Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was higher with a good supply of high quality calves. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 higher across the board, and had several spots gaining over 10.00 with strong demand. Several premiums were seen and given for good quality weaned and vaccinated calves. Also noted in the market were severe discounts for small framed, light muscled, or heavy conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.54/cwt on 216 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −20.46 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$204.54

216 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$79.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	520	215.58	1,121	144
Medium and Large 2-3	549	189.11	1,039	63
Small and Medium 2-3	564	135.89	767	9thin

One grade step is worth $79.69/cwt here — about $354 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 sale216 hd

204.54

—

KY average25 barns · 4,669 hd

205.29

−0.75

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−20.46

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	1,611	110.68	1,783	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	93.64	1,419	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	87.78	1,034	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	63.66	608	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,089	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,062	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$984	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$948	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	860	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,449	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	224.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	205.64/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	206.13/cwt	200.00–209.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	250.78/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,605	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	212.04/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	232.33/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,436	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	224.56/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,511	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	273.27/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	189.67/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,263	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	219.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	923	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	291.00/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	275.52/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	192.75/cwt	180.00–205.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	207.21/cwt	190.00–215.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	169.67/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	221.01/cwt	210.00–230.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	225.09/cwt	217.00–235.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	196.51/cwt	170.00–208.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	214.18/cwt	210.00–217.50	578	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	161.38/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	205.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,389	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	185.26/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	254.02/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	253.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	259.41/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,484	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	259.16/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,366	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	205.32/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	225.68/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	214.47/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	271.28/cwt	264.00–275.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	234.28/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	223.48/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	213.33/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	260.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	219.33/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	258.09/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,068	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	692	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	102.09/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	94.55/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,449	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	69.23/cwt	63.00–77.00	734	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	92.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,081	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	85.39/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,008	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	100.12/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	84.34/cwt	80.00–88.00	756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	50.94/cwt	40.00–60.00	456	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	87.29/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,308	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	101.51/cwt	78.00–110.00	1,502	9
Bulls	—	—	1,603	125.72/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	115.92/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,007	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	983.60/head	525.00–1,200.00	984	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,130.84/head	900.00–1,325.00	1,131	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,089.43/head	960.00–1,100.00	1,089	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,076.89/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,077	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,498.74/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	170.62/cwt	154.00–185.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	173.76/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	201.70/cwt	187.50–214.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	196.49/cwt	188.00–200.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	252.80/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	207.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,281	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	146.70/cwt	130.00–163.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	187.10/cwt	172.50–202.50	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	191.22/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,189	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	223.32/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,063	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	191.29/cwt	177.00–202.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	190.06/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	315	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	225.59/cwt	219.00–232.50	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	216.31/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,257	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	220.60/cwt	212.00–234.00	1,158	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Fleshy	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	216.61/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,139	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	216.08/cwt	204.00–223.00	1,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	247.11/cwt	237.50–252.50	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	197.06/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	234.50/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	210.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	201.55/cwt	190.00–212.50	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	194.86/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	206.98/cwt	203.00–210.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	186.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	177.00/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,351	4

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 Nov 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 1,035Year ago 1,355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 165Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 57Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	215.00–230.00	224.85
3	—	732	210.00–213.00	212.04
1	—	875	162.50	162.50
15	—	421	210.00–225.00	219.16
4	—	834	161.00–172.50	169.67
6	—	331	210.00–230.00	221.01
11	—	370	217.00–235.00	225.09
3	—	270	210.00–217.50	214.18
5	—	676	200.00–210.00	205.45
1	—	1,090	125.00	125.00
19	—	617	200.00–220.00	207.59
31	—	476	215.00–234.00	223.32
29	—	581	204.00–225.00	216.31
13	—	525	212.00–234.00	220.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	107.50	107.50
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	666	180.00–194.00	189.67
2	—	373	180.00–205.00	192.75
5	—	473	190.00–215.00	207.21
9	—	530	170.00–208.00	196.51
2	—	725	153.00–170.00	161.38
2	—	240	180.00	180.00
2	—	835	130.00–163.00	146.70
7	—	421	172.50–202.50	187.10
12	—	622	180.00–196.00	191.22
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
3	—	318	177.00–202.50	191.29
1	—	950	140.00	140.00
5	—	577	174.00–200.00	190.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	203.00–209.00	205.64
3	—	476	200.00–209.00	206.13
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
2	—	575	170.00–200.00	185.26
1	—	630	171.00	171.00
1	—	815	163.00	163.00
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	640	248.00–251.00	250.78
21	—	572	250.00–267.00	259.41
21	—	527	250.00–268.00	259.16
5	—	660	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	618	224.00–243.00	232.33
13	—	673	220.00–234.00	224.56
3	—	465	252.00–255.00	254.02
1	—	930	204.00	204.00
5	—	433	250.00–260.00	253.20
6	—	891	204.00–212.00	205.32
6	—	516	222.00–235.00	225.68
5	—	763	210.00–224.00	214.47
3	—	365	220.00–235.00	225.00
3	—	330	264.00–275.00	271.28
1	—	245	240.00	240.00
9	—	584	225.00–242.50	234.28
16	—	724	210.00–232.00	223.48
3	—	821	212.00–214.00	213.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	260.00–280.00	273.27
6	—	411	282.00–297.00	291.00
8	—	477	270.00–279.00	275.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	214.00	214.00
1	—	640	217.00	217.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	255.00–265.00	260.63
3	—	616	219.00–220.00	219.33
1	—	740	177.00	177.00
2	—	435	219.00–232.50	225.59
19	—	526	205.00–226.00	216.61
6	—	575	204.00–223.00	216.08
5	—	341	237.50–252.50	247.11
5	—	659	190.00–204.00	197.06
7	—	471	224.00–242.50	234.50
4	—	763	174.00–183.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	270.00	270.00
12	—	414	257.00–265.00	258.09
2	—	385	285.00	285.00
3	—	245	282.50	282.50
10	—	460	250.00–254.00	252.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
5	—	678	154.00–185.00	170.62
3	—	635	165.00–184.00	173.76
9	—	472	187.50–214.00	201.70
6	—	377	188.00–200.00	196.49
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
2	—	230	200.00–220.00	210.22
3	—	288	190.00–212.50	201.55
3	—	576	184.00–200.00	194.86
4	—	413	203.00–210.00	206.98
5	—	508	183.00–190.00	186.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	100.00–104.00	102.09
14	—	1,533	90.00–98.00	94.55
6	—	1,499	84.00–89.00	87.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,060	63.00–77.00	69.23
4	—	896	80.00–88.00	84.34
10	—	896	40.00–60.00	50.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,167	90.00–96.00	92.66
40	—	1,180	81.00–89.00	85.39
3	—	1,193	99.00–103.00	100.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,480	78.00–110.00	101.51
2	—	1,603	125.00–127.00	125.72
10	—	1,731	113.00–120.00	115.92

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,063	525.00–1,200.00	983.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,156	900.00–1,325.00	1,130.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,175	960.00–1,100.00	1,089.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	950.00–1,175.00	1,076.89
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,585	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,498.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	1,575.00	1,575.00

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