Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.43/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$150.43

186 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

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	150.59	802	185
Large 1	400	120.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $322 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 sale186 hd

150.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,596 hd

143.50

+6.93

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	1,840	82.24	1,514	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	64.61	964	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	56.50	635	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	43.65	439	8thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	288	144.64/cwt	136.00–148.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	668	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	41.99/cwt	41.00–44.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	130.85/cwt	126.00–139.00	499	14
Steers	Large 1	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.27/cwt	144.00–150.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.89/cwt	148.00–160.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,127.86/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	15,113	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	958.29/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	161.13/cwt	155.00–172.00	624	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.19/cwt	146.00–163.00	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.85/cwt	155.00–166.00	516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	889.07/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,527	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	932.52/cwt	825.00–1,060.00	12,104	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	713.22/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,238	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	800.75/cwt	595.00–925.00	8,992	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	655.39/cwt	525.00–750.00	7,308	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	78.33/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	—	1,923	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.85/cwt	133.00–146.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	168.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	134.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	161.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	140.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	869	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	985	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	149.44/cwt	144.00–155.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	133.65/cwt	133.00–136.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	136.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	128.57/cwt	128.00–129.00	748	27
Bulls	Large 1	—	511	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	608	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	696	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	793	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.71/cwt	139.00–153.00	617	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	850	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	53.48/cwt	52.00–55.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	117.91/cwt	117.00–122.00	898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	68.63/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,014	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	59.51/cwt	59.00–61.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	566	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 Feb 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	288	136.00–148.00	144.64
6	—	615	126.50	126.50
17	—	518	122.00–130.00	129.05
5	—	331	135.00–138.00	136.23
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
16	—	472	128.00–133.00	130.51
14	—	381	126.00–139.00	130.85
11	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.68
10	—	417	135.00–137.00	135.81
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	100.00–110.00	106.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	674	120.00–125.00	121.70
14	—	516	133.00–136.00	133.65
9	—	371	143.00	143.00
8	—	479	135.00–140.00	136.23
2	—	785	115.00	115.00
27	—	582	128.00–129.00	128.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	174.00	174.00
7	—	537	144.00–150.00	146.27
5	—	474	148.00–160.00	150.89
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.03
3	—	727	127.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	940	114.00	114.00
29	—	387	155.00–172.00	161.13
14	—	423	146.00–163.00	155.19
11	—	323	155.00–166.00	159.85
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	168.00–170.00	168.52
15	—	680	132.00–137.00	134.08
13	—	526	155.00–164.00	161.45
8	—	706	132.00	132.00
6	—	846	126.00	126.00
22	—	618	137.00–147.00	140.69
2	—	985	111.00	111.00
2	—	407	174.00	174.00
2	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.43
22	—	581	144.00–155.00	149.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	133.00–146.00	138.85
7	—	583	125.00–134.00	132.72
6	—	366	155.00–162.50	156.25
27	—	479	140.00–155.00	145.30
15	—	632	120.00–132.00	125.53
14	—	418	139.00–153.00	147.71
12	—	694	122.50	122.50
11	—	762	117.00–122.00	117.91
5	—	918	101.00	101.00
4	—	832	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	41.00–44.00	41.99
3	—	1,142	47.00–52.00	48.75
1	—	785	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	52.00–55.00	53.48
4	—	1,159	59.00–61.00	59.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	68.00–70.00	68.63
2	—	1,588	60.00–64.00	61.89
1	—	1,345	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	73.00–82.00	78.33
3	—	1,923	84.00–87.00	85.83
1	—	2,200	91.00	91.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,340	950.00–1,225.00	1,127.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	800.00–1,025.00	958.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,184	850.00–900.00	889.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	825.00–1,060.00	932.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,155	600.00–800.00	713.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	902	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,123	595.00–925.00	800.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,115	525.00–750.00	655.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	535.00	535.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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