Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.87/cwt on 486 head.

Average price

$153.87

486 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.58

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	532	153.87	818	486

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale486 hd

153.87

—

KY average28 barns · 10,261 hd

142.29

+11.58

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	1,780	78.57	1,399	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	51.50	777	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	45.56	507	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	32.49	313	21

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	128.57/cwt	120.00–138.00	536	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.40/cwt	113.00–126.00	832	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	136.15/cwt	133.00–140.00	359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	601	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.51/cwt	154.00–174.00	620	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	148.38/cwt	143.00–160.00	832	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.40/cwt	146.50–163.00	720	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	135.21/cwt	133.00–137.50	963	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	596	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	178.84/cwt	169.00–180.00	469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.06/cwt	143.00–160.50	800	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.11/cwt	155.00–173.00	680	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	527.27/cwt	460.00–550.00	5,821	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,626	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	163.39/cwt	155.00–169.00	503	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	903	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	738.08/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,481	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	851.52/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	606.31/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,592	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	160.60/cwt	160.00–162.00	419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.33/cwt	130.00–143.00	704	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,039	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	165.09/cwt	164.00–176.00	776	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	160.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	174.27/cwt	174.00–175.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	131.20/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,044	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	134.44/cwt	131.50–139.50	637	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	644	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	876	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	527	16
Bulls	—	—	1,718	75.26/cwt	51.00–84.50	1,293	9
Bulls	—	—	1,920	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.65/cwt	35.00–39.00	348	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	44.41/cwt	43.00–46.00	566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.92/cwt	51.00–53.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	25.89/cwt	22.00–28.00	221	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.59/cwt	141.00–157.00	697	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.79/cwt	145.00–166.00	575	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.07/cwt	121.00–144.00	498	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	50.38/cwt	50.00–51.00	758	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	55.71/cwt	53.00–57.50	886	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	45.47/cwt	45.00–46.00	602	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	46.22/cwt	45.00–48.00	521	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	41.83/cwt	40.00–44.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	138.54/cwt	132.00–145.00	453	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.18/cwt	108.00–121.50	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	124.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	72

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 Jan 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,769Last week 2,002Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	417	120.00–138.00	128.57
5	—	222	130.00–135.00	132.03
3	—	886	116.00	116.00
39	—	680	113.00–126.00	122.40
8	—	264	133.00–140.00	136.15
39	—	467	120.00–133.00	128.75
53	—	377	121.00–144.00	132.07
37	—	327	132.00–145.00	138.54
16	—	519	120.00–129.00	125.78
11	—	724	108.00–121.50	114.18
10	—	641	120.00–132.00	124.49
72	—	573	120.00–129.00	124.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	125.00–127.00	125.84
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	474	131.50–139.50	134.44
8	—	859	125.50	125.50
7	—	335	144.00	144.00
6	—	743	126.00	126.00
5	—	541	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	377	154.00–174.00	164.51
36	—	561	143.00–160.00	148.38
35	—	466	146.50–163.00	154.40
19	—	712	133.00–137.50	135.21
10	—	262	169.00–180.00	178.84
4	—	855	128.00	128.00
2	—	985	130.00	130.00
2	—	632	140.50	140.50
54	—	519	143.00–160.50	154.06
53	—	417	155.00–173.00	163.11
29	—	308	155.00–169.00	163.39
2	—	787	125.00	125.00
13	—	667	135.00–137.00	135.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	142.00	142.00
73	—	733	141.75	141.75
43	—	470	164.00–176.00	165.09
17	—	522	160.00–165.00	160.91
11	—	621	142.00	142.00
11	—	386	174.00–175.00	174.27
2	—	830	126.00	126.00
15	—	796	129.00–132.00	131.20
9	—	416	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	125.00–135.00	128.69
7	—	261	160.00–162.00	160.60
5	—	210	163.00	163.00
2	—	805	114.00	114.00
39	—	520	130.00–143.00	135.33
9	—	590	130.00	130.00
33	—	430	144.00–155.00	149.70
17	—	683	120.00–131.00	124.87
16	—	718	118.00–123.00	121.95
16	—	338	155.00–157.00	155.99
72	—	472	141.00–157.00	147.59
64	—	367	145.00–166.00	156.79

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	460.00–550.00	527.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,149	650.00–875.00	738.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	825.00–875.00	851.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	575.00–700.00	606.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	932	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,718	51.00–84.50	75.26
4	—	1,920	85.00–87.00	86.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	35.00–39.00	36.65
4	—	1,275	43.00–46.00	44.41
11	—	855	22.00–28.00	25.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	51.00–53.00	51.92
9	—	1,127	45.00–48.00	46.22
5	—	1,051	40.00–44.00	41.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	50.00–51.00	50.38
5	—	1,590	53.00–57.50	55.71
2	—	1,323	45.00–46.00	45.47

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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