Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves under 500 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Calves weighing over 550 including yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.64/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.36 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$130.64

152 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	500	130.83	655	150
Small 1-2	500	116.50	583	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $72 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 sale152 hd

130.64

—

KY average27 barns · 5,616 hd

127.54

+3.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−94.36

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	—	High	1,762	89.94	1,584	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	63.17	921	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	56.87	653	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	44.14	429	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	134.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	116.01/cwt	109.00–120.00	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.15/cwt	143.00–160.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	173.91/cwt	165.00–181.00	478	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	142.24/cwt	139.00–145.00	457	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.57/cwt	124.00–137.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	171.28/cwt	163.00–179.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	167.61/cwt	157.00–173.00	605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.19/cwt	159.00–165.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.74/cwt	133.00–134.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	660.11/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,268	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	828.58/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	826.17/cwt	750.00–880.00	9,311	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	662.97/cwt	625.00–695.00	7,425	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	750.06/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	136.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	145.81/cwt	145.00–154.00	857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,043	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	165.43/cwt	164.00–166.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	174.50/cwt	172.00–180.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	137.71/cwt	137.50–138.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	133.39/cwt	133.00–134.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	10
Bulls	—	—	1,945	94.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,841	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,284	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	64.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	973	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	55.90/cwt	55.00–57.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	628	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.53/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.60/cwt	136.00–144.00	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	43.94/cwt	43.00–46.00	408	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	50.47/cwt	47.00–52.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	35.12/cwt	32.00–39.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	143.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 1,149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
19	—	431	130.00–139.00	134.12
16	—	611	109.00–120.00	116.01
14	—	321	139.00–145.00	142.24
10	—	480	124.00–137.00	131.57
14	—	382	136.00–144.00	140.60
10	—	566	123.00–128.00	127.31
8	—	289	141.00–146.00	143.15
5	—	515	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	125.00	125.00
14	—	479	137.50–138.00	137.71
9	—	669	124.00–125.00	124.35
9	—	546	129.50	129.50
8	—	577	133.00–134.00	133.39
6	—	706	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	129.00	129.00
8	—	476	143.00–160.00	153.15
3	—	275	165.00–181.00	173.91
2	—	213	163.00–179.00	171.28
1	—	310	173.00	173.00
11	—	361	157.00–173.00	167.61
7	—	425	159.00–165.00	161.19
4	—	655	133.00–134.00	133.74
4	—	615	137.00	137.00
3	—	533	139.00–142.00	140.00
2	—	880	124.00	124.00
2	—	810	123.50	123.50
2	—	725	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	189.00	189.00
21	—	588	145.00–154.00	145.81
18	—	793	131.50	131.50
7	—	476	164.00–166.00	165.43
3	—	432	172.00–180.00	174.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	762	116.00	116.00
6	—	428	145.00–160.00	153.82
3	—	253	127.00–141.00	136.21
2	—	1,002	99.00	99.00
2	—	395	161.00	161.00
2	—	332	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	149.00	149.00
13	—	518	134.00–140.00	135.39
10	—	708	119.00	119.00
10	—	655	130.00	130.00
13	—	568	129.00–131.00	130.53

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	—	1,101	625.00–725.00	660.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	991	775.00–875.00	828.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,127	750.00–880.00	826.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,120	625.00–695.00	662.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,303	700.00–775.00	750.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	90.00–98.00	94.66
1	—	1,510	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,280	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,505	60.00–68.00	64.63
2	—	1,225	55.00–57.00	55.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	52.00–57.00	54.61
2	—	1,143	62.00–63.00	62.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	43.00–46.00	43.94
3	—	1,057	47.00–52.00	50.47
2	—	955	32.00–39.00	35.12

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

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle