	73.00–80.00	894	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	98.53/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,198	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	90.69/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,099	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	77.48/cwt	74.00–79.50	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	62.02/cwt	50.00–71.00	592	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	96.89/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,420	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	91.00/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,344	8
Bulls	—	—	1,599	116.20/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,858	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	94.48/cwt	90.00–107.50	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	130.77/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,279	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,047.15/head	975.00–1,210.00	1,047	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	992.43/head	910.00–1,010.00	992	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,255.07/head	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,255	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	887.38/head	800.00–975.00	887	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	985.16/head	900.00–1,035.00	985	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,122.88/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,123	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	176.00/cwt	170.00–184.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	167.37/cwt	136.00–187.50	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	162.42/cwt	142.50–184.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	159.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	196.00/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	203.01/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	217.31/cwt	200.00–250.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	211.69/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,228	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	221.65/cwt	190.00–243.00	944	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	164.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	151.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	161.27/cwt	158.00–163.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	163.31/cwt	152.50–175.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	231.63/cwt	197.50–243.00	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	198.25/cwt	190.00–208.00	845	25

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 726Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 53Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 77Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	333	200.00–225.00	219.54
10	—	623	170.00–190.00	180.18
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
34	—	369	200.00–227.50	208.64
3	—	228	205.00–220.00	214.20
7	—	285	202.00–224.00	213.57
46	—	475	190.00–213.00	201.80
11	—	528	185.00–201.00	193.88
9	—	578	174.00–190.00	180.69
9	—	730	151.00–168.00	161.83
5	—	664	170.00–173.00	170.61
25	—	426	190.00–208.00	198.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	161.00–187.50	174.81
10	—	467	161.00–187.00	175.61
6	—	380	130.00–192.50	174.76
5	—	521	150.00–170.00	164.86
3	—	618	145.00–160.00	151.55
3	—	568	158.00–163.00	161.27
2	—	323	152.50–175.00	163.31
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	207.00–230.00	220.80
48	—	760	173.00–178.00	173.73
43	—	604	198.75	198.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	578	212.50–226.00	220.64
1	—	235	237.50	237.50
3	—	625	200.00	200.00
20	—	475	200.00–218.00	215.46
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
7	—	524	190.00–225.00	204.03
2	—	330	237.50–240.00	238.77
10	—	365	222.50–240.00	234.77
3	—	277	240.00–255.00	244.97
8	—	413	216.00–230.00	225.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	240.00	240.00
8	—	401	236.00–244.00	242.99
3	—	268	257.50–267.50	261.97
2	—	330	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
3	—	570	150.00–185.00	170.61
2	—	380	197.50–214.00	205.97
2	—	628	150.00–172.50	161.12
3	—	430	162.50–192.50	178.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	466	210.00–233.00	219.30
3	—	325	210.00–243.00	224.96
28	—	519	187.50–226.00	209.92
7	—	759	140.00–150.00	145.65
4	—	730	157.00–160.00	159.25
2	—	660	194.00–198.00	196.00
6	—	618	192.00–210.00	203.01
2	—	940	149.00	149.00
4	—	280	200.00–250.00	217.31
13	—	580	190.00–220.00	211.69
25	—	426	190.00–243.00	221.65
13	—	370	197.50–243.00	231.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	182.50–183.00	182.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	241.00–245.00	242.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
4	—	490	170.00–184.00	176.00
4	—	431	136.00–187.50	167.37
6	—	514	142.50–184.00	162.42
3	—	583	170.00–176.00	172.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	80.00–81.00	80.51
4	—	929	74.00–79.50	77.48
8	—	954	50.00–71.00	62.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	73.00–80.00	78.32
20	—	1,216	95.00–105.00	98.53
18	—	1,212	83.00–94.00	90.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	95.00–98.00	96.89
8	—	1,477	84.00–94.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	110.00–125.00	116.20
4	—	1,370	90.00–107.50	94.48
6	—	1,743	128.00–136.00	130.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	890	975.00–1,210.00	1,047.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	922	910.00–1,010.00	992.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,254	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,255.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,104	800.00–975.00	887.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,128	900.00–1,035.00	985.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,143	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,122.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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