Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower. Lots of fleshy unweaned calves coming to market this week that were heavily discounted. Weaned preconditioned calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.94/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −100.06 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$124.94

407 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	541	125.34	678	395
Large 1	513	114.22	586	9thin
Small 1-2	555	105.00	583	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $95 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 sale407 hd

124.94

—

KY average19 barns · 4,509 hd

125.55

−0.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−100.06

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	1,694	82.40	1,396	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	56.27	740	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	54.07	621	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Large 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	131.11/cwt	126.00–132.75	795	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	602	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	679	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	122.71/cwt	119.00–130.00	652	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.23/cwt	123.00–140.00	549	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.83/cwt	124.00–133.50	484	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.54/cwt	111.00–122.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.23/cwt	105.00–117.00	817	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	128.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	555	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	484	118.70/cwt	115.00–124.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.52/cwt	127.00–136.50	680	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.06/cwt	137.00–150.00	526	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	801	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.07/cwt	119.00–129.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.62/cwt	134.00–141.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	139.60/cwt	138.00–141.00	426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	54.67/cwt	53.00–56.00	706	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.86/cwt	57.00–64.00	837	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	56.62/cwt	55.00–58.00	667	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	51.90/cwt	51.00–53.00	585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	48.05/cwt	47.00–49.00	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	83.24/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.49/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	910.28/cwt	700.00–1,110.00	10,432	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	862.30/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,580	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	815.49/cwt	810.00–825.00	10,096	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	808.81/cwt	625.00–910.00	10,434	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,880	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	980.99/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,957	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	868.35/cwt	835.00–900.00	11,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	140.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	670	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	716	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	803	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.49/cwt	127.00–138.00	898	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	131.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	129.22/cwt	123.00–132.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	126.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Steers	Large 1	—	636	118.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	757	6
Steers	Large 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	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 Sep 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,249Last week 456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
6	—	636	114.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	440	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	139.00–150.00	140.45
3	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	657	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	479	135.00–150.00	139.84
54	—	522	130.00–144.00	137.13
34	—	576	134.00–143.00	139.44
32	—	683	127.00–138.00	131.49
19	—	426	140.00–151.00	144.82
15	—	612	130.00–134.00	131.39
10	—	766	123.00–132.00	129.22
10	—	711	120.00–128.00	126.09
10	—	365	141.00–155.00	144.98
4	—	200	160.00	160.00
3	—	310	140.00–148.00	145.16
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	606	126.00–132.75	131.11
9	—	697	118.00	118.00
2	—	385	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	477	120.00–132.00	126.14
47	—	571	115.00–125.00	118.96
47	—	531	119.00–130.00	122.71
34	—	425	123.00–140.00	129.23
20	—	370	124.00–133.50	130.83
17	—	615	111.00–122.00	117.54
13	—	728	105.00–117.00	112.23
10	—	309	125.00–135.00	128.92
6	—	668	118.00–120.00	119.35
5	—	260	126.00–131.00	128.41
2	—	980	90.00	90.00
2	—	782	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	116.50	116.50
3	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	105.00	105.00
3	—	465	119.00–120.00	119.32
2	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	115.00–124.00	118.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	525	127.00–136.50	129.52
19	—	368	137.00–150.00	143.06
18	—	673	115.00–125.00	119.06
15	—	577	119.00–129.00	124.07
14	—	461	130.00–140.00	135.51
9	—	418	134.00–141.00	138.62
8	—	623	119.00–123.00	120.98
5	—	305	138.00–141.00	139.60
3	—	275	145.00	145.00
2	—	855	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,292	53.00–56.00	54.67
15	—	1,398	57.00–64.00	59.86
4	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	55.00–58.00	56.62
7	—	1,127	51.00–53.00	51.90
3	—	1,077	47.00–49.00	48.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	82.00–85.00	83.24
2	—	1,535	76.00–77.00	76.49
1	—	2,160	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,146	700.00–1,110.00	910.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,227	800.00–900.00	862.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,037	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,238	810.00–825.00	815.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,290	625.00–910.00	808.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,015	900.00–1,000.00	980.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	835.00–900.00	868.35

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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How this sale compares

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