Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves weighing 300 to 550 pounds sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Calves weighing over 600 pounds sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.77/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.23 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$129.77

267 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$37.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

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	512	130.18	666	264
Small 1-2	540	93.00	502	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about $164 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 sale267 hd

129.77

—

KY average30 barns · 10,204 hd

121.08

+8.69

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−95.23

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	1,921	78.86	1,515	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	50.04	678	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	46.35	539	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	39.97	432	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	154.41/cwt	152.00–166.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	492	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	621.58/cwt	525.00–710.00	7,105	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	764.46/cwt	635.00–825.00	8,883	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	154.33/cwt	153.00–155.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	159.32/cwt	156.00–168.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	156.24/cwt	154.00–159.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	140.30/cwt	139.50–142.00	934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	807	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	138.54/cwt	137.00–141.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	132.89/cwt	131.50–136.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	140.18/cwt	134.00–155.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	130.52/cwt	122.00–132.00	838	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	702	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	137.79/cwt	134.00–141.00	562	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	147.60/cwt	130.00–164.00	621	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.74/cwt	131.00–139.00	694	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	7
Bulls	—	—	1,888	76.48/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	44.70/cwt	44.00–46.00	619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	48.62/cwt	48.00–49.00	638	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	484.21/cwt	475.00–495.00	4,619	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	511.16/cwt	475.00–550.00	5,495	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	698.28/cwt	635.00–785.00	7,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.29/cwt	132.00–137.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	166.79/cwt	157.00–170.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	167.78/cwt	161.00–170.00	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.41/cwt	138.00–145.00	813	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.66/cwt	152.00–153.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.78/cwt	149.00–163.00	726	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.78/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	163.55/cwt	161.00–175.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.02/cwt	125.00–138.00	553	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	133.92/cwt	122.00–140.00	438	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.04/cwt	122.00–131.00	607	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	54.93/cwt	52.00–58.50	746	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	42.10/cwt	41.00–44.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	38.38/cwt	36.00–39.00	377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	132.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.83/cwt	139.00–153.00	714	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.48/cwt	120.00–123.50	703	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.95/cwt	48.00–52.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	44.91/cwt	43.00–47.00	513	10

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 Dec 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 1,702Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 150Year 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
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
3	—	270	154.00	154.00
3	—	613	127.00–134.00	129.43
6	—	242	150.00	150.00
6	—	378	152.00–166.00	154.41
7	—	345	140.00–146.00	142.57
25	—	421	130.00–164.00	147.60
24	—	515	131.00–139.00	134.74
8	—	654	130.00	130.00
7	—	765	118.00	118.00
26	—	486	139.00–153.00	146.83
7	—	574	120.00–123.50	122.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	153.00–155.00	154.33
5	—	370	179.00	179.00
12	—	470	156.00–168.00	159.32
31	—	508	154.00–159.00	156.24
13	—	666	139.50–142.00	140.30
12	—	625	137.00–141.00	138.54
11	—	750	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	132.00–137.00	136.29
8	—	334	157.00–170.00	166.79
11	—	364	161.00–170.00	167.78
22	—	571	138.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	220	164.00	164.00
3	—	527	152.00–153.00	152.66
17	—	463	149.00–163.00	156.78
23	—	420	158.00–166.00	163.78
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
6	—	270	161.00–175.00	163.55
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	658	122.00–123.00	122.61
12	—	490	131.50–136.00	132.89
10	—	754	126.00	126.00
9	—	364	134.00–155.00	140.18
37	—	642	122.00–132.00	130.52
32	—	516	136.00	136.00
17	—	408	134.00–141.00	137.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	105.00	105.00
10	—	583	116.00–122.00	118.99
16	—	522	120.00–128.00	122.89
24	—	422	125.00–138.00	131.02
17	—	327	122.00–140.00	133.92
39	—	474	122.00–131.00	128.04
5	—	657	120.00	120.00
6	—	278	140.00	140.00
9	—	386	128.00–135.00	132.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	93.00	93.00

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	—	1,143	525.00–710.00	621.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,162	635.00–825.00	764.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	954	475.00–495.00	484.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,075	475.00–550.00	511.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	635.00–785.00	698.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,600	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	75.00–79.00	76.48
1	—	2,020	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,385	44.00–46.00	44.70
5	—	1,312	48.00–49.00	48.62
8	—	1,359	52.00–58.50	54.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	41.00–44.00	42.10
8	—	981	36.00–39.00	38.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	48.00–52.00	49.95
10	—	1,142	43.00–47.00	44.91

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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