Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.49/cwt on 269 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$121.49

269 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

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	452	122.34	553	259
Large 1	538	101.43	545	7thin
Small 1-2	548	95.00	521	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $32 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 sale269 hd

121.49

—

KY average26 barns · 6,941 hd

123.38

−1.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−103.51

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	—	Average	1,572	79.78	1,254	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	51.57	677	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	47.79	558	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	40.77	401	6thin

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.57/cwt	110.00–135.00	659	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.93/cwt	103.00–125.00	692	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.24/cwt	121.00–150.00	587	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	133.88/cwt	123.00–142.00	648	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.38/cwt	125.00–143.00	511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	101.73/cwt	93.00–111.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.51/cwt	130.00–152.50	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	151.68/cwt	148.00–153.00	728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	147.33/cwt	144.00–149.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.92/cwt	130.00–155.00	612	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.48/cwt	114.00–141.00	760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	153.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	160.71/cwt	145.00–165.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.50	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Large 1	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	4
Steers	Large 1	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	548	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	127.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	554	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	124.60/cwt	118.50–131.00	591	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	134.08/cwt	124.00–158.00	503	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.90/cwt	39.00–44.00	394	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	53.36/cwt	52.00–55.00	787	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,153	49.78/cwt	49.00–50.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	45.81/cwt	45.00–47.00	500	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	51.76/cwt	51.50–52.00	682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	79.66/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	84.90/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	906.02/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	12,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,163.08/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	14,201	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	721.56/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,168	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	681.44/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,966	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,359	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	133.57/cwt	132.50–141.00	773	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	139.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	112.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	113.25/cwt	105.00–123.00	595	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	114.98/cwt	110.00–126.00	546	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	117.99/cwt	115.00–126.00	496	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.56/cwt	123.00–140.00	494	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	105.20/cwt	100.00–111.00	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	139.17/cwt	128.00–142.50	427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	88.06/cwt	81.00–92.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	303	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	6

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 Apr 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 1,394Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
6	—	568	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	435	122.00–129.00	127.29
32	—	474	118.50–131.00	124.60
17	—	375	124.00–158.00	134.08
10	—	345	136.00–145.00	139.55
7	—	514	107.00–115.00	112.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	525	105.00–123.00	113.25
28	—	475	110.00–126.00	114.98
21	—	420	115.00–126.00	117.99
20	—	384	123.00–140.00	128.56
16	—	574	100.00–111.00	105.20
11	—	307	128.00–142.50	139.17
7	—	277	150.00	150.00
3	—	722	81.00–92.00	88.06
3	—	620	106.00	106.00
2	—	675	101.00	101.00
2	—	215	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	521	110.00–135.00	126.57
18	—	618	103.00–125.00	111.93
16	—	428	121.00–150.00	137.24
15	—	484	123.00–142.00	133.88
13	—	380	125.00–143.00	134.38
2	—	855	85.00	85.00
2	—	670	93.00–111.00	101.73
2	—	323	130.00–152.50	141.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	148.00–153.00	151.68
15	—	524	144.00–149.00	147.33
8	—	379	170.00	170.00
7	—	788	112.00	112.00
5	—	628	140.50	140.50
4	—	701	116.00	116.00
2	—	315	176.00	176.00
37	—	579	132.50–141.00	133.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	425	130.00–155.00	143.92
23	—	470	130.00–140.00	132.48
17	—	569	114.00–141.00	133.48
14	—	363	151.00–160.00	153.76
12	—	720	112.00–116.00	114.05
9	—	518	130.00–141.00	131.19
7	—	317	145.00–165.00	160.71
6	—	634	125.00	125.00
5	—	254	160.00–167.50	163.07
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	39.00–44.00	41.90
1	—	1,195	46.00	46.00
1	—	950	31.00	31.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	52.00–55.00	53.36
4	—	1,153	49.00–50.00	49.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	45.00–47.00	45.81
2	—	1,318	51.50–52.00	51.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	76.00–83.00	79.66
2	—	1,660	83.00–86.50	84.90
1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00

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)	4	—	1,371	800.00–1,025.00	906.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,221	800.00–1,300.00	1,163.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,132	650.00–850.00	721.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	600.00–700.00	681.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,167	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,485	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	875.00	875.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle