Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.77/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$116.77

250 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$382

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

$4.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.92

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	430	121.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	773	116.75	902	249

One grade step is worth $4.25/cwt here — about −$382 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 sale250 hd

116.77

—

KY average27 barns · 6,622 hd

139.69

−22.92

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	1,802	92.95	1,675	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	67.57	926	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	58.02	649	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	49.58	492	12

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.10/cwt	121.00–140.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	123.82/cwt	115.00–132.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	477	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	84.91/cwt	84.00–91.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.40/cwt	115.00–144.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	987	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,131	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	1,043	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	127.89/cwt	118.00–130.00	843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	793	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	112.73/cwt	112.00–114.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	146.12/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	158.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	532	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.32/cwt	131.00–150.00	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.41/cwt	128.00–140.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.63/cwt	142.00–152.50	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Large 1	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	117.19/cwt	113.00–118.00	648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	134.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	519	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	132.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	52.63/cwt	51.00–55.00	563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	45.30/cwt	44.00–48.00	402	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	69.79/cwt	67.00–76.00	927	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.14/cwt	60.00–65.00	941	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	57.08/cwt	55.00–58.00	611	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	610	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.93/cwt	64.00–68.00	777	5
Bulls	—	—	1,943	99.37/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,931	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	71.97/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	922.63/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	10,841	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,040.04/cwt	780.00–1,185.00	12,075	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	759.96/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,102	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,099.02/cwt	1,060.00–1,135.00	16,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,072.71/cwt	935.00–1,225.00	13,902	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,042.44/cwt	950.00–1,160.00	12,697	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	637.33/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.06/cwt	116.00–127.50	525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	115.48/cwt	109.00–121.00	547	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	121.55/cwt	116.00–125.00	461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	117.57/cwt	114.00–122.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	127.42/cwt	118.00–130.00	368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	98.78/cwt	90.00–103.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	701	2

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 Mar 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 1,020Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	121.00–140.00	132.10
10	—	735	84.00–91.00	84.91
10	—	424	115.00–144.00	129.40
8	—	520	123.00–131.00	127.46
4	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	85.00	85.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	115.00–132.00	123.82
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
28	—	427	116.00–127.50	123.06
25	—	474	109.00–121.00	115.48
20	—	379	116.00–125.00	121.55
14	—	597	114.00–122.00	117.57
8	—	289	118.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	718	90.00–103.00	98.78
3	—	533	110.00	110.00
2	—	687	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	553	113.00–118.00	117.19
16	—	386	130.00–137.00	134.50
11	—	457	130.00–133.00	132.44
5	—	829	100.00	100.00
5	—	426	130.00	130.00
4	—	705	105.00	105.00
4	—	663	102.00	102.00
4	—	515	122.00	122.00
3	—	773	105.00	105.00
3	—	613	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,033	95.50	95.50
48	—	1,131	92.25	92.25
23	—	659	118.00–130.00	127.89
22	—	622	127.50	127.50
11	—	766	112.00–114.00	112.73
9	—	530	145.00–150.00	146.12
8	—	749	110.00	110.00
7	—	560	139.00	139.00
5	—	424	158.00–161.00	158.59
4	—	495	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	375	135.00–155.00	141.89
13	—	475	131.00–150.00	142.32
11	—	521	128.00–140.00	129.41
7	—	415	140.00	140.00
6	—	573	122.00	122.00
4	—	315	142.00–152.50	144.63
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	51.00–55.00	52.63
5	—	887	44.00–48.00	45.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,328	67.00–76.00	69.79
4	—	1,515	60.00–65.00	62.14
1	—	1,415	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,070	55.00–58.00	57.08
6	—	1,151	52.00–54.00	53.01
5	—	1,178	64.00–68.00	65.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,943	96.00–105.50	99.37
4	—	1,680	90.00–97.00	93.82
2	—	1,625	70.00–74.00	71.97

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,175	850.00–1,085.00	922.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,161	780.00–1,185.00	1,040.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	803	750.00–800.00	759.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	1,060.00–1,135.00	1,099.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,296	935.00–1,225.00	1,072.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,218	950.00–1,160.00	1,042.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	600.00–675.00	637.33

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle