Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.73/cwt on 331 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.27 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$134.73

331 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.28

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	508	134.73	685	331

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 sale331 hd

134.73

—

KY average20 barns · 4,692 hd

127.45

+7.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−90.27

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	1,643	96.13	1,579	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	59.38	810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	58.34	709	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	44.75	475	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	764	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	135.56/cwt	130.00–143.00	701	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	633	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	146.83/cwt	135.00–154.00	562	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.02/cwt	125.50–134.00	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.91/cwt	109.00–130.00	723	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	152.55/cwt	147.00–154.00	502	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.69/cwt	108.00–121.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.76/cwt	136.00–145.00	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	157.17/cwt	151.00–163.00	439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.06/cwt	153.00–160.00	663	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.02/cwt	138.00–155.00	756	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.99/cwt	139.00–141.50	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	152.89/cwt	146.00–157.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.57/cwt	120.50–121.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.22/cwt	123.00–129.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	109.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	58.29/cwt	58.00–59.00	760	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	976	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	63.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	94.53/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	87.47/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,022.63/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	10,083	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,041.92/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,618	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	5,076	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,375.30/cwt	1,250.00–1,575.00	18,965	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,006	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,108	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	149.84/cwt	147.50–151.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.39/cwt	150.00–171.00	698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.49/cwt	145.00–156.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.25/cwt	149.00–165.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.74/cwt	156.50–170.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.25/cwt	135.00–148.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	145.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	178.14/cwt	168.00–192.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	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 May 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 369Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	198.00	198.00
30	—	422	150.00–171.00	165.39
21	—	526	145.00–156.00	149.49
12	—	476	149.00–165.00	156.25
8	—	375	156.50–170.00	159.74
7	—	615	135.00–148.00	143.25
7	—	589	140.00–148.00	145.77
5	—	335	168.00–192.00	178.14
2	—	705	128.00	128.00
2	—	675	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	929	119.25	119.25
9	—	603	147.50–151.00	149.84
3	—	310	190.00	190.00
2	—	815	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	561	136.25	136.25
36	—	517	130.00–143.00	135.56
4	—	962	100.00	100.00
2	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	365	159.00	159.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	467	130.00–141.00	135.56
34	—	383	135.00–154.00	146.83
30	—	525	125.50–134.00	130.02
23	—	618	109.00–130.00	116.91
21	—	558	116.00–129.00	123.43
20	—	329	147.00–154.00	152.55
15	—	671	108.00–121.00	115.69
14	—	419	136.00–145.00	138.76
12	—	279	151.00–163.00	157.17
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	153.00–160.00	157.06
15	—	511	138.00–155.00	148.02
13	—	577	139.00–141.50	140.99
9	—	620	132.00–136.00	134.62
8	—	491	146.00–157.00	152.89
7	—	724	120.50–121.00	120.57
7	—	665	123.00–129.00	127.22
5	—	754	108.00–112.00	109.61
4	—	397	164.00	164.00
3	—	275	157.00	157.00
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	925	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	49.00–51.00	50.00
1	—	950	38.00	38.00
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,303	58.00–59.00	58.29
4	—	1,525	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,260	53.00–55.00	53.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	60.00–66.00	63.09
2	—	1,195	54.00–56.00	55.00
1	—	1,100	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	105.00–109.00	106.40
3	—	1,633	90.00–98.00	94.53
3	—	1,433	85.00–89.00	87.47

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	986	800.00–1,125.00	1,022.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,211	900.00–1,200.00	1,041.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	655.00	655.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,379	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,375.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,455	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle