Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.70/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$150.70

289 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.10

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	554	150.70	834	289

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 sale289 hd

150.70

—

KY average28 barns · 6,180 hd

139.61

+11.10

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	—	Average	1,784	101.81	1,816	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	65.54	931	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	63.34	811	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	50.14	532	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	781	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	68.16/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,035	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	61.60/cwt	59.00–63.00	810	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	67.90/cwt	66.00–69.00	879	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	56.99/cwt	56.50–58.00	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	100.18/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	91.09/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	912.37/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,146	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,085.50/cwt	990.00–1,255.00	14,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,220.03/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	15,031	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	882	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	145.58/cwt	144.00–148.50	972	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.90/cwt	135.00–162.00	841	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.17/cwt	145.00–161.00	717	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.46/cwt	154.00–165.00	676	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	138.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	938	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	172.44/cwt	170.00–182.00	617	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.50	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	133.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	135.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	178.73/cwt	168.50–192.00	483	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	185.08/cwt	165.00–192.00	605	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	47.61/cwt	45.00–52.00	499	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	63.80/cwt	62.00–65.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	132.72/cwt	132.00–133.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.87/cwt	127.00–140.00	633	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.59/cwt	139.00–164.00	560	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.52/cwt	124.00–138.00	685	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	124.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.58/cwt	133.50–145.00	593	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.10/cwt	122.00–134.00	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.74/cwt	146.00–163.00	502	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	115.09/cwt	114.00–116.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	144.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.19/cwt	105.00–106.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	156.54/cwt	155.00–161.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.92/cwt	129.00–145.00	792	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.72/cwt	159.00–170.00	619	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.18/cwt	120.50–133.00	803	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.42/cwt	138.00–162.00	696	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	151.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	624	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.96/cwt	132.00–143.00	742	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	856	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	174.50/cwt	157.00–189.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	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 Aug 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 822Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 102Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 57Year ago 52

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	116.00	116.00
2	—	215	161.00	161.00
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
41	—	570	129.00–145.00	138.92
31	—	376	159.00–170.00	164.72
21	—	622	120.50–133.00	129.18
18	—	472	138.00–162.00	147.42
18	—	411	140.00–160.00	151.88
14	—	534	132.00–143.00	138.96
12	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.83
9	—	289	157.00–189.00	174.50
5	—	700	120.00	120.00
5	—	310	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	668	144.00–148.50	145.58
13	—	524	157.00	157.00
11	—	607	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	565	135.00–162.00	148.90
35	—	471	145.00–161.00	152.17
25	—	424	154.00–165.00	159.46
23	—	525	142.00–155.00	151.50
17	—	676	135.00–143.00	138.74
17	—	358	170.00–182.00	172.44
16	—	629	138.00–140.50	139.36
13	—	770	129.00–137.00	133.36
12	—	706	129.00–139.00	135.28
12	—	270	168.50–192.00	178.73
10	—	327	165.00–192.00	185.08
5	—	978	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,005	109.00–114.00	111.49
1	—	945	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	132.00–133.00	132.72
8	—	831	109.00	109.00
2	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	473	127.00–140.00	133.87
37	—	571	120.00–131.00	126.88
34	—	377	139.00–164.00	148.59
28	—	521	124.00–138.00	131.52
27	—	686	121.00–128.00	124.60
24	—	431	133.50–145.00	137.58
20	—	612	122.00–134.00	126.10
12	—	333	146.00–163.00	150.74
9	—	778	114.00–116.00	115.09
8	—	233	142.00–150.00	144.84
5	—	738	105.00–106.00	105.19
4	—	283	155.00–161.00	156.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	66.00–73.00	68.16
9	—	1,356	62.00–65.00	63.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,315	59.00–63.00	61.60
8	—	1,294	66.00–69.00	67.90
3	—	1,127	56.50–58.00	56.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	45.00–52.00	47.61
2	—	1,100	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,875	97.00–102.00	100.18
6	—	1,775	105.00–109.50	107.01
2	—	1,538	90.00–92.00	91.09

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,112	900.00–925.00	912.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,355	990.00–1,255.00	1,085.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,232	900.00–1,400.00	1,220.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle