Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.90/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.10 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$131.90

152 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$17.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

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	533	132.36	705	148
Large 1	655	115.00	753	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.36/cwt here — about −$48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale152 hd

131.90

—

KY average27 barns · 4,483 hd

128.93

+2.98

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−93.10

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	1,648	111.21	1,833	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	72.84	868	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	72.51	879	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	54.57	538	6thin

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	—	524	142.80/cwt	139.00–153.50	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.50	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	147.83/cwt	147.00–148.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	129.39/cwt	129.00–130.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	129.56/cwt	121.50–138.00	720	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.01/cwt	128.00–137.00	698	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.85/cwt	125.00–139.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.84/cwt	132.00–141.00	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	119.82/cwt	119.00–122.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.27/cwt	122.00–124.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	145.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	743	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	149.54/cwt	144.00–160.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	867	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.65/cwt	139.00–145.50	810	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.58/cwt	144.00–161.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.64/cwt	116.00–118.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	44.66/cwt	40.00–49.00	440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	64.27/cwt	62.00–66.00	678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	54.77/cwt	51.00–58.00	504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	76.02/cwt	75.00–77.00	939	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	68.84/cwt	68.00–71.00	821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	77.65/cwt	75.00–82.50	924	5
Bulls	—	—	1,737	112.89/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,961	13
Bulls	—	—	1,360	105.76/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	928.64/cwt	835.00–975.00	10,401	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	874.48/cwt	685.00–1,075.00	8,946	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,018	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	888	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	817	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	661	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	674	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	149.39/cwt	145.00–166.00	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	148.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	152.01/cwt	149.00–155.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	152.10/cwt	150.00–154.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.17/cwt	145.00–165.00	724	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.97/cwt	134.00–138.50	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	994	4

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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 850Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 35Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 60Year ago 95

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	139.00–153.50	142.80
4	—	377	152.00	152.00
4	—	315	164.00	164.00
2	—	685	130.00	130.00
18	—	402	150.00–154.00	152.10
17	—	476	145.00–165.00	152.17
12	—	619	134.00–138.50	136.97
8	—	591	145.00–153.00	146.96
4	—	842	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	145.00–166.00	149.39
12	—	619	145.00–154.00	148.36
12	—	557	149.00–155.00	152.01
2	—	720	132.50	132.50
2	—	657	155.00	155.00
2	—	385	174.00	174.00
1	—	420	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	140.00–142.50	141.14
6	—	411	147.00–148.00	147.83
5	—	629	129.00–130.00	129.39
4	—	657	134.00	134.00
3	—	245	167.00	167.00
2	—	780	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	556	121.50–138.00	129.56
26	—	529	128.00–137.00	132.01
16	—	468	125.00–139.00	134.85
14	—	427	132.00–141.00	134.84
8	—	741	116.00	116.00
7	—	684	119.00–122.00	119.82
7	—	632	122.00–124.00	122.27
6	—	389	142.00–152.00	145.23
3	—	323	154.00	154.00
2	—	815	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	135.00–150.00	142.06
16	—	464	144.00–160.00	149.54
14	—	676	125.00–130.00	128.21
13	—	576	139.00–145.50	140.65
9	—	423	144.00–161.00	151.58
5	—	610	125.00–135.00	132.90
3	—	727	116.00–118.00	116.64
2	—	363	136.00–140.00	138.07
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	888	92.00	92.00
9	—	661	102.00	102.00
1	—	745	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	40.00–49.00	44.66
2	—	1,055	62.00–66.00	64.27
2	—	920	51.00–58.00	54.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	75.00–77.00	76.02
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,120	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	68.00–71.00	68.84
5	—	1,190	75.00–82.50	77.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,737	109.00–119.00	112.89
4	—	1,360	102.00–108.00	105.76

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)	4	—	1,120	835.00–975.00	928.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,023	685.00–1,075.00	874.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,369	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle