Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality 600-700 lbs steers were mostly steady, while lighter steers weighing 400-600 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, while the 500-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher with a good supply. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter animals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.10/cwt on 384 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.90 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$188.10

384 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$843

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

$45.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.67

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	693	191.65	1,329	285
Medium and Large 2-3	473	180.28	853	92
Small and Medium 2-3	332	146.57	486	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.08/cwt here — about $843 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 sale384 hd

188.10

—

KY average25 barns · 6,683 hd

196.77

−8.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−36.90

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	1,678	107.98	1,811	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	95.31	1,443	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	88.33	1,092	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	72.14	673	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	125.00	1,463	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,020	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,005	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,205	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 2-3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	205.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	189.38/cwt	180.00–210.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	207.34/cwt	190.00–220.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	218.12/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,591	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	260.69/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	266.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	258.27/cwt	255.00–260.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	254.65/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,719	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	182.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	202.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	197.42/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,007	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,747	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,423	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	206.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	991	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	180.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	202.14/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,162	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	200.78/cwt	200.00–202.50	536	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	234.73/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	212.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	205.52/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	246.03/cwt	242.50–247.50	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	204.39/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	225.24/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,309	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	226.47/cwt	225.00–228.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,478	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	226.77/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	246.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	213.18/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	235.95/cwt	222.50–243.00	1,097	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,899	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	247.85/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,368	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,001	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,007	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	222.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	177.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	249.51/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	254.21/cwt	248.00–265.00	961	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	92.66/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,420	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	101.13/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,491	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	84.35/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,042	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	104.19/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	93.13/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,145	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	44.37/cwt	40.00–50.00	389	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	72.91/cwt	64.00–79.00	659	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	82.30/cwt	80.00–88.00	863	11
Bulls	—	—	1,562	100.04/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,563	6
Bulls	—	—	2,225	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	112.58/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,916	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,019.62/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	975.49/head	950.00–1,025.00	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,005.32/head	835.00–1,085.00	1,005	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	190.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	920	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	182.35/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	207.57/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,194	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	174.04/cwt	160.00–182.50	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	184.48/cwt	170.00–200.00	793	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	193.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	203.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,061	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	208.25/cwt	200.00–215.00	883	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	204.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	169.79/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	182.26/cwt	162.50–191.00	598	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	179.75/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	230	142.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	188.64/cwt	175.00–195.00	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	186.61/cwt	160.00–195.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	160.54/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	240.24/cwt	225.00–250.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	228.25/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,077	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	225.88/cwt	221.00–230.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	187.30/cwt	160.00–195.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	187.06/cwt	170.00–197.50	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	222.69/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,162	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	178.91/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	173.56/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	205.30/cwt	194.00–216.00	1,242	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	459	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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 224Year ago 1,407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 93Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 29Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
2	—	578	205.00	205.00
3	—	412	200.00–210.00	205.87
1	—	385	221.00	221.00
1	—	615	192.50	192.50
3	—	267	180.00–210.00	189.38
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
6	—	458	190.00–220.00	207.34
10	—	522	216.00–220.00	218.12
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	225	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	255.00	255.00
67	—	778	221.00	221.00
14	—	657	225.00	225.00
10	—	618	224.00–228.00	226.77
54	—	984	193.00	193.00
13	—	552	247.00–248.00	247.85
53	—	1,001	200.50	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	247.50–267.50	260.69
3	—	320	260.00–270.00	266.67
3	—	375	255.00–260.00	258.27
7	—	475	246.00–260.00	254.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	224.00–244.00	234.73
10	—	623	200.00–220.00	212.90
5	—	664	197.50–215.00	205.52
5	—	380	242.50–247.50	246.03
4	—	761	200.00–207.50	204.39
3	—	820	190.00	190.00
3	—	960	182.50	182.50
2	—	883	190.00–200.00	195.07
1	—	1,015	181.00	181.00
18	—	581	217.50–234.00	225.24
2	—	430	225.00–228.00	226.47
1	—	220	240.00	240.00
4	—	317	235.00–250.00	246.21
3	—	723	212.00–215.00	213.18
11	—	465	222.50–243.00	235.95
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	833	191.00	191.00
48	—	1,007	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	702	175.00–185.00	182.12
2	—	945	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
6	—	222	200.00–215.00	202.70
9	—	611	180.00–200.00	197.42
21	—	837	170.00	170.00
27	—	480	200.00–215.00	206.48
5	—	773	170.00–185.00	180.48
13	—	575	192.00–205.00	202.14
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
3	—	267	200.00–202.50	200.78
3	—	660	180.00–200.00	193.43
19	—	522	200.00–210.00	203.19
31	—	424	200.00–215.00	208.25
16	—	372	200.00–215.00	204.16
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	230	135.00–150.00	142.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	150.00–175.00	169.79
21	—	328	162.50–191.00	182.26
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
13	—	576	165.00–195.00	179.75
11	—	474	175.00–195.00	188.64
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
13	—	379	160.00–195.00	186.61
8	—	669	150.00–177.50	160.54
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
2	—	708	150.00–155.00	152.47
7	—	530	160.00–195.00	187.30
8	—	432	170.00–197.50	187.06
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
10	—	484	185.00–200.00	190.07
12	—	562	178.00–187.50	182.35
3	—	535	160.00–182.50	174.04
3	—	323	212.00	212.00
2	—	430	170.00–200.00	184.48
7	—	622	170.00–192.00	178.91
4	—	680	169.00–175.00	173.56
4	—	223	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	220.00–230.00	222.45
4	—	668	170.00–180.00	177.40
1	—	965	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	252.50	252.50
1	—	235	255.00	255.00
9	—	575	200.00–219.00	207.57
2	—	933	132.50–137.50	134.97
4	—	319	225.00–250.00	240.24
11	—	472	217.50–235.00	228.25
9	—	431	221.00–230.00	225.88
12	—	522	210.00–229.00	222.69
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
8	—	605	194.00–216.00	205.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	245.00–252.50	249.51
5	—	378	248.00–265.00	254.21
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,533	87.00–97.00	92.66
5	—	1,474	99.00–102.50	101.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,235	80.00–89.00	84.35
3	—	1,272	100.00–108.00	104.19
15	—	1,230	90.00–99.50	93.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	40.00–50.00	44.37
35	—	904	64.00–79.00	72.91
11	—	1,048	80.00–88.00	82.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	91.00–107.00	100.04
1	—	2,225	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,702	109.00–120.00	112.58

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)	6	—	1,149	950.00–1,100.00	1,019.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,141	950.00–1,025.00	975.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	975	835.00–1,085.00	1,005.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,375.00	1,375.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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