Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.87/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$143.87

193 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.02

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	558	143.87	803	193

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 sale193 hd

143.87

—

KY average27 barns · 6,041 hd

134.85

+9.02

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	1,862	101.77	1,895	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	65.13	829	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	56.99	603	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	51.98	503	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	473	150.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.15/cwt	129.00–138.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	157.79/cwt	155.00–163.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.96/cwt	151.00–164.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.62/cwt	125.00–133.00	681	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.16/cwt	129.00–141.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	137.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	740	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.71/cwt	140.00–159.00	839	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	795.97/cwt	775.00–810.00	9,568	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,566	1,349.18/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	21,128	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	947	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	832.25/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	9,296	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	982.58/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.81/cwt	127.00–136.00	692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	149.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	153.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	153.25/cwt	152.50–154.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	142.74/cwt	141.00–144.50	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	49.97/cwt	46.00–52.00	459	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	63.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	783	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	69.26/cwt	68.00–71.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,939	104.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,021	7
Bulls	—	—	1,754	98.32/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	56.22/cwt	55.50–57.00	565	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	57.36/cwt	42.00–63.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.59/cwt	112.00–126.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.98/cwt	118.00–129.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.41/cwt	129.00–144.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.67/cwt	131.00–150.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	493	5

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 Jul 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 869Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 105Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	140.00–155.00	150.63
11	—	626	129.00–138.00	136.15
10	—	435	155.00–163.00	157.79
10	—	385	151.00–164.00	155.96
2	—	235	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
51	—	538	135.00–149.00	137.58
30	—	576	140.00–159.00	145.71
8	—	663	120.00–134.00	125.52
5	—	789	115.00–125.00	120.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	145.00–150.00	149.27
13	—	563	150.00–155.00	153.47
8	—	547	152.50–154.00	153.25
5	—	728	132.50	132.50
4	—	656	141.00–144.50	142.74
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.62
22	—	481	129.00–141.00	134.16
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
12	—	616	112.00–126.00	121.59
12	—	572	118.00–129.00	123.98
8	—	428	129.00–144.00	137.41
7	—	285	131.00–150.00	142.67
5	—	718	108.00–114.00	111.63
5	—	338	143.00–150.00	145.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	128.50	128.50
5	—	498	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	533	127.00–136.00	129.81
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	677	116.00	116.00
2	—	588	117.00–125.00	120.98
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	151.00	151.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,202	775.00–810.00	795.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,117	725.00–1,100.00	832.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	900.00–1,075.00	982.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,566	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,349.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	46.00–52.00	49.97
1	—	1,165	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	62.00–65.00	63.28
3	—	1,367	68.00–71.00	69.26
1	—	1,165	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,005	55.50–57.00	56.22
4	—	1,015	42.00–63.00	57.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,939	103.00–108.00	104.23
5	—	1,754	96.00–100.00	98.32

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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Steers · 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