Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.85/cwt on 358 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.15 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$126.85

358 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	567	127.55	723	339
Large 1	520	118.50	616	8thin
Small 1-2	540	111.27	601	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $122 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 sale358 hd

126.85

—

KY average28 barns · 7,850 hd

125.58

+1.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−98.15

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	1,683	77.85	1,310	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	54.04	768	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	47.76	544	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	41.26	444	10

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	547	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.67/cwt	119.00–130.00	596	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.21/cwt	148.00–153.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	145.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	165.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	118.11/cwt	117.00–119.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	131.19/cwt	123.00–135.00	363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Steers	Large 1	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.17/cwt	132.00–135.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	174.81/cwt	174.00–175.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.74/cwt	131.00–140.00	769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,114.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,088	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	967.38/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	13,069	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	8,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	749.40/cwt	725.00–790.00	9,690	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	936.39/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,892	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	556.36/cwt	515.00–610.00	5,797	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.32/cwt	129.50–132.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.32/cwt	124.00–132.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	160.50/cwt	158.00–165.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	94.69/cwt	93.00–98.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	162.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	286	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	130.83/cwt	128.00–134.00	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	172.59/cwt	172.00–175.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	136.09/cwt	132.00–143.00	925	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	146.59/cwt	143.00–150.00	837	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	155.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	138.62/cwt	136.50–141.00	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	141.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	547	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	125.01/cwt	123.50–127.50	771	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	131.92/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	138.72/cwt	136.50–140.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,087	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.02/cwt	145.00–161.00	637	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.72/cwt	151.00–160.00	578	10
Bulls	—	—	1,601	72.44/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	78.72/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,363	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	50.27/cwt	49.00–51.00	704	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	47.65/cwt	47.00–48.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	47.79/cwt	46.00–49.00	532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	51.86/cwt	51.00–53.50	596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.66/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.48/cwt	143.00–152.00	679	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	591	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	39.09/cwt	37.00–40.00	428	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	45.00/cwt	44.00–46.00	519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	45.05/cwt	44.00–46.00	446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	57.07/cwt	53.50–63.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.55/cwt	121.50–130.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	119.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	129.79/cwt	129.00–133.00	421	5

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 1,769Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	547	105.00	105.00
6	—	591	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
52	—	474	119.00–130.00	125.67
29	—	439	125.00–130.00	126.35
15	—	383	134.00–135.00	134.60
9	—	683	117.00–119.00	118.11
9	—	277	123.00–135.00	131.19
3	—	885	104.00–107.00	105.99
14	—	529	121.50–130.00	124.55
12	—	639	118.00–120.00	119.69
16	—	574	120.00–130.00	125.91
5	—	324	129.00–133.00	129.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	286	140.00	140.00
9	—	555	128.00–134.00	130.83
4	—	687	124.00	124.00
4	—	435	137.50	137.50
3	—	330	138.00	138.00
26	—	385	140.00–143.00	141.98
24	—	617	123.50–127.50	125.01
22	—	528	130.00–133.00	131.92
18	—	468	136.50–140.00	138.72
61	—	902	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	148.00–153.00	151.21
9	—	443	140.00–147.00	145.47
9	—	321	165.00–170.00	165.57
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
6	—	612	132.00–135.00	134.17
5	—	377	174.00–175.00	174.81
21	—	571	131.00–140.00	134.74
14	—	530	140.00–150.00	143.76
3	—	713	132.00	132.00
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	744	136.50	136.50
3	—	485	160.00–163.00	162.01
5	—	439	172.00–175.00	172.59
27	—	680	132.00–143.00	136.09
27	—	571	143.00–150.00	146.59
20	—	524	150.00–161.00	155.98
14	—	635	136.50–141.00	138.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	129.50–132.00	130.32
7	—	524	124.00–132.00	128.32
6	—	316	158.00–165.00	160.50
4	—	650	121.00–125.00	122.00
4	—	275	152.00	152.00
3	—	882	93.00–98.00	94.69
5	—	805	109.00	109.00
49	—	419	145.00–161.00	152.02
14	—	625	125.00	125.00
10	—	376	151.00–160.00	153.72
19	—	467	143.00–152.00	145.48

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,264	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,351	825.00–1,050.00	967.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	982	855.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,293	725.00–790.00	749.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,270	875.00–1,000.00	936.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,042	515.00–610.00	556.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,375	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	68.00–76.00	72.44
4	—	1,731	78.00–79.00	78.72
2	—	1,790	87.50–91.50	89.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	49.00–51.00	50.27
3	—	1,480	47.00–48.00	47.65
15	—	1,419	53.50–63.00	57.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	46.00–49.00	47.79
4	—	1,150	51.00–53.50	51.86
6	—	1,153	44.00–46.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	37.00–40.00	39.09
2	—	1,105	44.00	44.00
2	—	990	44.00–46.00	45.05

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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