Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-07-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 15
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
608 vs last sale 1,233 93 vs year ago 718 · 13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
31 vs last sale 122 54 vs year ago 145 · 37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
37 vs last sale 69 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $246.18/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$246.18
246 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$571
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2701249.401,748211
Large 1594245.851,46110thin
Medium and Large 2579224.461,29919thin
Medium and Large 2-3581202.481,1766thin
One grade step is worth $46.91/cwt here — about $571 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 sale246 hd
246.18
KY average26 barns · 5,295 hd
235.95
+10.24
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
BullsLow1,559119.231,85820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,541104.351,6087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,166102.401,19431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00784.5885225

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,4851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,346$1,3627
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,2762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$9142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)956$7985
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)712$7122thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$1,2113thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,1632thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 1-2395246.00/cwt246.00–246.009721
Dairy SteersLarge 3650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Dairy SteersLarge 3726158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,1519
Dairy SteersLarge 3980143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4014
SteersMedium and Large 2965175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6891
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510206.63/cwt200.00–210.001,0543
SteersMedium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy440273.25/cwt264.00–282.501,2022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy588265.70/cwt265.00–270.001,5627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568212.85/cwt200.00–224.001,20912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480270.58/cwt267.50–273.001,2998
SteersLarge 1445252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571234.86/cwt233.00–235.001,34114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481230.20/cwt215.00–238.001,10718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added744249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,85365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy329276.59/cwt273.00–285.009105
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy383265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329218.64/cwt215.00–225.007198
HeifersMedium and Large 2555204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268215.35/cwt212.00–220.005777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369219.60/cwt215.00–224.008106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617210.03/cwt200.00–221.001,2969
HeifersMedium and Large 2488198.98/cwt198.00–200.009712
HeifersMedium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688213.98/cwt207.00–221.001,47215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,070116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414227.94/cwt215.00–235.0094427
HeifersMedium and Large 2530202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3995107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2676176.38/cwt170.00–198.001,1928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525229.44/cwt221.00–236.001,20522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378161.42/cwt150.00–185.006103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added881237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,09257
SteersMedium and Large 2-3613217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,3332
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2607257.43/cwt250.00–260.001,5634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575260.97/cwt258.00–264.001,5012
SteersMedium and Large 2625236.11/cwt230.00–240.001,4766
SteersLarge 1560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 2556238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3233
SteersMedium and Large 2485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670231.80/cwt230.00–238.001,5535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2792219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7345
SteersMedium and Large 2515228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1742
SteersMedium and Large 2443207.54/cwt200.00–215.009192
SteersMedium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428255.83/cwt247.00–260.001,0956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608271.83/cwt270.00–272.001,65312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462261.40/cwt255.00–265.001,2088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682254.43/cwt253.00–257.001,73511
SteersMedium and Large 2395214.00/cwt214.00–214.008452
Dairy SteersLarge 3920150.72/cwt134.00–168.001,3872
SteersLarge 1617247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5248
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527239.93/cwt230.00–246.001,2646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374260.92/cwt255.00–265.009766
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487238.32/cwt235.00–239.001,16116
BullsLarge 1545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy326270.00/cwt270.00–270.008804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460109.13/cwt107.00–111.001,5932
CowsLean 85-90%99276.15/cwt70.00–83.0075510
CowsLean 85-90%983101.28/cwt98.00–104.009964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10298.25/cwt93.00–102.001,08315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583104.55/cwt103.00–105.001,6554
CowsLean 85-90%1,04188.78/cwt85.00–94.0092410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4431
CowsLean 85-90%91060.00/cwt60.00–60.005461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26588.07/cwt86.00–90.001,1142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220108.89/cwt104.00–115.001,32814
Bulls1,398101.14/cwt80.00–110.001,4146
Bulls1,566120.34/cwt119.00–124.501,8854
Bulls1,652129.63/cwt125.00–138.002,14110
BullsLarge 1450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy422245.71/cwt244.00–252.501,0376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy274236.00/cwt236.00–236.006475
HeifersMedium and Large 2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
HeifersLarge 1905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
HeifersLarge 1575170.39/cwt155.00–185.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy515238.71/cwt237.50–240.001,2292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy462240.82/cwt239.00–243.001,1136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy426245.34/cwt242.00–251.001,04516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260205.00/cwt205.00–205.005331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523226.48/cwt212.00–234.001,18417
BullsMedium and Large 2523204.42/cwt200.00–210.001,0694
BullsMedium and Large 2671204.96/cwt200.00–210.001,3755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626221.98/cwt219.00–230.001,3905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265247.37/cwt240.00–252.006567
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240237.40/cwt235.00–242.505703
BullsMedium and Large 2315234.29/cwt227.50–240.007383
BullsMedium and Large 2645212.33/cwt210.00–217.001,3703
BullsMedium and Large 2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326259.17/cwt257.50–260.008453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582218.96/cwt210.00–227.001,2743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478224.88/cwt214.00–234.001,0758
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480179.65/cwt178.00–183.008623
BullsMedium and Large 2410212.50/cwt212.50–212.508711
BullsLarge 1620202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3328196.68/cwt185.00–218.006454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2412224.99/cwt220.00–230.009275
BullsMedium and Large 2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 2383234.02/cwt233.00–235.008962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,275.73/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2762
Dairy SteersLarge 3535175.50/cwt175.50–175.509393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4161,472.15/head1,050.00–1,600.001,4726
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2932108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0072
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2805850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,253.59/head960.00–1,485.001,2542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2878913.96/head800.00–1,050.009142
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2925700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015850.74/head700.00–960.008513
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2868719.84/head685.00–750.007202
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2712712.00/head712.00–712.007122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.