Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer calves weighing under 550 pounds sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Calves weighing over 550 including yearlings sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.00/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.00 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$131.00

108 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.70

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	442	131.00	579	108

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 sale108 hd

131.00

—

KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd

129.29

+1.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−94.00

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	1,650	88.03	1,452	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	60.02	828	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	52.70	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	45.02	508	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	58.29/cwt	57.00–59.50	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	145.49/cwt	130.00–155.00	423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.86/cwt	110.00–116.50	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.99/cwt	122.50–135.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.08/cwt	152.00–168.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.20/cwt	131.00–144.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.76/cwt	120.50–128.00	709	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	690.10/cwt	660.00–710.00	7,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	164.37/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.45/cwt	165.00–176.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	961.98/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,159	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	910.37/cwt	735.00–1,100.00	10,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.62/cwt	120.00–138.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	134.78/cwt	125.00–143.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.37/cwt	123.00–132.50	589	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.95/cwt	115.00–128.00	634	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	47.69/cwt	46.00–49.00	534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	53.12/cwt	51.00–55.00	617	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	56.40/cwt	55.00–57.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	65.21/cwt	63.00–68.50	934	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	59.08/cwt	58.00–61.00	832	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	47.34/cwt	47.00–48.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	93.82/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,556	86.16/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.51/cwt	145.00–161.00	562	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.47/cwt	133.00–141.50	649	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.63/cwt	41.00–46.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	146.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	798	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 1,404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steer calves weighing under 550 pounds sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Calves weighing over 550 including yearlings sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	57.00–59.50	58.29
3	—	1,120	46.00–49.00	47.69
9	—	1,162	51.00–55.00	53.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	55.00–57.00	56.40
3	—	1,433	63.00–68.50	65.21
5	—	1,409	58.00–61.00	59.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	47.00–48.00	47.34
5	—	1,045	41.00–46.00	43.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,847	91.00–96.50	93.82
5	—	1,556	85.00–88.00	86.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
7	—	578	115.00–122.00	119.40
8	—	291	130.00–155.00	145.49
23	—	415	120.00–138.00	131.62
8	—	368	125.00–143.00	134.78
9	—	613	116.00	116.00
24	—	470	123.00–132.50	125.37
12	—	520	115.00–128.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	140.00	140.00
4	—	308	159.00	159.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
7	—	357	145.00–150.00	146.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	155.00	155.00
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	131.02
9	—	366	160.00–166.00	164.37
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	288	165.00–176.00	170.45
3	—	307	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	295	161.00–165.00	163.00
4	—	623	110.00–116.50	114.86
7	—	522	122.50–135.00	125.99
8	—	330	152.00–168.00	161.08
9	—	418	131.00–144.00	137.20
16	—	573	120.50–128.00	123.76
17	—	371	145.00–161.00	151.51
26	—	472	133.00–141.50	137.47

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)	5	—	1,107	660.00–710.00	690.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	900.00–1,150.00	961.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,130	735.00–1,100.00	910.37

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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