Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-08-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 26
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
543 vs last sale 1,001 847 vs year ago 1,305 · 64.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
47 vs last sale 130 92 vs year ago 175 · 52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
13 vs last sale 29 63 vs year ago 79 · 79.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.69/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 4.31 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$220.69
182 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487225.321,097160
Medium and Large 2-3541186.971,01122
One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $86 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 sale182 hd
220.69
KY average25 barns · 2,154 hd
219.33
+1.36
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−4.31
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
BullsLow1,535120.661,85211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,477111.881,6527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279110.841,41830
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07789.8296741
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,278117.251,4982thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,092$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,0713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,008$8473thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$1,3743thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Dairy HeifersLarge 379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007162
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy536157.00/cwt157.00–157.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422226.16/cwt220.00–235.009547
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466235.72/cwt230.00–240.001,09810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278226.08/cwt220.00–232.506292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365251.23/cwt250.00–252.509172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy630253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy339254.87/cwt250.00–264.008646
HeifersSelect and Choice1,270110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,4031
HeifersSelect and Choice1,285124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5931
CowsLean 85-90%965111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0711
CowsLean 85-90%1,161104.57/cwt100.00–108.001,2149
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269115.45/cwt111.50–120.001,46517
CowsLean 85-90%94876.65/cwt65.00–88.0072717
Bulls1,445113.89/cwt105.00–118.501,6464
CowsLean 85-90%1,18894.81/cwt90.00–99.001,12614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482112.36/cwt110.00–115.001,6656
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293104.80/cwt100.00–109.001,35513
Bulls1,586124.53/cwt120.00–129.001,9757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3228195.58/cwt187.50–205.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613214.65/cwt206.00–219.001,3167
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374223.81/cwt218.00–230.0083711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424224.74/cwt215.00–230.0095313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720162.67/cwt150.00–175.001,1712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511225.68/cwt220.00–230.001,1538
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy283251.71/cwt247.50–257.507127
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678185.36/cwt180.00–191.001,2572
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420187.04/cwt165.00–200.007869
BullsMedium and Large 2-3622186.77/cwt171.00–190.001,1626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy325279.17/cwt277.50–280.009073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2565209.53/cwt208.00–211.001,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325225.96/cwt215.00–235.0073426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy255297.00/cwt297.00–297.007571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475223.51/cwt214.00–234.001,06216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568218.88/cwt208.50–228.001,24316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6253
SteersMedium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4971
SteersMedium and Large 2430217.50/cwt217.50–217.509351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664232.64/cwt218.00–234.501,5459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481230.53/cwt220.00–240.001,1097
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561234.39/cwt227.00–237.001,3154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617225.07/cwt219.00–230.001,38912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525233.96/cwt220.00–240.001,22825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519253.69/cwt249.00–259.001,3178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2902200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8042
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy470159.00/cwt159.00–159.007472
Dairy SteersLarge 3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Dairy HeifersLarge 3535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added738248.68/cwt246.50–254.001,83510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,56011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3787180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672182.87/cwt170.00–196.001,2298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529228.13/cwt222.00–233.001,20723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662259.57/cwt257.00–261.001,71811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy233267.34/cwt262.50–272.506232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3408187.45/cwt185.00–190.007652
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358200.00/cwt200.00–200.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663223.32/cwt200.00–225.001,48115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,008846.82/head735.00–900.008473
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29331,374.02/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0471,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0221,071.23/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552216.40/cwt214.00–217.001,1955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368233.87/cwt226.00–238.008613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283221.42/cwt210.00–230.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2756214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6187
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323201.34/cwt182.50–210.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy437238.86/cwt237.00–240.001,0446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy488236.80/cwt235.00–238.001,15614

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.