Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.42/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −71.97 against this barn's trailing median of $207.39.

Average price

$135.42

116 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.63

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	532	135.42	721	116

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.27, low $184.42, median $207.39 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

135.42

—

KY average25 barns · 2,164 hd

130.79

+4.63

This barn, trailing median16 sales

207.39

−71.97

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	1,692	100.33	1,697	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	61.24	828	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	60.73	708	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,155	47.89	553	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	392	166.98/cwt	162.00–172.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	167.39/cwt	155.00–175.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.13/cwt	118.00–119.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.81/cwt	129.00–147.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	185.34/cwt	180.00–192.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.60/cwt	126.00–132.00	805	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	868.87/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	9,966	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,040.69/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.40/cwt	128.00–142.00	712	26
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.88/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	98.73/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	127.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	784	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.91/cwt	116.00–157.00	764	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.38/cwt	145.00–162.00	576	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	52.03/cwt	51.00–54.00	641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	47.63/cwt	44.00–51.00	572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	38.18/cwt	35.00–41.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	146.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	122.43/cwt	105.00–130.00	807	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	151.46/cwt	149.00–155.00	483	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	63.69/cwt	62.00–67.00	981	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,068	57.57/cwt	57.00–58.00	615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.00	667	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	63.56/cwt	63.00–65.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.03/cwt	126.00–139.00	618	23

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 May 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 999Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 85Year ago 0

All classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	392	162.00–172.00	166.98
8	—	322	155.00–175.00	167.39
3	—	485	141.00	141.00
6	—	290	184.00–185.00	184.66
3	—	220	180.00–192.00	185.34
2	—	825	115.00	115.00
2	—	785	116.00	116.00
11	—	575	135.00–140.00	136.81
10	—	631	126.00–132.00	127.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	140.00	140.00
8	—	685	134.00	134.00
3	—	431	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	118.00–119.00	118.13
14	—	380	129.00–147.00	139.81
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
3	—	620	112.00	112.00
12	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.68
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
7	—	319	149.00–155.00	151.46
10	—	426	130.00–140.00	133.34
4	—	787	104.00	104.00
23	—	468	126.00–139.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	141.50	141.50
3	—	541	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	141.00	141.00
3	—	305	137.00	137.00
2	—	935	85.00	85.00
2	—	810	103.00	103.00
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
26	—	522	128.00–142.00	136.40
25	—	614	120.00–130.00	127.74
20	—	575	116.00–157.00	132.91
17	—	373	145.00–162.00	154.38
9	—	409	145.00–154.00	146.94
6	—	659	105.00–130.00	122.43

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)	7	—	1,147	725.00–1,025.00	868.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,105	950.00–1,125.00	1,040.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	103.50–106.50	104.88
4	—	1,632	98.00–99.00	98.73
1	—	1,575	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	51.00–54.00	52.03
5	—	1,200	44.00–51.00	47.63
2	—	850	35.00–41.00	38.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	62.00–67.00	63.69
4	—	1,068	57.00–58.00	57.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	57.00–59.00	57.90
5	—	1,180	63.00–65.00	63.56

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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