Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.63/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.37 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$136.63

186 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.80

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	568	136.63	776	186

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 sale186 hd

136.63

—

KY average29 barns · 5,717 hd

132.83

+3.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−88.37

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	1,715	97.52	1,673	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	62.00	921	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	58.87	736	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	51.33	524	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	668	127.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.92/cwt	141.00–145.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,205	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,655	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,679	1,472.86/cwt	1,450.00–1,485.00	24,729	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,186.53/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	16,196	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	10,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	160.62/cwt	160.00–161.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	156.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.13/cwt	145.00–157.00	776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.36/cwt	138.00–144.50	871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.39/cwt	142.00–152.00	839	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	170.50/cwt	167.00–172.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.24/cwt	149.00–160.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	49.80/cwt	47.00–53.00	478	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	55.42/cwt	54.00–57.00	656	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	64.02/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,037	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	59.47/cwt	58.00–61.00	784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	60.11/cwt	57.00–62.00	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	49.82/cwt	49.00–51.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.79/cwt	67.00–73.00	907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	106.84/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	92.73/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	85.26/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,322	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,071.68/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	9,763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,083	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	764.81/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	130.60/cwt	130.60–130.60	1,017	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.83/cwt	136.00–154.50	556	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.72/cwt	135.00–149.00	625	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.59/cwt	134.00–145.00	652	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.33/cwt	121.00–131.00	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	132.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.56/cwt	131.00–145.00	790	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	148.35/cwt	146.00–151.00	743	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	8

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 1,027Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 167Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 95Year ago 55

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	120.00–135.00	127.10
6	—	423	141.00–145.00	142.92
4	—	460	150.00	150.00
4	—	375	159.00	159.00
2	—	810	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
21	—	570	131.00–145.00	138.56
17	—	501	146.00–151.00	148.35
12	—	331	150.00–154.00	152.04
8	—	621	130.00–135.00	133.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	859	128.00	128.00
8	—	507	160.00–161.00	160.62
8	—	432	164.00	164.00
6	—	712	140.00	140.00
5	—	772	131.00	131.00
4	—	622	155.00–160.00	156.25
4	—	368	168.00	168.00
2	—	675	149.00	149.00
2	—	335	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	517	145.00–157.00	150.13
19	—	612	138.00–144.50	142.36
19	—	581	142.00–152.00	144.39
7	—	329	167.00–172.00	170.50
6	—	473	149.00–160.00	156.24
5	—	655	135.00	135.00
4	—	447	150.00	150.00
3	—	391	159.00	159.00
3	—	260	170.00	170.00
2	—	745	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	779	130.60	130.60
2	—	492	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	379	136.00–154.50	146.83
26	—	571	130.00–138.00	132.49
20	—	429	135.00–149.00	145.72
19	—	464	134.00–145.00	140.59
17	—	625	121.00–131.00	126.33
6	—	676	122.00–125.00	123.52
6	—	276	160.00	160.00
3	—	537	130.00–137.00	132.35
2	—	822	118.00	118.00
2	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,052	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,679	1,450.00–1,485.00	1,472.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,365	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,186.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,260	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	911	975.00–1,300.00	1,071.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,553	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,340	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,135	675.00–850.00	764.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	960	47.00–53.00	49.80
3	—	1,183	54.00–57.00	55.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,620	63.00–66.00	64.02
4	—	1,318	58.00–61.00	59.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	57.00–62.00	60.11
5	—	1,270	49.00–51.00	49.82
3	—	1,300	67.00–73.00	69.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,708	105.00–109.00	106.84
4	—	1,850	90.00–96.00	92.73
3	—	1,550	82.00–88.00	85.26

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