Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.19/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.81 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$125.19

203 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	493	125.54	618	196
Large 1	572	117.40	671	5thin
Small 1-2	385	110.00	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $195 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 sale203 hd

125.19

—

KY average26 barns · 3,478 hd

124.47

+0.72

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−99.81

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	1,703	84.76	1,444	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	60.09	826	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	56.78	634	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	45.99	437	18

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	134.16/cwt	134.00–134.50	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	137.97/cwt	133.50–142.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	131.57/cwt	122.00–136.00	476	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.02/cwt	115.00–126.00	714	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	600	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.85/cwt	118.00–131.00	647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.99/cwt	110.00–119.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	133.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.02/cwt	112.00–121.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	108.36/cwt	102.00–116.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	134.38/cwt	130.00–143.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	137.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	335	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	682	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	791	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.97/cwt	121.00–132.00	663	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.64/cwt	135.00–145.50	602	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	148.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	480	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.13/cwt	132.00–143.00	666	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.08/cwt	124.50–133.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	530	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.83/cwt	123.00–133.00	848	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.54/cwt	115.00–132.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	44.39/cwt	41.00–47.00	414	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	508	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	59.12/cwt	58.00–60.00	787	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	64.10/cwt	63.00–67.50	954	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	55.20/cwt	54.00–56.00	601	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	60.31/cwt	59.00–61.00	702	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	85.75/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,497	9
Bulls	—	—	1,596	78.98/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,261	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	91.41/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	776.76/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,816	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	815.55/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,667	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	681.51/cwt	620.00–825.00	6,958	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	709.15/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,581	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	18,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,521	1,034.17/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	15,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,034.12/cwt	890.00–1,350.00	12,285	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	774.92/cwt	755.00–800.00	9,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.50	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.74/cwt	149.00–155.00	645	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.95/cwt	133.00–143.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.01/cwt	145.00–163.00	479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.28/cwt	131.00–138.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	144.67/cwt	142.00–146.50	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.41/cwt	142.00–153.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 584Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
19	—	428	149.00–155.00	150.74
11	—	579	133.00–143.00	138.95
11	—	313	145.00–163.00	153.01
7	—	631	131.00–138.00	132.28
6	—	663	125.00–135.00	131.58
6	—	232	150.00–160.00	154.86
5	—	508	142.00–146.50	144.67
4	—	463	142.00–153.00	147.41
2	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	146.00–150.50	147.84
2	—	308	168.00–169.00	168.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	134.00–134.50	134.16
11	—	418	133.50–142.00	137.97
10	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	503	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	362	122.00–136.00	131.57
25	—	585	115.00–126.00	122.02
19	—	477	122.00–128.00	125.71
17	—	518	118.00–131.00	124.85
13	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.97
12	—	618	110.00–119.00	115.99
12	—	262	130.00–139.00	133.05
9	—	662	112.00–121.00	116.02
6	—	915	86.00	86.00
6	—	706	102.00–116.00	108.36
6	—	302	130.00–143.00	134.38
5	—	244	130.00–139.00	137.26
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	116.00	116.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	522	121.00–132.00	126.97
33	—	425	135.00–145.50	141.64
26	—	323	140.00–160.00	148.53
21	—	482	132.00–143.00	138.13
19	—	556	124.50–133.00	126.08
19	—	370	140.00–155.00	143.19
14	—	669	123.00–133.00	126.83
10	—	608	115.00–132.00	125.54
6	—	250	155.00	155.00
2	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	855	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	41.00–47.00	44.39
6	—	997	51.00	51.00
2	—	895	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,331	58.00–60.00	59.12
9	—	1,488	63.00–67.50	64.10
5	—	1,314	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,089	54.00–56.00	55.20
9	—	1,164	59.00–61.00	60.31
2	—	1,100	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,746	85.00–87.00	85.75
5	—	1,596	75.00–80.00	78.98
3	—	1,753	91.00–92.50	91.41

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	920	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,135	725.00–800.00	776.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,308	650.00–975.00	815.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,021	620.00–825.00	681.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,210	600.00–825.00	709.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,521	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,034.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,188	890.00–1,350.00	1,034.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,168	755.00–800.00	774.92

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle