Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower with light demand for fleshy baling calves. Weaned cattle that were preconditioned sold steady with buyers paying premiums for these calves. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.19/cwt on 195 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$116.19

195 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Small 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	420	120.00	504	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	116.58	598	183
Large 1	514	109.75	565	8thin
Medium 1-2	631	108.00	681	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale195 hd

116.19

—

KY average28 barns · 4,734 hd

118.55

−2.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−108.81

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	1,846	78.87	1,456	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	53.52	780	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	50.40	571	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	40.59	426	15

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	86.33/cwt	86.00–86.50	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	149.01/cwt	148.00–151.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.27/cwt	112.00–122.00	618	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.67/cwt	119.00–130.00	523	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	122.48/cwt	117.00–130.00	587	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.77/cwt	119.00–126.00	393	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	108.47/cwt	100.00–116.00	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	113.09/cwt	108.00–123.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	110.91/cwt	104.00–115.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	97.36/cwt	92.00–105.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	631	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	681	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	623	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	121.68/cwt	119.00–128.00	652	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.81/cwt	125.00–139.00	556	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.50/cwt	133.00–148.00	467	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	139.43/cwt	137.00–145.00	542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	115.79/cwt	115.00–118.50	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.97/cwt	100.00–115.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	37.32/cwt	34.00–41.00	369	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	48.28/cwt	45.00–53.00	584	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	226	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	51.63/cwt	50.00–52.00	705	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	56.05/cwt	54.00–61.50	887	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	50.90/cwt	49.00–52.00	576	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	46.29/cwt	44.00–48.00	524	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.59/cwt	52.00–56.00	608	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	79.34/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,454	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	74.67/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,221	3
Bulls	—	—	2,203	83.74/cwt	83.50–84.00	1,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	793.91/cwt	700.00–875.00	10,996	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	751.13/cwt	535.00–825.00	9,014	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	513.31/cwt	395.00–600.00	5,159	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	487.41/cwt	475.00–500.00	4,840	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	674.90/cwt	490.00–775.00	8,443	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,368	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	800.62/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,808	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	639.11/cwt	630.00–650.00	7,541	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	856	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	126.60/cwt	124.00–129.50	922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.43/cwt	129.00–145.00	637	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.35/cwt	135.00–154.00	617	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.14/cwt	130.00–143.50	717	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.70/cwt	127.50–134.50	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	137.80/cwt	134.00–145.00	416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	138.94/cwt	133.00–145.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.35/cwt	133.00–150.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 1,249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	914	86.00–86.50	86.33
3	—	257	148.00–151.00	149.01
39	—	469	129.00–135.00	132.78
31	—	536	119.00–128.00	121.68
16	—	422	125.00–139.00	131.81
14	—	330	133.00–148.00	141.50
10	—	624	116.00–126.00	119.14
10	—	389	137.00–145.00	139.43
9	—	584	115.00–118.50	115.79
8	—	668	100.00–115.00	109.97
2	—	775	99.00	99.00
2	—	720	87.00	87.00
2	—	240	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,005	109.00	109.00
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
27	—	470	129.00–145.00	135.43
25	—	419	135.00–154.00	147.35
18	—	527	130.00–143.50	136.14
13	—	667	127.50–134.50	132.70
10	—	302	134.00–145.00	137.80
9	—	612	122.50–130.00	125.20
6	—	755	118.00	118.00
5	—	557	133.00–145.00	138.94
5	—	373	133.00–150.00	143.35
3	—	730	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	623	135.00–141.00	137.47
15	—	728	124.00–129.50	126.60
2	—	340	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	112.00–122.00	117.27
35	—	423	119.00–130.00	123.67
26	—	479	117.00–130.00	122.48
19	—	320	119.00–126.00	122.77
18	—	614	100.00–116.00	108.47
14	—	569	108.00–123.00	113.09
8	—	709	104.00–115.00	110.91
7	—	776	92.00–105.00	97.36
5	—	385	125.00	125.00
4	—	832	87.00	87.00
4	—	684	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	210	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	105.00	105.00
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	990	34.00–41.00	37.32
6	—	1,210	45.00–53.00	48.28
2	—	780	29.00	29.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,365	50.00–52.00	51.63
12	—	1,582	54.00–61.50	56.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,132	49.00–52.00	50.90
8	—	1,133	44.00–48.00	46.29
7	—	1,135	52.00–56.00	53.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,832	78.00–81.00	79.34
3	—	1,635	74.00–75.00	74.67
2	—	2,203	83.50–84.00	83.74

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)	3	—	1,180	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,385	700.00–875.00	793.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	535.00–825.00	751.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,005	395.00–600.00	513.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	475.00–500.00	487.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	490.00–775.00	674.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,130	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,350	750.00–850.00	800.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	630.00–650.00	639.11

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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