Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.23/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −107.77 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$117.23

142 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.84

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	578	117.23	677	142

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 sale142 hd

117.23

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

121.07

−3.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−107.77

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	1,519	83.93	1,275	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	62.08	890	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	59.10	682	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	46.38	486	9thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Value Added	—	950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	798	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	135.08/cwt	132.00–143.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	307	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	136.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	113.63/cwt	113.00–114.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.56/cwt	118.00–129.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	126.82/cwt	121.00–132.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	126.73/cwt	125.00–137.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	133.39/cwt	122.00–137.50	283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	693	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	107.49/cwt	99.50–118.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	153.21/cwt	151.00–158.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,603	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	20,599	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,013	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	11,948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	54.98/cwt	51.00–65.00	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	44.77/cwt	43.00–46.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	31.59/cwt	30.00–33.00	269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	65.56/cwt	64.50–68.00	1,023	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	53.92/cwt	52.00–56.00	694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	61.56/cwt	61.00–62.00	778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.43/cwt	54.00–60.00	663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.03/cwt	52.00–54.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	68.50/cwt	65.00–72.00	754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	82.66/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,197	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.08/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	824.82/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	679.55/cwt	565.00–775.00	6,170	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	266	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	168.30/cwt	165.00–177.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.47/cwt	151.00–169.00	590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	154.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	169.12/cwt	167.00–177.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	662	3
Steers	Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 849Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	950	84.00	84.00
14	—	386	140.00–145.00	140.99
11	—	455	134.00	134.00
7	—	531	117.00	117.00
7	—	413	132.00–143.00	135.08
5	—	688	112.00	112.00
4	—	307	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	132.00–138.00	136.95
11	—	559	113.00–114.00	113.63
9	—	478	118.00–129.00	124.56
7	—	505	121.00–132.00	126.82
7	—	356	125.00–137.00	126.73
4	—	642	102.00	102.00
4	—	212	122.00–137.50	133.39
3	—	340	131.00	131.00
2	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	134.00–139.00	135.01
9	—	774	99.50–118.00	107.49
9	—	430	151.00–158.00	153.21
4	—	1,175	119.00	119.00
2	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
2	—	477	142.00	142.00
2	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	266	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	766	119.00	119.00
8	—	543	142.00	142.00
7	—	369	165.00–177.00	168.30
6	—	625	144.00	144.00
3	—	450	156.00	156.00
2	—	433	161.00–165.00	163.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	151.00–169.00	159.47
8	—	543	131.00	131.00
8	—	416	147.00–163.00	154.81
5	—	891	102.00	102.00
5	—	307	167.00–177.00	169.12
4	—	711	120.00	120.00
4	—	615	132.00	132.00
3	—	477	130.00–143.00	138.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,603	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	895.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	725.00–950.00	824.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	565.00–775.00	679.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	51.00–65.00	54.98
3	—	978	43.00–46.00	44.77
2	—	850	30.00–33.00	31.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	64.50–68.00	65.56
2	—	1,288	52.00–56.00	53.92
2	—	1,263	61.00–62.00	61.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	54.00–60.00	57.43
2	—	1,208	52.00–54.00	53.03
2	—	1,100	65.00–72.00	68.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	80.00–84.00	82.66
2	—	1,825	88.00–92.00	90.08
1	—	1,260	78.00	78.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle