Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.11/cwt on 442 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.89 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$130.11

442 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.73

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	531	130.11	690	442

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 sale442 hd

130.11

—

KY average20 barns · 3,014 hd

128.37

+1.73

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−94.89

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	1,734	96.52	1,674	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	62.08	925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	60.15	706	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	48.82	554	12

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.70/cwt	132.00–147.00	678	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.52/cwt	146.00–162.00	648	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.45/cwt	135.00–148.00	798	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.24/cwt	125.00–138.00	813	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.78/cwt	129.00–145.00	711	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	562	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.63/cwt	146.00–160.00	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	125.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	116.89/cwt	115.00–119.00	895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	155.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	154.01/cwt	152.00–156.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	172.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.90/cwt	131.00–140.00	893	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	830	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.11/cwt	145.00–165.00	664	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	167.67/cwt	160.00–171.00	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	169.49/cwt	169.00–171.00	537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	171.89/cwt	170.00–173.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.05/cwt	141.00–156.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	799	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	129.30/cwt	123.50–133.00	807	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	125.17/cwt	125.00–125.50	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.27/cwt	125.00–139.00	673	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	619	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	47.67/cwt	43.00–51.00	528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	59.65/cwt	58.00–62.00	750	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	36.58/cwt	35.00–38.00	382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	61.27/cwt	59.00–63.00	950	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	67.09/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,028	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	56.19/cwt	55.00–57.00	734	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	674	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	97.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,647	8
Bulls	—	—	1,925	105.91/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	992.13/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	12,292	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,196.69/cwt	1,195.00–1,200.00	17,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	923.23/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,451	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	722.11/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,622	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,400.40/cwt	1,020.00–1,610.00	19,564	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	8,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	130.45/cwt	126.50–131.85	1,092	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	128.93/cwt	126.50–138.00	1,019	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	145.13/cwt	141.00–150.00	903	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,088	123.55/cwt	120.00–123.75	1,344	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	724	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	573	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	501	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.15/cwt	116.50–129.00	771	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	138.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.78/cwt	119.00–121.00	797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	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 Sep 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,475Last week 678Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	947	105.00	105.00
73	—	517	125.00–139.00	130.27
68	—	471	128.00–135.00	131.32
45	—	576	120.00–133.00	125.71
36	—	425	125.00–138.00	134.75
31	—	376	130.00–139.00	133.27
30	—	626	116.50–129.00	123.15
26	—	327	130.00–145.00	138.71
14	—	665	119.00–121.00	119.78
9	—	740	110.00–112.00	111.34
8	—	763	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	594	134.50	134.50
16	—	624	123.50–133.00	129.30
12	—	692	125.00–125.50	125.17
2	—	380	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	472	132.00–147.00	143.70
61	—	425	146.00–162.00	152.52
46	—	564	135.00–148.00	141.45
21	—	624	125.00–138.00	130.24
18	—	520	129.00–145.00	136.78
13	—	342	160.00–167.00	164.28
12	—	377	146.00–160.00	157.63
11	—	664	123.00–132.00	125.70
10	—	766	115.00–119.00	116.89
4	—	829	104.00–105.00	104.75
3	—	210	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	150.00–160.00	155.32
12	—	574	152.00–156.00	154.01
6	—	418	170.00–174.00	172.65
4	—	716	131.00	131.00
2	—	690	142.00	142.00
1	—	305	182.00	182.00
88	—	837	126.50–131.85	130.45
26	—	790	126.50–138.00	128.93
21	—	622	141.00–150.00	145.13
18	—	1,088	120.00–123.75	123.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	667	131.00–140.00	133.90
33	—	523	142.00–147.00	145.50
31	—	579	140.00–147.00	143.43
25	—	428	145.00–165.00	155.11
24	—	389	160.00–171.00	167.67
13	—	626	130.00–140.00	137.75
12	—	317	169.00–171.00	169.49
8	—	258	170.00–173.00	171.89
6	—	945	118.50	118.50
6	—	472	141.00–156.00	148.05
4	—	895	126.00	126.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,107	43.00–51.00	47.67
3	—	1,258	58.00–62.00	59.65
2	—	1,045	35.00–38.00	36.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	59.00–63.00	61.27
6	—	1,533	66.00–68.00	67.09
4	—	1,306	55.00–57.00	56.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	55.00–60.00	57.76
2	—	1,195	67.00–70.00	68.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,695	94.00–99.00	97.18
2	—	1,925	105.00–107.00	105.91
2	—	1,700	84.00–85.00	84.51

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)	5	—	1,239	825.00–1,100.00	992.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,445	1,195.00–1,200.00	1,196.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,132	875.00–950.00	923.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,295	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,194	650.00–825.00	722.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,397	1,020.00–1,610.00	1,400.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	845.00	845.00

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

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle