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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.68/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.32 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$133.68

227 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$38.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	537	133.85	719	226
Small 1-2	465	95.00	442	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.85/cwt here — about $277 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 sale227 hd

133.68

—

KY average24 barns · 4,436 hd

130.98

+2.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−91.32

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	1,769	103.65	1,833	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,584	68.43	1,084	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	62.68	754	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	52.66	538	19

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	170.13/cwt	167.50–172.00	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,001.34/cwt	875.00–1,195.00	11,726	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,321.22/cwt	850.00–1,495.00	18,378	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,198.34/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	15,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	14,583	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	144.41/cwt	143.00–144.50	995	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	156.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	891	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	136.86/cwt	136.00–140.00	994	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	167.70/cwt	163.00–180.00	649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	135.64/cwt	134.00–139.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	902	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	129.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	161.29/cwt	152.50–170.00	332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	121.66/cwt	120.50–125.00	938	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	136.13/cwt	133.50–143.00	730	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	50.27/cwt	48.00–51.50	490	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	60.69/cwt	59.00–62.00	673	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.53/cwt	36.00–37.00	347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	70.32/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,129	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	63.08/cwt	62.00–64.00	962	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	60.44/cwt	60.00–62.00	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	69.75/cwt	67.00–77.00	857	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	52.35/cwt	50.00–56.00	580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	106.76/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,978	10
Bulls	—	—	1,738	101.38/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,762	9
Bulls	—	—	1,200	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	874.64/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,872	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,057.84/cwt	955.00–1,250.00	14,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	131.16/cwt	125.00–133.50	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	147.41/cwt	145.00–149.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	149.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.87/cwt	122.00–139.00	716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.68/cwt	125.00–142.50	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.50	753	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	654	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.50/cwt	134.00–149.00	613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.60/cwt	135.00–148.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.22/cwt	106.00–115.00	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	154.62/cwt	151.00–158.00	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.77/cwt	138.00–153.00	685	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.67/cwt	135.00–147.00	737	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.09/cwt	145.00–163.00	636	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.16/cwt	129.00–135.00	774	12

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 555Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	132.00–135.00	133.01
9	—	366	162.00–170.00	165.95
8	—	324	167.50–172.00	170.13
6	—	833	100.00–105.00	102.52
6	—	768	117.00–118.00	117.66
3	—	620	132.00	132.00
29	—	473	138.00–153.00	144.77
28	—	528	135.00–147.00	139.67
17	—	418	145.00–163.00	152.09
12	—	581	129.00–135.00	133.16
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	689	143.00–144.50	144.41
21	—	570	152.00–158.00	156.28
18	—	726	136.00–140.00	136.86
10	—	532	155.00–157.00	156.01
3	—	921	124.00	124.00
3	—	312	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	387	163.00–180.00	167.70
19	—	686	134.00–139.00	135.64
16	—	621	144.00–149.00	145.20
14	—	826	125.00–137.00	129.28
14	—	479	150.00–153.00	151.01
9	—	996	118.00	118.00
8	—	328	165.00–175.00	169.38
7	—	445	158.00	158.00
4	—	206	152.50–170.00	161.29
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	771	120.50–125.00	121.66
17	—	536	133.50–143.00	136.13
14	—	639	125.00–133.50	131.16
10	—	456	145.00–149.00	147.41
9	—	421	146.00–159.00	149.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	560	122.00–139.00	127.87
24	—	510	125.00–142.50	133.68
21	—	607	120.00–128.50	124.00
20	—	468	135.00–144.00	139.76
20	—	430	134.00–149.00	142.50
13	—	381	135.00–148.00	144.60
12	—	729	106.00–115.00	111.22
10	—	311	151.00–158.00	154.62
7	—	685	117.50	117.50
4	—	290	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)	7	—	1,171	875.00–1,195.00	1,001.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,243	825.00–925.00	874.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,353	955.00–1,250.00	1,057.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,391	850.00–1,495.00	1,321.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,283	925.00–1,300.00	1,198.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,473	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,635	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	48.00–51.50	50.27
7	—	1,109	59.00–62.00	60.69
2	—	950	36.00–37.00	36.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,605	69.00–74.00	70.32
6	—	1,525	62.00–64.00	63.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	60.00–62.00	60.44
9	—	1,229	67.00–77.00	69.75
4	—	1,108	50.00–56.00	52.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,853	103.00–109.00	106.76
9	—	1,738	99.00–104.00	101.38
1	—	1,200	93.00	93.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle