Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-07-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 784▼ 4 vs year ago 873 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 75▲ 3 vs year ago 102 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 80▼ 39 vs year ago 85 · −45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.96/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$127.96
286 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582127.96744286
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 sale286 hd
127.96
—
KY average25 barns · 4,715 hd
124.72
+3.23
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−97.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,85499.601,84710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37666.0990918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18160.8771916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05950.605366thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—315144.57/cwt140.00–149.004552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—465134.91/cwt120.00–145.0062730
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—592126.64/cwt119.00–135.0075027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—666117.25/cwt113.00–120.0078117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—509131.94/cwt125.00–138.0067215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—426143.93/cwt135.00–149.0061314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—941114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—717130.00/cwt130.00–130.009326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—327155.00/cwt155.00–155.005073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—265143.00/cwt143.00–143.003791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2731,160.73/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0014,7763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2931,213.45/cwt1,150.00–1,285.0015,6902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—776126.96/cwt125.00–130.0098520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—624143.31/cwt142.00–145.0089411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—567154.00/cwt154.00–154.008737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—671135.99/cwt131.00–137.009126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—569142.69/cwt133.00–145.0081229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—414159.39/cwt154.00–164.0066017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—730124.79/cwt121.00–130.0091114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—612137.32/cwt129.00–141.0084010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—288168.25/cwt163.00–182.504858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—532137.18/cwt136.50–140.007305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—473143.06/cwt139.00–145.006773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—625131.38/cwt121.00–133.85821104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—420137.70/cwt137.00–139.0057814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—1,066100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—766112.00/cwt112.00–112.008588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—337147.56/cwt147.00–150.004975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523131.27/cwt122.00–134.0068753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—580123.24/cwt115.00–130.0071535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—436132.82/cwt123.00–135.0057915
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01348.60/cwt46.00–50.004924
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15054.61/cwt52.00–57.006282
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45568.05/cwt65.00–72.0099013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,19962.00/cwt62.00–62.007434
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,05557.00/cwt57.00–57.006011
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18156.66/cwt55.00–59.006697
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19462.00/cwt60.00–64.007406
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15368.44/cwt66.00–71.007893
Bulls——1,79697.99/cwt95.00–100.001,7608
Bulls——2,088106.06/cwt104.00–108.002,2152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,210915.76/cwt675.00–1,000.0011,08114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4091,098.90/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0015,48411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2381,037.70/cwt625.00–1,220.0012,8476
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—900835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,5151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,073720.15/cwt685.00–750.007,7274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—891120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,06928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373133.26/cwt126.00–135.0049712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—676115.68/cwt114.00–119.007829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—628113.02/cwt111.00–116.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006193

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.