Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week were fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.00 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$130.00

200 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.87

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	501	130.00	651	200

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 sale200 hd

130.00

—

KY average26 barns · 4,892 hd

131.88

−1.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−95.00

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	1,844	99.17	1,829	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	64.69	948	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	60.71	705	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	47.09	539	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	678	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.78/cwt	121.00–127.00	764	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.77/cwt	129.00–141.00	576	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.33/cwt	122.00–128.50	716	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.68/cwt	127.00–137.00	649	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.22/cwt	137.00–146.00	456	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.65/cwt	145.00–161.00	656	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.12/cwt	133.00–154.00	702	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.17/cwt	129.00–144.00	777	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	154.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	143.86/cwt	143.00–145.00	734	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	159.12/cwt	154.00–165.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	153.39/cwt	152.50–155.00	411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	118.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	47.15/cwt	40.00–49.00	535	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	63.03/cwt	62.00–64.00	858	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.01/cwt	57.00–62.00	717	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	70.29/cwt	69.50–71.00	826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	97.57/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,844	10
Bulls	—	—	1,875	107.22/cwt	105.00–109.50	2,010	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	91.10/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	863.61/cwt	775.00–920.00	9,811	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	962.74/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,206	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	880.59/cwt	710.00–960.00	8,797	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	529.18/cwt	475.00–610.00	4,747	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	13,969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	1,079.19/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	15,227	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	932	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,011	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.70/cwt	145.00–159.00	799	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.51/cwt	136.00–150.00	826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.27/cwt	151.00–160.00	733	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	141.66/cwt	139.00–144.00	939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	161.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	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 Sep 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,003Year ago 1,249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 71Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 85

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week were fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	165.00	165.00
4	—	727	134.00	134.00
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
28	—	534	145.00–159.00	149.70
21	—	584	136.00–150.00	141.51
21	—	466	151.00–160.00	157.27
14	—	663	139.00–144.00	141.66
7	—	439	160.00–164.00	161.68
5	—	395	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	738	137.00	137.00
5	—	610	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	526	126.00–132.00	128.99
29	—	617	121.00–127.00	123.78
29	—	424	129.00–141.00	135.77
28	—	571	122.00–128.50	125.33
23	—	482	127.00–137.00	134.68
12	—	323	137.00–146.00	141.22
12	—	227	135.00	135.00
8	—	678	117.00	117.00
2	—	355	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	427	145.00–161.00	153.65
29	—	477	133.00–154.00	147.12
19	—	558	129.00–144.00	139.17
15	—	394	150.00–159.00	154.16
13	—	670	122.00–129.00	124.63
13	—	510	143.00–145.00	143.86
10	—	322	154.00–165.00	159.12
8	—	268	152.50–155.00	153.39
7	—	707	115.00–120.00	118.58
5	—	600	135.00	135.00
4	—	800	98.00	98.00
3	—	212	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	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
5	—	1,134	40.00–49.00	47.15
2	—	1,215	58.00–60.00	59.01
2	—	1,100	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	62.00–64.00	63.03
2	—	1,675	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,195	57.00–62.00	60.01
4	—	1,175	69.50–71.00	70.29
4	—	1,103	51.00–53.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,890	97.00–99.00	97.57
4	—	1,875	105.00–109.50	107.22
2	—	1,550	90.00–92.00	91.10

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)	6	—	1,136	775.00–920.00	863.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,164	900.00–1,050.00	962.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	999	710.00–960.00	880.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	897	475.00–610.00	529.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,220.00	1,220.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,411	800.00–1,200.00	1,079.19

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

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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