Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.21/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$130.21

291 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

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	694	130.36	905	287
Large 1	615	120.00	738	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $167 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 sale291 hd

130.21

—

KY average27 barns · 8,262 hd

133.91

−3.69

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	1,802	77.06	1,388	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	52.20	715	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	46.88	548	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	37.74	380	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Steers	Large 1	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	114.97/cwt	110.00–126.00	600	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	115.63/cwt	108.00–123.50	675	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	117.05/cwt	109.00–121.00	559	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	118.20/cwt	114.00–125.00	441	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	114.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	703	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	118.16/cwt	115.00–121.50	493	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	117.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	387	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	122.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	124.76/cwt	123.00–127.00	267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	338	112.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	381	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	614	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	554	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	113.58/cwt	105.00–122.00	667	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	634	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.18/cwt	130.00–141.00	510	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	136.55/cwt	135.00–141.00	452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.75/cwt	108.00–118.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	132.98/cwt	131.00–134.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	128.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	36.94/cwt	32.00–40.00	365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	45.62/cwt	45.00–47.00	476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	27.53/cwt	27.00–28.00	273	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	51.05/cwt	49.00–52.00	674	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	56.27/cwt	55.00–63.50	852	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	46.64/cwt	46.00–47.00	559	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	47.31/cwt	46.00–49.00	580	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	44.24/cwt	44.00–45.00	466	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.00	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	76.79/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	659.91/cwt	500.00–850.00	7,985	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	761.04/cwt	650.00–835.00	9,916	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	506.52/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,604	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,165	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,272	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,389	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	913.82/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	9,805	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	592.14/cwt	550.00–625.00	6,673	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	511	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	422	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,077	116.85/cwt	116.85–116.85	1,258	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	140.88/cwt	138.00–144.00	802	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	135.37/cwt	134.50–137.50	864	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	140.64/cwt	139.00–145.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.99/cwt	129.00–143.00	524	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.63/cwt	120.00–134.00	664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	128.08/cwt	123.00–131.00	716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	145.65/cwt	139.00–151.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.50/cwt	140.00–151.00	356	4

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 683Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 90Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	122.00	122.00
2	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	980	105.00	105.00
27	—	468	135.00–145.00	139.40
26	—	377	129.00–143.00	138.99
21	—	524	120.00–134.00	126.63
17	—	559	123.00–131.00	128.08
9	—	414	139.00–151.00	145.65
5	—	620	121.00–130.00	122.79
4	—	785	125.00	125.00
4	—	245	140.00–151.00	145.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	905	125.00	125.00
50	—	1,077	116.85	116.85
27	—	569	138.00–144.00	140.88
20	—	638	134.50–137.50	135.37
13	—	520	139.00–145.00	140.64
3	—	700	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	95.00	95.00
2	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	632	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	522	110.00–126.00	114.97
29	—	584	108.00–123.50	115.63
28	—	478	109.00–121.00	117.05
27	—	373	114.00–125.00	118.20
23	—	616	110.00–118.00	114.15
22	—	417	115.00–121.50	118.16
20	—	329	114.00–119.00	117.71
6	—	850	80.00	80.00
6	—	272	115.00–127.00	122.03
5	—	681	102.00	102.00
5	—	214	123.00–127.00	124.76
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	108.00–115.00	112.76
3	—	355	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	480	120.00–134.00	128.00
23	—	433	121.00–133.00	127.89
18	—	587	105.00–122.00	113.58
16	—	531	115.00–124.00	119.31
12	—	380	130.00–141.00	134.18
9	—	331	135.00–141.00	136.55
7	—	676	108.00–118.00	110.75
6	—	288	131.00–134.00	132.98
6	—	233	125.00–135.00	128.29
5	—	700	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,005	69.00	69.00
4	—	755	80.00	80.00
3	—	620	118.00	118.00
2	—	895	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	82.50	82.50
3	—	416	84.50	84.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	32.00–40.00	36.94
3	—	1,043	45.00–47.00	45.62
2	—	990	27.00–28.00	27.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,321	49.00–52.00	51.05
13	—	1,515	55.00–63.50	56.27
6	—	1,198	46.00–47.00	46.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	46.00–49.00	47.31
4	—	1,054	44.00–45.00	44.24
2	—	1,175	50.00–51.00	50.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,841	75.00–79.00	76.79
3	—	1,832	81.00–85.00	83.05
2	—	1,620	68.00–70.00	69.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,210	500.00–850.00	659.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,303	650.00–835.00	761.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	909	450.00–550.00	506.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	730	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	750.00–1,125.00	913.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,127	550.00–625.00	592.14

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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How this sale compares

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