Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-04-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 15
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 792▲ 459 vs year ago 496 · +92.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 120▲ 69 vs year ago 110 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 65▲ 50 vs year ago 80 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.49/cwt on 301 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −24.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$200.49
301 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$43.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.61
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481203.11977262
Medium and Large 2441191.6384623
Large 1-2528172.8691213thin
Medium 1-2423159.176743thin
One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $303 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 sale301 hd
200.49
—
KY average24 barns · 7,109 hd
196.88
+3.61
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−24.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,724122.102,10521
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51495.901,45132
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20894.021,13657
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02172.7974331

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,303$1,28814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,20811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,13312
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,0177
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,028$8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,031$8867
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$73914
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,2352thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$1,68513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,2689
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,071$1,0516

Every lot, as filed

128 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—622198.60/cwt194.00–202.001,2357
HeifersMedium 1-2—340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005272
SteersMedium and Large 2—575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
SteersMedium and Large 2—345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—342261.00/cwt261.00–261.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—667206.65/cwt205.00–208.001,3783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—825185.90/cwt178.00–190.001,5343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—726163.51/cwt154.00–170.001,1874
SteersMedium and Large 2—390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2—875168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4701
HeifersLarge 1-2—575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—526213.46/cwt211.00–215.001,12318
HeifersMedium 1-2—590167.50/cwt167.50–167.509881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—324215.12/cwt205.00–221.0069717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—764177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,35210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—485251.28/cwt250.00–255.001,2194
HeifersLarge 1-2—380186.28/cwt185.00–187.507082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—427211.76/cwt200.00–218.0090440
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—372215.56/cwt207.00–223.0080244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—623178.54/cwt170.00–185.001,1125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—668175.07/cwt168.00–180.001,1695
HeifersLarge 1-2—486180.00/cwt180.00–180.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—816161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3148
HeifersLarge 1-2—423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007842
HeifersLarge 1-2—683157.03/cwt150.00–164.001,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 2—545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—566196.06/cwt187.50–205.001,11017
HeifersLarge 1-2—890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—234208.84/cwt205.00–217.504899
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—474209.61/cwt200.00–217.5099449
HeifersMedium and Large 2—635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
SteersMedium and Large 2—489215.72/cwt212.00–222.501,0556
SteersLarge 1-2—568190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—627226.49/cwt219.00–234.001,42018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—932166.58/cwt164.00–167.001,5537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—561227.56/cwt224.00–230.001,2775
SteersMedium and Large 2—422208.96/cwt205.00–210.008825
SteersMedium and Large 2—500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—523227.49/cwt220.00–235.001,1906
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—366237.08/cwt225.00–242.508687
SteersMedium 1-2—567170.00/cwt170.00–170.009642
SteersMedium and Large 2—842157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—416233.62/cwt224.00–240.0097213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—322238.89/cwt230.00–246.007699
SteersMedium and Large 2—740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
SteersLarge 1-2—525197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—478243.78/cwt230.00–247.001,16524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—895168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—547250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—210260.00/cwt260.00–260.005461
SteersLarge 1-2—835156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3031
SteersLarge 1-2—705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
SteersLarge 1-2—485201.00/cwt201.00–201.009751
Dairy SteersLarge 3—620155.00/cwt155.00–155.0096110
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added—505175.00/cwt175.00–175.0088424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—563241.48/cwt240.00–243.001,3602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
BullsLarge 1-2—512170.00/cwt170.00–170.008704
BullsLarge 1-2—480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009602
BullsLarge 1-2—574176.20/cwt174.00–183.001,0114
BullsLarge 1-2—663153.24/cwt147.50–157.001,0163
BullsLarge 1-2—410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008202
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05272.66/cwt66.50–75.507646
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52797.58/cwt95.00–102.001,49024
CowsLean 85-90%—90157.48/cwt50.00–62.005187
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08183.26/cwt78.00–88.0090016
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,236100.15/cwt95.00–113.001,23827
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17988.80/cwt84.00–94.001,04729
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47390.85/cwt83.00–94.001,3388
CowsLean 85-90%—87043.06/cwt40.00–47.503752
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0441
Bulls——1,820135.85/cwt130.00–145.002,4727
Bulls——1,685122.62/cwt116.00–127.502,0668
Bulls——1,663105.36/cwt100.00–112.001,7526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3031,287.59/head1,250.00–1,310.001,28814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1071,323.04/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0441,199.88/head1,110.00–1,250.001,2004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1681,132.61/head900.00–1,400.001,13312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,028887.53/head875.00–900.008882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,031886.13/head875.00–900.008867
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1271,207.73/head1,110.00–1,400.001,20811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1971,017.25/head800.00–1,385.001,0177
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2431,684.87/head1,425.00–1,800.001,68513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1081,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,003738.71/head700.00–1,050.0073914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,036975.97/head875.00–1,025.009764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2—667170.79/cwt167.50–175.001,1393
BullsMedium and Large 2—570199.18/cwt194.00–204.001,1352
BullsMedium and Large 2—528201.21/cwt192.00–205.001,0624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—271208.83/cwt200.00–217.005667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—529192.66/cwt190.00–206.001,01916
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480193.23/cwt192.50–194.009284
HeifersMedium and Large 2—583174.51/cwt174.00–175.001,0172
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375200.29/cwt199.00–202.507515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—527216.61/cwt210.00–225.001,14218
HeifersLarge 1-2—640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
HeifersLarge 1-2—325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 2—401193.40/cwt192.50–194.0077610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—787171.26/cwt160.00–174.001,3485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—316225.00/cwt225.00–225.007114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—676193.98/cwt192.00–200.001,3114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—990135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—205222.50/cwt222.50–222.504561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—336235.70/cwt232.50–240.007927
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—413229.77/cwt223.00–235.0094917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—930135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—371236.43/cwt227.50–245.0087714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—811148.14/cwt139.00–156.001,2014
BullsMedium and Large 2—465216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—478224.36/cwt222.50–228.001,07217
BullsMedium and Large 2—275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—606195.50/cwt194.00–200.001,1854
BullsMedium and Large 2—425214.62/cwt213.00–217.009125
BullsMedium and Large 2—745147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2—383218.21/cwt212.50–222.008368
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—568224.01/cwt222.00–225.001,2728
BullsLarge 1-2—368203.91/cwt200.00–207.507505
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—724167.80/cwt160.00–172.501,2159
BullsMedium and Large 2—630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—266234.81/cwt230.00–242.0062512

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.