Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady on a light test due to weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.61/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$144.61

146 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.45

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	619	144.61	896	146

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 sale146 hd

144.61

—

KY average27 barns · 4,168 hd

142.16

+2.45

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	1,574	80.64	1,269	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	61.40	785	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,023	55.63	569	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	48.08	496	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	147.57/cwt	135.00–153.00	835	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,012	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	826.04/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,887	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	548.52/cwt	510.00–630.00	5,957	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	694.27/cwt	675.00–760.00	7,901	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	758	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	781.54/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	974.92/cwt	795.00–1,160.00	12,518	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	154.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	145.10/cwt	134.50–164.00	997	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	864	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	142.91/cwt	142.00–144.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	122.92/cwt	122.50–123.00	819	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	63.98/cwt	62.00–67.00	846	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	54.96/cwt	54.00–56.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	55.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	77.46/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.78/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	46.05/cwt	45.00–47.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	50.10/cwt	49.00–51.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.56/cwt	161.00–170.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.78/cwt	121.00–133.00	618	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.81/cwt	121.00–122.00	800	16

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 1,042Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week. All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady on a light test due to weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	566	135.00–153.00	147.57
10	—	689	132.00	132.00
4	—	280	174.00	174.00
2	—	447	142.00	142.00
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	202	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
8	—	507	155.00	155.00
4	—	326	161.00–170.00	165.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	733	132.50	132.50
10	—	751	132.50	132.50
41	—	687	134.50–164.00	145.10
17	—	598	144.50	144.50
15	—	619	142.00–144.00	142.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	134.00	134.00
6	—	405	150.00–155.00	154.18
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	138.00	138.00
37	—	666	122.50–123.00	122.92
7	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	633	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	122.00–125.00	124.22
7	—	526	126.00–129.00	127.78
7	—	443	134.00–135.00	134.57
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
29	—	476	121.00–133.00	129.78
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
16	—	657	121.00–122.00	121.81

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	1	—	1,520	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	775.00–875.00	826.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,086	510.00–630.00	548.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,138	675.00–760.00	694.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	700.00–850.00	781.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,284	795.00–1,160.00	974.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,643	77.00–78.00	77.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	62.00–67.00	63.98
2	—	1,165	54.00–56.00	54.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	53.00–58.00	55.70
1	—	1,145	58.00	58.00
1	—	830	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	45.00–47.00	46.05
2	—	1,010	49.00–51.00	50.10

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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