Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-04-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 22
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
318 vs last sale 955 484 vs year ago 1,121 · 43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
30 vs last sale 179 11 vs year ago 138 · +8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
61 vs last sale 130 38 vs year ago 107 · 35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.71/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 23.29 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$201.71
193 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$42.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.99
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485206.171,000155
Medium and Large 2491185.3390928
Large 1-2470182.088568thin
Medium 1-2560164.009182thin
One grade step is worth $42.17/cwt here — about $81 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 sale193 hd
201.71
KY average22 barns · 5,948 hd
195.72
+5.99
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−23.29
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
BullsLow1,643123.982,03724
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55694.051,46425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20592.931,12041
CowsLean 85-90%Low97474.8172945

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$1,2368
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,1114thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$9422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$9267
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)935$7782thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,058$7763thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,007$7002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,0603thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,03510
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,51310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$1,0423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,003$9004thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2422231.58/cwt230.00–235.009773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,14011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy479250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,19816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2552
SteersMedium and Large 2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
HeifersLarge 1-2570173.27/cwt172.50–174.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added633199.48/cwt190.00–200.001,26319
HeifersMedium 1-2560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009182
HeifersLarge 1-2465184.18/cwt182.50–185.008563
HeifersMedium and Large 2513184.00/cwt184.00–184.009444
HeifersLarge 1-2428186.27/cwt185.00–187.507972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623179.41/cwt172.50–183.001,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2893157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520194.40/cwt192.00–205.001,0117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235217.50/cwt217.50–217.505111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338216.15/cwt207.00–220.0073110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421213.25/cwt207.50–218.0089832
HeifersMedium and Large 2568171.50/cwt171.50–171.509745
HeifersMedium and Large 2415200.68/cwt200.00–202.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2683153.52/cwt152.50–154.001,0493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472209.17/cwt200.00–217.0098727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 2280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 2625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
HeifersLarge 1-2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2592236.60/cwt230.00–238.001,40125
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453231.38/cwt230.00–233.001,0488
SteersMedium and Large 2780176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,225147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676207.05/cwt202.00–215.001,4007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513220.80/cwt220.00–224.001,1335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4913
SteersLarge 1-2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625216.25/cwt212.50–220.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325237.65/cwt232.50–242.507722
SteersLarge 1-2500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735197.19/cwt195.00–204.001,44912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784184.09/cwt182.00–190.001,4434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380251.52/cwt250.00–252.009564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,54829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645239.03/cwt234.00–239.501,54211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537253.31/cwt250.00–255.001,3609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
SteersLarge 1-2360205.00/cwt205.00–205.007381
BullsMedium 1-2523166.12/cwt162.50–170.008692
BullsMedium 1-2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
BullsLarge 1-2595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
BullsLarge 1-2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
BullsLarge 1-2374201.04/cwt200.00–205.007525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy605219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3252
CowsLean 85-90%84154.33/cwt50.00–60.004579
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18688.62/cwt84.00–94.001,05122
CowsLean 85-90%95470.99/cwt64.00–77.0067713
CowsLean 85-90%1,03784.99/cwt78.00–89.0088123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59997.79/cwt95.00–103.001,56412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51790.59/cwt85.00–94.001,37413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18080.00/cwt80.00–80.009441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23098.92/cwt95.00–104.001,21718
Bulls1,270111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4101
Bulls1,782132.61/cwt129.00–141.002,3637
Bulls1,606121.01/cwt115.00–127.001,94316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935778.40/head750.00–810.007782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,110.78/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058775.59/head700.00–825.007763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,236.39/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2368
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,007700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3561,496.62/head1,325.00–1,710.001,4979
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,03510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29251,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,096926.15/head800.00–1,035.009267
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168942.39/head935.00–950.009422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,022857.87/head850.00–875.008583
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 2590195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733169.98/cwt165.00–175.001,2462
HeifersMedium and Large 2385199.04/cwt192.50–202.507665
HeifersMedium and Large 2476194.58/cwt192.50–196.009265
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,040128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3312
BullsLarge 1-2418187.43/cwt185.00–190.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy377226.00/cwt226.00–226.008524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340227.50/cwt227.50–227.507741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572188.96/cwt180.00–196.001,08111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379212.72/cwt207.50–217.5080621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333226.93/cwt220.00–232.5075620
BullsMedium 1-2635152.50/cwt152.50–152.509681
BullsMedium 1-2430167.50/cwt167.50–167.507201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,070123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 2465212.31/cwt209.00–215.009873
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371237.12/cwt230.00–242.508806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624205.14/cwt192.50–213.001,28012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466226.39/cwt220.00–232.501,05515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573218.57/cwt210.00–225.001,25219
BullsMedium and Large 2623180.77/cwt179.00–182.501,1262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518221.79/cwt217.00–224.001,14924
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,150126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660191.18/cwt182.50–200.001,2622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432230.46/cwt222.50–235.0099619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
BullsMedium and Large 2350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2668169.80/cwt165.00–178.001,1348
BullsMedium and Large 2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
BullsMedium and Large 2330212.00/cwt212.00–212.007001

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.