Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.64/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$135.64

239 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	136.91	926	225
Small 1-2	555	115.13	639	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $287 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 sale239 hd

135.64

—

KY average28 barns · 6,767 hd

136.04

−0.40

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	1,620	76.03	1,232	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	51.70	758	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	46.84	534	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	35.44	363	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	543	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	109.77/cwt	105.00–111.00	514	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	124.02/cwt	116.00–124.25	979	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.83/cwt	117.00–130.00	587	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	120.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	450	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	120.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	117.14/cwt	114.00–118.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	127.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	137.61/cwt	136.00–141.00	285	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	105.11/cwt	102.00–108.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	140.29/cwt	140.00–141.00	411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.59/cwt	127.00–140.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	36.73/cwt	35.00–38.00	370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	28.46/cwt	26.00–31.00	274	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	44.06/cwt	42.00–45.00	513	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	53.47/cwt	51.00–57.00	804	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	49.05/cwt	47.00–51.00	690	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	45.86/cwt	44.00–48.00	509	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	53.44/cwt	51.00–55.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	41.66/cwt	41.00–43.00	462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,569	75.05/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	81.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,467	4
Bulls	—	—	1,160	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	754.13/cwt	700.00–810.00	9,140	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	463.26/cwt	385.00–500.00	4,591	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	890.94/cwt	690.00–950.00	10,789	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,011.79/cwt	990.00–1,035.00	16,087	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	519	118.83/cwt	118.00–119.00	617	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	659	108.22/cwt	106.00–109.00	713	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	133.78/cwt	133.75–134.00	1,043	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.64/cwt	133.00–142.50	732	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.62/cwt	140.00–154.00	639	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.31/cwt	123.00–136.00	885	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.24/cwt	130.00–144.50	804	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.67/cwt	130.00–138.50	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	136.16/cwt	132.00–141.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	141.89/cwt	139.00–145.00	397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,053	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 Oct 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,152Last week 1,128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 75Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly 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	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
63	—	860	137.00	137.00
41	—	780	133.75–134.00	133.78
29	—	532	133.00–142.50	137.64
27	—	433	140.00–154.00	147.62
16	—	674	123.00–136.00	131.31
16	—	573	130.00–144.50	140.24
13	—	623	130.00–138.50	134.67
9	—	485	132.00–141.00	136.16
4	—	280	139.00–145.00	141.89
3	—	1,053	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	118.00–119.00	118.83
4	—	659	106.00–109.00	108.22
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	88.00	88.00
6	—	610	88.00–90.00	89.01
5	—	468	105.00–111.00	109.77
4	—	390	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	789	116.00–124.25	124.02
24	—	478	117.00–130.00	122.83
17	—	373	117.00–124.00	120.63
12	—	507	121.00–125.00	123.68
11	—	583	119.00–128.00	124.71
11	—	433	118.00–126.00	120.83
10	—	890	113.50	113.50
9	—	737	114.00–118.00	117.14
9	—	665	120.00–124.00	122.43
9	—	311	120.00–134.00	127.88
3	—	640	131.00	131.00
3	—	207	136.00–141.00	137.61
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	118.00	118.00
3	—	515	112.00	112.00
3	—	350	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	102.00–108.00	105.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	128.00–135.00	133.39
9	—	608	123.00–125.00	123.89
7	—	293	140.00–141.00	140.29
6	—	560	119.00–124.00	122.30
5	—	432	127.00–140.00	129.59
4	—	840	108.00	108.00
4	—	531	120.00–131.00	125.56
4	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
1	—	210	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	35.00–38.00	36.73
5	—	964	26.00–31.00	28.46
3	—	1,165	42.00–45.00	44.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	51.00–57.00	53.47
6	—	1,407	47.00–51.00	49.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	44.00–48.00	45.86
4	—	1,251	51.00–55.00	53.44
3	—	1,108	41.00–43.00	41.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	72.00–78.00	75.05
4	—	1,799	80.00–85.00	81.52
1	—	1,160	59.00	59.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,212	700.00–810.00	754.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	991	385.00–500.00	463.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,211	690.00–950.00	890.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,590	990.00–1,035.00	1,011.79

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle