Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.41/cwt on 491 head.

Average price

$146.41

491 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$38.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

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	559	147.04	823	482
Small 1-2	550	120.00	660	3thin
Large 1	605	109.00	659	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $163 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 sale491 hd

146.41

—

KY average22 barns · 5,580 hd

139.13

+7.28

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	—	Low	1,652	76.57	1,265	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	53.54	728	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	49.69	557	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	37.38	377	37

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	418	161.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	737	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.67/cwt	138.00–147.00	805	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.09/cwt	136.00–154.00	697	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.22/cwt	152.00–170.00	588	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	144.66/cwt	143.25–146.00	972	158
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,106.03/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	13,195	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	823.79/cwt	750.00–930.00	9,745	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	827.49/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,690	14
Bulls	—	—	1,385	70.04/cwt	69.00–71.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	2,134	82.86/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,427	75.45/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	54.81/cwt	53.00–60.00	688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.50	455	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	49.89/cwt	48.00–52.00	559	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	975	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	478	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	57.60/cwt	55.00–63.50	941	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	51.81/cwt	48.00–56.00	650	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	45.07/cwt	42.00–47.00	564	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	31.73/cwt	29.00–33.00	271	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.60/cwt	36.00–41.00	378	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	734	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.31/cwt	142.00–159.00	623	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	658	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	154.44/cwt	145.00–164.00	567	90
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.41/cwt	128.00–136.00	434	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	116.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	858	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	132.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	487	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	753	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	535	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	952	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	110.72/cwt	107.00–118.00	529	9
Steers	Large 1	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	162.34/cwt	162.00–163.00	492	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	893	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	6

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 Nov 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,673Last week 1,156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	418	155.00–165.00	161.64
36	—	517	138.00–148.00	142.54
46	—	568	138.00–147.00	141.67
51	—	474	136.00–154.00	147.09
59	—	367	152.00–170.00	160.22
12	—	625	138.00	138.00
14	—	742	134.00	134.00
21	—	303	162.00–163.00	162.34
24	—	660	130.00–139.00	135.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	792	132.00	132.00
11	—	705	137.00	137.00
18	—	503	153.00	153.00
158	—	672	143.25–146.00	144.66
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	559	128.00–135.00	131.39
47	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.30
54	—	423	142.00–159.00	147.31
64	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.63
65	—	527	130.00–140.00	131.69
90	—	367	145.00–164.00	154.44
6	—	285	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	130.00	130.00
6	—	418	122.00	122.00
6	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	656	122.00	122.00
21	—	325	128.00–136.00	133.41
23	—	736	110.00–120.00	116.60
45	—	367	130.00–137.00	132.81
51	—	622	120.00–122.00	121.06
61	—	512	125.00–130.00	127.15
65	—	419	125.00–134.00	127.78
98	—	479	125.00–135.00	129.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	143.00	143.00
11	—	350	143.00	143.00
11	—	423	133.00	133.00
11	—	807	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	107.00–118.00	110.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	975.00–1,225.00	1,106.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,183	750.00–930.00	823.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,171	750.00–850.00	827.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	69.00–71.00	70.04
4	—	2,134	79.00–86.50	82.86
5	—	1,427	74.00–79.00	75.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	53.00–60.00	54.81
5	—	1,020	44.00–45.50	44.62
24	—	1,121	48.00–52.00	49.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,634	55.00–63.50	57.60
18	—	1,255	48.00–56.00	51.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	42.00–47.00	45.07
9	—	853	29.00–33.00	31.73
22	—	1,004	36.00–41.00	37.60

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle