Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.62/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$142.62

374 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.14

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	676	142.62	964	374

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale374 hd

142.62

—

KY average27 barns · 6,103 hd

142.48

+0.14

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	—	Average	1,693	87.30	1,478	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	61.20	759	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	56.19	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	45.58	415	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	141.53/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	135.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	521	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	610	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	129.13/cwt	122.00–134.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.36/cwt	135.00–151.00	681	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.72/cwt	139.00–150.00	618	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.66/cwt	131.00–138.00	768	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.88/cwt	135.00–154.00	535	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	850	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	152.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	498	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.23/cwt	122.00–135.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	150.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	50.68/cwt	50.00–51.00	546	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	44.46/cwt	44.00–45.00	373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	39.04/cwt	35.00–42.00	286	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	59.73/cwt	58.00–62.00	718	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	65.68/cwt	64.00–70.00	851	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	56.00/cwt	52.00–57.00	681	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	56.58/cwt	54.00–58.00	616	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.78/cwt	53.00–54.00	619	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	87.21/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,454	9
Bulls	—	—	1,837	93.78/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,723	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	79.39/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,246	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	809.54/cwt	690.00–1,000.00	8,759	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	885.24/cwt	850.00–935.00	9,950	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	715.58/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,184	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	490.23/cwt	425.00–525.00	4,187	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,200.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	15,523	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,043.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,172	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	134.93/cwt	133.25–136.25	1,121	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,187	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	679	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	151.28/cwt	149.00–156.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	283	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	976	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.47/cwt	140.00–153.00	845	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	152.76/cwt	144.00–158.00	637	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	160.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	507	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.28/cwt	142.00–154.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	160.00/cwt	158.00–161.00	426	9

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 95Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	147.00	147.00
4	—	921	125.00–126.00	125.75
3	—	465	147.00	147.00
2	—	780	125.00	125.00
26	—	731	130.00–137.50	133.49
26	—	573	140.00–153.00	147.47
24	—	417	144.00–158.00	152.76
23	—	316	160.00–162.00	160.52
15	—	682	140.00	140.00
11	—	535	142.00–154.00	151.28
9	—	862	117.00	117.00
9	—	266	158.00–161.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	831	133.25–136.25	134.93
54	—	862	137.75	137.75
18	—	427	159.00	159.00
9	—	574	149.00–156.00	151.28
8	—	353	170.00	170.00
4	—	283	175.00	175.00
2	—	610	143.00	143.00
1	—	500	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	122.00	122.00
3	—	545	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	140.00–142.00	141.53
6	—	443	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.11
30	—	386	130.00–142.00	135.10
29	—	421	130.00–138.00	133.09
26	—	467	127.00–135.00	130.55
16	—	584	122.00–134.00	129.13
14	—	624	128.00	128.00
14	—	339	135.00–140.00	138.44
11	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.92
11	—	665	120.00–126.00	123.53
9	—	835	110.00–114.00	111.30
5	—	290	132.00	132.00
4	—	995	90.00	90.00
4	—	782	117.00	117.00
2	—	895	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	122.00	122.00
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	475	135.00–151.00	143.36
28	—	433	139.00–150.00	142.72
23	—	566	131.00–138.00	135.66
23	—	372	135.00–154.00	143.88
16	—	718	115.00–124.00	118.38
14	—	522	130.00–137.00	134.58
14	—	326	150.00–158.00	152.86
7	—	621	122.00–135.00	129.23
7	—	261	145.00–153.00	150.59
6	—	856	106.00	106.00
2	—	780	114.00–115.00	114.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	50.00–51.00	50.68
2	—	840	44.00–45.00	44.46
2	—	733	35.00–42.00	39.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,202	58.00–62.00	59.73
16	—	1,295	64.00–70.00	65.68
9	—	1,216	52.00–57.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,089	54.00–58.00	56.58
4	—	1,151	53.00–54.00	53.78
1	—	1,175	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,667	85.00–89.00	87.21
5	—	1,837	91.00–98.00	93.78
4	—	1,570	77.00–82.00	79.39

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)	25	—	1,082	690.00–1,000.00	809.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,124	850.00–935.00	885.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,004	625.00–800.00	715.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	854	425.00–525.00	490.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,293	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	675.00	675.00

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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Steers · 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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