Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.52/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.48 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$132.52

199 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

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	489	132.96	650	191
Large 1	541	122.13	661	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale199 hd

132.52

—

KY average26 barns · 4,971 hd

132.93

−0.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−92.48

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	1,589	87.50	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	64.68	898	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	60.41	677	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	48.83	466	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Large 1	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Steers	Large 1	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.98/cwt	128.00–142.00	623	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.82/cwt	122.00–133.00	739	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	131.28/cwt	122.00–135.50	701	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	572	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.64/cwt	129.00–142.00	507	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	139.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	844	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	121.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	629	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.87/cwt	140.00–153.00	608	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	665	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.07/cwt	137.00–154.00	540	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	155.17/cwt	142.00–158.00	521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.71/cwt	129.00–133.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.98/cwt	128.00–131.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	87.24/cwt	85.00–90.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	93.92/cwt	90.00–102.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,341	79.26/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,063	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	57.38/cwt	57.00–58.00	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	93.78/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	62.89/cwt	61.00–64.00	724	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	54.87/cwt	54.00–56.00	594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	68.42/cwt	67.00–71.00	928	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	46.57/cwt	44.00–50.00	421	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	62.37/cwt	61.00–63.00	908	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	59.30/cwt	59.00–60.00	636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	836.11/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,348	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	880.81/cwt	795.00–1,225.00	10,834	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	731.42/cwt	650.00–810.00	7,980	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	802.21/cwt	695.00–890.00	10,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	794.37/cwt	700.00–925.00	10,510	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,311.83/cwt	800.00–1,675.00	16,778	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	697.21/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,969	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,050	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,250	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	153.34/cwt	153.00–154.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.01/cwt	135.00–148.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.10/cwt	130.50–148.00	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.61/cwt	144.00–156.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.80/cwt	132.00–147.50	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.89/cwt	152.00–163.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	138.81/cwt	132.00–142.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	160.77/cwt	160.00–163.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,023	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 Aug 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 631Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 101Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	124.00	124.00
2	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	520	118.00–124.00	121.03
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
48	—	465	128.00–142.00	133.98
37	—	574	122.00–133.00	128.82
27	—	534	122.00–135.50	131.28
22	—	429	128.00–138.00	133.23
16	—	374	129.00–142.00	135.64
10	—	333	134.00–143.00	139.58
6	—	618	122.00–130.00	128.67
5	—	672	125.00–128.00	125.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	136.50	136.50
5	—	394	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,050	119.00	119.00
19	—	577	153.00–154.00	153.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	135.00–148.00	142.01
19	—	519	130.50–148.00	143.10
16	—	428	143.00–155.00	151.13
15	—	471	144.00–156.00	152.61
11	—	630	132.00–147.50	142.80
9	—	378	152.00–163.00	159.89
5	—	656	132.00–142.00	138.81
4	—	318	160.00–163.00	160.77
3	—	770	125.00–126.00	125.34
3	—	736	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	420	140.00–153.00	144.87
15	—	476	130.00–145.00	139.69
11	—	527	131.00–140.00	137.30
11	—	372	137.00–154.00	145.07
8	—	336	142.00–158.00	155.17
7	—	610	129.00–133.00	130.71
5	—	664	128.00–131.00	128.98
5	—	567	130.00–135.00	131.96
4	—	875	85.00–90.00	87.24
3	—	787	90.00–102.00	93.92
2	—	260	148.00	148.00
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	79.00–80.00	79.26
5	—	1,804	93.00–95.00	93.78
3	—	1,562	87.00–89.00	88.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	57.00–58.00	57.51
12	—	1,356	67.00–71.00	68.42
7	—	1,456	61.00–63.00	62.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	57.00–58.00	57.38
5	—	1,152	61.00–64.00	62.89
3	—	1,073	59.00–60.00	59.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	54.00–56.00	54.87
8	—	905	44.00–50.00	46.57

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)	19	—	1,118	700.00–1,000.00	836.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,230	795.00–1,225.00	880.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,091	650.00–810.00	731.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,255	695.00–890.00	802.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,323	700.00–925.00	794.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,279	800.00–1,675.00	1,311.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	625.00–775.00	697.21

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle