Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.46/cwt on 181 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.54 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$129.46

181 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	545	129.69	706	178
Small 1-2	365	120.00	438	1thin
Large 1	650	114.00	741	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale181 hd

129.46

—

KY average26 barns · 5,309 hd

132.26

−2.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−95.54

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	1,685	85.63	1,443	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,262	64.42	813	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	61.58	654	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	49.73	478	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Value Added	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	140.08/cwt	130.00–145.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.65/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	154.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.34/cwt	155.00–158.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Steers	Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	131.00/cwt	128.00–133.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.87/cwt	121.00–140.00	722	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	131.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	511	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	125.27/cwt	125.00–125.50	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	111.78/cwt	110.00–112.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.42/cwt	128.00–139.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.68/cwt	130.50–148.00	657	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.75/cwt	135.00–147.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.87/cwt	133.00–145.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.28/cwt	123.00–135.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	154.52/cwt	145.00–159.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	152.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	42.52/cwt	41.00–44.00	347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	55.58/cwt	54.00–58.00	703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.64/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	2,038	94.19/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	63.94/cwt	63.00–65.00	733	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	66.82/cwt	63.00–71.00	837	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	48.92/cwt	47.00–51.00	466	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	62.16/cwt	61.00–64.00	795	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	957	59.15/cwt	58.00–61.00	566	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	85.77/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,415	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	843.28/cwt	675.00–975.00	8,998	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	892.28/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,743	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	781.20/cwt	735.00–850.00	8,414	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	622.85/cwt	585.00–700.00	6,559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	705.69/cwt	650.00–760.00	7,967	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,163.44/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	15,241	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	794.10/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,481	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	115.85/cwt	115.85–115.85	1,159	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	156.04/cwt	154.50–160.00	889	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	149.68/cwt	149.50–150.00	938	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	138.40/cwt	138.00–142.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.61/cwt	142.00–158.50	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,015	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 Jul 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	165.00	165.00
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
47	—	1,000	115.85	115.85
20	—	570	154.50–160.00	156.04
19	—	627	149.50–150.00	149.68
10	—	652	138.00–142.00	138.40
4	—	432	165.00	165.00
3	—	821	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	634	130.00–145.00	140.08
9	—	569	142.00–150.00	145.55
8	—	479	144.00–150.00	147.65
3	—	442	145.00–160.00	154.96
3	—	377	155.00–158.00	156.34
2	—	871	123.00	123.00
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
6	—	529	142.00–158.50	151.61
5	—	823	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	793	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	533	137.00	137.00
10	—	609	128.00–133.00	131.00
9	—	679	127.00–129.00	128.12
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.66
27	—	569	121.00–140.00	126.87
20	—	522	125.00–134.00	131.38
13	—	389	129.00–135.00	131.46
11	—	606	125.00–125.50	125.27
9	—	879	110.00–112.00	111.78
9	—	480	128.00–139.00	134.42
8	—	683	123.00–124.00	123.75
5	—	316	130.00–140.00	134.08
4	—	717	119.00	119.00
2	—	810	112.00–118.00	114.96
2	—	270	135.00–138.00	136.61
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	477	130.50–148.00	137.68
15	—	518	130.00–140.00	135.36
12	—	428	135.00–147.00	140.75
10	—	566	133.00–145.00	136.87
9	—	615	123.00–135.00	126.28
8	—	357	145.00–159.00	154.52
5	—	338	148.00–158.00	152.09
4	—	663	128.00	128.00
3	—	958	91.00	91.00
1	—	825	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	41.00–44.00	42.52
4	—	1,054	53.00–57.00	54.96
8	—	952	47.00–51.00	48.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,146	63.00–65.00	63.94
7	—	957	58.00–61.00	59.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	54.00–58.00	55.58
26	—	1,253	63.00–71.00	66.82
12	—	1,279	61.00–64.00	62.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	79.00–80.00	79.64
2	—	2,038	93.00–95.50	94.19
6	—	1,650	85.00–88.00	85.77

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)	6	—	1,067	675.00–975.00	843.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,204	800.00–1,000.00	892.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,077	735.00–850.00	781.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	585.00–700.00	622.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,129	650.00–760.00	705.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,310	975.00–1,375.00	1,163.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,068	775.00–875.00	794.10

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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