Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.45/cwt on 366 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −11.55 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$213.45

366 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$38.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	504	218.75	1,103	316
Medium and Large 2-3	552	179.99	993	50

One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $110 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 sale366 hd

213.45

—

KY average26 barns · 5,578 hd

209.84

+3.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−11.55

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	—	Low	1,658	113.21	1,877	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,278	95.39	1,219	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	91.36	1,429	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	76.36	773	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	120.00	1,902	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,370	159.00	2,178	1thin

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)	1,380	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,096	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,059	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$999	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$965	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$912	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	955	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,235	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,735	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	228.86/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	225.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	246.62/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,191	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	226.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,018	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	2,181	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	277.10/cwt	277.10–277.10	1,718	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	186.26/cwt	182.50–190.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	173.14/cwt	162.50–180.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	229.70/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,576	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	254.79/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	169.47/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	183.78/cwt	175.00–200.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	222.16/cwt	215.00–227.50	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	208.55/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,172	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	215.67/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,139	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	220.32/cwt	204.00–228.00	928	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	241.17/cwt	239.00–242.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	243.63/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,109	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	205.80/cwt	200.00–212.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	163.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	223.24/cwt	210.00–229.00	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	232.51/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	242.22/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	242.58/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	262.37/cwt	252.50–270.00	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	264.79/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	232.48/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	225.36/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	249.23/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,042	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	262.63/cwt	245.00–267.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	255.43/cwt	250.00–271.00	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	247.60/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	86.50/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,038	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	93.42/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,485	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	93.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,215	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	80.25/cwt	75.00–84.00	858	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,394	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	61.48/cwt	50.00–74.00	556	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	89.18/cwt	85.00–94.00	972	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	83.10/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	109.58/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,776	10
Bulls	—	—	1,732	120.47/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,087	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,096.06/head	950.00–1,285.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	178.84/cwt	174.00–182.50	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	182.70/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,054	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	238.81/cwt	237.50–240.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	215.41/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,236	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	217.59/cwt	215.00–223.00	738	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	182.51/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	180.59/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,022	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	191.51/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	217.93/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,042	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	227.73/cwt	210.00–237.00	975	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	226.64/cwt	214.00–235.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	185.09/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	217.26/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,327	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	222.73/cwt	205.00–233.00	1,167	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	195.81/cwt	170.00–205.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	180.76/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,106	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	193.47/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,006	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	227.62/cwt	217.50–234.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	166.66/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	228.15/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	911.68/head	850.00–1,000.00	912	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	119.45/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,058.90/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	998.75/head	800.00–1,285.00	999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	964.66/head	750.00–1,200.00	965	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,735	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	156.29/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	215.86/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,027	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	190.08/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,281	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	197.43/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,228	16

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 →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Oct 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 769Year ago 1,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 91Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 24Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	215.00–235.00	228.86
3	—	438	220.00–228.00	225.35
11	—	564	222.00–237.50	232.51
2	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	214.00	214.00
1	—	295	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,075	168.00	168.00
1	—	955	204.00	204.00
3	—	615	225.00–237.50	232.48
3	—	720	216.00–230.00	225.36
6	—	529	217.50–234.00	228.15
6	—	750	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	254.00	254.00
15	—	483	242.50–260.00	246.62
1	—	245	270.00	270.00
71	—	620	277.10	277.10
1	—	310	247.00	247.00
13	—	372	252.50–270.00	262.37
7	—	409	250.00–275.00	264.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	205.00	205.00
6	—	461	200.00–210.00	204.99
1	—	815	182.50	182.50
2	—	425	200.00–205.00	202.56
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
1	—	885	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,018	214.25	214.25
15	—	525	240.00–267.00	254.79
17	—	564	240.00–244.00	242.22
5	—	618	241.00–245.00	242.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	163.00	163.00
4	—	519	182.50–190.00	186.26
4	—	601	162.50–180.00	173.14
5	—	713	150.00–181.00	169.47
7	—	365	175.00–200.00	183.78
4	—	658	180.00–182.50	180.62
2	—	275	200.00–212.50	205.80
4	—	768	160.00–170.00	163.81
1	—	240	205.00	205.00
3	—	438	174.00–182.50	178.84
4	—	468	177.50–185.00	181.15
11	—	577	170.00–195.00	182.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	232	225.00–230.00	226.52
7	—	850	200.00	200.00
6	—	278	215.00–227.50	222.16
24	—	562	200.00–214.00	208.55
47	—	528	205.00–222.00	215.67
53	—	421	204.00–228.00	220.32
20	—	380	210.00–229.00	223.24
21	—	339	215.00–223.00	217.59
2	—	710	181.00–184.00	182.51
34	—	476	200.00–222.00	215.86
10	—	674	184.00–197.00	190.08
16	—	622	185.00–208.00	197.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	686	218.00–230.00	229.70
2	—	557	234.00	234.00
7	—	540	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	344	239.00–242.50	241.17
11	—	455	243.00–244.00	243.63
4	—	388	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,045	150.00	150.00
2	—	283	237.50–240.00	238.81
14	—	574	200.00–226.00	215.41
7	—	722	184.00–200.00	191.51
19	—	478	210.00–232.50	217.93
21	—	428	210.00–237.00	227.73
3	—	688	200.00–210.00	206.63
5	—	368	214.00–235.00	226.64
22	—	611	210.00–221.00	217.26
30	—	524	205.00–233.00	222.73
2	—	750	179.00	179.00
3	—	230	217.50–234.00	227.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	265.00	265.00
15	—	418	247.50–257.50	249.23
5	—	342	245.00–267.00	262.63
8	—	368	250.00–271.00	255.43
5	—	465	247.00–248.00	247.60
1	—	250	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	566	170.00–195.00	180.59
2	—	658	177.50–192.50	185.09
5	—	477	170.00–205.00	195.81
9	—	612	167.50–192.50	180.76
12	—	520	175.00–200.00	193.47
3	—	727	162.50–170.00	166.66
1	—	1,070	126.00	126.00
3	—	820	154.00–160.00	156.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,200	84.00–88.00	86.50
10	—	1,296	90.00–95.00	93.73
10	—	1,326	100.00–110.00	105.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	90.00–96.00	93.42
2	—	1,460	80.00–86.00	83.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,069	75.00–84.00	80.25
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
16	—	904	50.00–74.00	61.48
12	—	1,090	85.00–94.00	89.18
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,621	100.00–114.00	109.58
5	—	1,732	116.00–124.00	120.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	950.00–1,285.00	1,096.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	850.00–1,000.00	911.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,171	800.00–1,285.00	998.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	979	750.00–1,200.00	964.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	119.00–120.00	119.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,735	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,235.00	1,235.00

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