Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 500 pounds firm, above 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.21/cwt on 289 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.79 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$132.21

289 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

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	607	132.49	804	283
Small 1-2	520	118.67	617	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $187 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 sale289 hd

132.21

—

KY average26 barns · 5,144 hd

127.31

+4.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−92.79

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	1,668	86.77	1,448	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,283	63.85	820	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	59.21	666	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	49.18	492	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	754	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	910	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.25	900	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	750	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	127.62/cwt	121.00–134.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	136.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	136.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	467	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	692	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.97/cwt	119.00–127.00	789	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.01/cwt	133.00–143.00	728	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	144.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	94.90/cwt	94.00–95.50	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	146.14/cwt	140.00–152.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.86/cwt	132.00–141.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.89/cwt	40.00–43.00	377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,093	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	79.98/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,179	7
Bulls	—	—	1,928	93.19/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,797	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	68.16/cwt	65.50–70.00	969	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	50.38/cwt	48.00–53.00	490	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	61.94/cwt	60.00–64.00	758	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	59.11/cwt	58.00–60.00	652	10
Bulls	—	—	1,653	87.46/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,446	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	842.38/cwt	775.00–960.00	9,974	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	832.94/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,887	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	746.65/cwt	725.00–820.00	7,862	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	729.19/cwt	685.00–750.00	9,261	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,249.13/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	18,462	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,061.65/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	11,668	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	624.08/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	158.63/cwt	154.00–158.75	933	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	728	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.38/cwt	151.00–156.00	650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.49/cwt	141.00–152.00	870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.20/cwt	134.00–145.00	897	12

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 Jul 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 500 pounds firm, above 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	754	133.00–136.00	135.00
7	—	526	141.00–148.00	144.53
3	—	718	126.00–128.00	126.69
28	—	483	150.00–154.00	150.70
26	—	421	151.00–156.00	154.38
18	—	578	141.00–152.00	150.49
12	—	635	134.00–145.00	141.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	588	154.00–158.75	158.63
16	—	723	137.00	137.00
14	—	458	160.00	160.00
11	—	605	153.00	153.00
8	—	793	133.00	133.00
6	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	118.00	118.00
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	672	130.00–136.25	133.92
10	—	477	142.00	142.00
9	—	420	133.00	133.00
6	—	503	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	569	125.00–137.00	131.83
12	—	610	122.00–128.00	125.95
12	—	473	132.00–136.00	133.48
11	—	514	125.00–131.00	129.22
5	—	891	103.00	103.00
4	—	751	115.50	115.50
4	—	408	121.00–134.00	127.62
4	—	389	135.00–142.00	136.69
4	—	266	133.00–140.00	136.42
2	—	685	127.00	127.00
2	—	340	135.00–140.00	137.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	481	135.00–149.00	143.84
23	—	626	119.00–127.00	125.97
17	—	520	133.00–143.00	140.01
6	—	444	139.00–145.00	144.01
5	—	808	94.00–95.50	94.90
4	—	654	120.00–125.00	122.49
4	—	318	140.00–152.00	146.14
3	—	577	132.00–141.00	134.86
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	143.29
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	40.00–43.00	41.89
2	—	1,238	56.00–57.00	56.52
6	—	973	48.00–53.00	50.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	57.00–59.00	57.99
13	—	1,421	65.50–70.00	68.16
17	—	1,223	60.00–64.00	61.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	54.00–56.00	54.98
2	—	1,260	64.00–68.00	66.02
10	—	1,103	58.00–60.00	59.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	76.00–83.00	79.98
6	—	1,928	91.00–97.00	93.19
13	—	1,653	85.00–89.00	87.46

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)	15	—	1,184	775.00–960.00	842.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,187	800.00–875.00	832.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,053	725.00–820.00	746.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	685.00–750.00	729.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,478	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,249.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,099	900.00–1,275.00	1,061.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	600.00–650.00	624.08

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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