Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.48/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.52 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$126.48

267 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	497	127.35	633	248
Small 1-2	469	117.07	549	13thin
Large 1	579	110.83	642	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale267 hd

126.48

—

KY average15 barns · 3,685 hd

128.18

−1.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−98.52

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	—	High	1,750	87.80	1,536	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	62.23	891	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	58.33	663	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	46.01	460	14

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Fleshy	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	373	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	113.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	531	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	139.04/cwt	137.00–144.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	490	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.47/cwt	123.00–136.00	673	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.21/cwt	123.00–135.00	612	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.69/cwt	119.00–127.00	705	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	131.19/cwt	125.00–136.00	547	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.67/cwt	115.00–123.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.67/cwt	130.00–143.00	572	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	533	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	153.56/cwt	149.00–157.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.62/cwt	116.00–121.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	42.30/cwt	28.00–53.00	396	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	51.33/cwt	49.50–53.00	569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	90.96/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—Certified Prgms	—	1,800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	66.11/cwt	64.00–68.50	949	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	65.90/cwt	63.00–68.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.55/cwt	50.00–54.00	603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	42.40/cwt	38.00–48.00	387	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	60.90/cwt	58.00–62.00	852	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	58.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	613	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	85.13/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,468	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	929.59/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,789	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	896.81/cwt	825.00–995.00	10,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	742.59/cwt	660.00–785.00	6,869	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	509.69/cwt	500.00–535.00	4,603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,347	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,260	1,103.08/cwt	1,060.00–1,125.00	13,899	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,005	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	1,056.78/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	14,732	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	893.44/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,631	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	750.65/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	760.22/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,567	1,380.26/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	21,629	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,137	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,350	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	145.94/cwt	142.50–146.50	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	142.72/cwt	141.00–143.50	872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	157.70/cwt	150.00–161.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.20/cwt	137.00–142.50	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.68/cwt	145.00–158.00	577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.34/cwt	143.00–155.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.21/cwt	130.00–154.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.37/cwt	128.00–143.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	906	3

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 Jun 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	118.00	118.00
5	—	476	110.00–120.00	113.97
2	—	435	120.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	137.00–144.00	139.04
12	—	472	136.00–137.00	136.68
10	—	553	127.50	127.50
8	—	742	112.50	112.50
8	—	603	123.50	123.50
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	376	125.00–136.00	130.30
39	—	528	123.00–136.00	127.47
38	—	474	123.00–135.00	129.21
24	—	575	119.00–127.00	122.69
17	—	417	125.00–136.00	131.19
11	—	663	110.00–117.00	113.83
7	—	626	115.00–123.00	116.67
4	—	335	138.00	138.00
4	—	280	130.00	130.00
3	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	95.00	95.00
2	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	156.00	156.00
2	—	622	135.00	135.00
2	—	222	168.00	168.00
14	—	579	137.00–142.50	138.20
14	—	378	145.00–158.00	152.68
11	—	420	143.00–155.00	149.34
9	—	477	130.00–154.00	143.21
7	—	517	128.00–143.00	137.37
4	—	860	121.50	121.50
4	—	679	128.00–135.00	130.75
3	—	830	115.00	115.00
3	—	710	123.00–130.00	127.62
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	142.50–146.50	145.94
13	—	611	141.00–143.50	142.72
7	—	473	150.00–161.00	157.70
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	280	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	428	130.00–143.00	133.67
33	—	618	118.00–128.00	124.26
25	—	467	130.00–139.00	135.07
13	—	374	138.00–146.00	142.41
11	—	521	126.00–134.00	130.29
8	—	318	155.00–158.00	155.99
5	—	290	149.00–157.00	153.56
3	—	788	103.50	103.50
3	—	685	116.00–121.00	117.62
2	—	553	125.00–135.00	129.98
1	—	200	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	28.00–53.00	42.30
5	—	1,148	50.00–54.00	52.55
7	—	913	38.00–48.00	42.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,435	64.00–68.50	66.11
8	—	1,399	58.00–62.00	60.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	49.50–53.00	51.33
3	—	1,350	63.00–68.00	65.90
7	—	1,056	56.00–62.00	58.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,766	88.00–94.00	90.96
4	—	1,725	84.00–86.00	85.13
Bulls — Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,053	875.00–950.00	929.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	825.00–995.00	896.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	925	660.00–785.00	742.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	500.00–535.00	509.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	620.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,260	1,060.00–1,125.00	1,103.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,394	875.00–1,250.00	1,056.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,078	850.00–925.00	893.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,079	675.00–800.00	750.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,213	600.00–875.00	760.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,567	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,380.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,137	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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