Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.55/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$140.55

406 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.90

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	685	140.55	963	406

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 sale406 hd

140.55

—

KY average24 barns · 4,888 hd

138.65

+1.90

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	1,766	97.32	1,719	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	59.52	890	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	56.35	657	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	42.41	444	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	467	127.55/cwt	123.00–131.50	596	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	122.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	749	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	963	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	683	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	128.55/cwt	115.00–130.00	712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	166.36/cwt	157.00–170.00	486	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	645	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.84/cwt	123.00–134.00	553	43
Bulls	—	—	1,882	102.18/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,923	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.45/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,525	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.14/cwt	41.00–50.00	477	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	58.62/cwt	57.50–60.00	909	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	661	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	37.28/cwt	35.00–39.00	396	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	51.34/cwt	50.00–52.00	569	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	53.50/cwt	52.00–55.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	783	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	64.74/cwt	63.00–66.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.49/cwt	129.00–149.00	655	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	134.35/cwt	134.35–134.35	1,197	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,226.17/cwt	950.00–1,385.00	15,769	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,532	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.29/cwt	135.00–141.50	780	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,242	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	964	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,242	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	306	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	150.17/cwt	147.00–152.00	770	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	818.24/cwt	795.00–875.00	9,246	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	958.08/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,934	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	856.07/cwt	615.00–1,000.00	8,655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	807	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	127.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,057	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.92/cwt	155.00–163.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	156.51/cwt	147.00–160.00	416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.33/cwt	120.00–132.00	493	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.33/cwt	112.00–120.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	164.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	133.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,480Last week 734Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 45Year ago 102

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	467	123.00–131.50	127.55
39	—	612	116.00–125.00	122.40
43	—	429	123.00–134.00	128.84
7	—	895	110.00	110.00
10	—	555	120.00–126.00	123.68
21	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.02
16	—	384	120.00–132.00	128.33
3	—	665	112.00–120.00	117.33
19	—	329	130.00–140.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	772	124.75	124.75
6	—	205	135.00	135.00
6	—	306	142.00	142.00
6	—	701	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	140.00–150.00	143.87
26	—	474	140.00–146.00	144.18
8	—	672	127.00	127.00
18	—	292	157.00–170.00	166.36
33	—	424	150.00–162.00	155.88
26	—	560	135.00–141.50	139.29
16	—	622	129.00–135.00	129.77
8	—	330	165.00	165.00
11	—	828	122.00–129.00	127.70
26	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.25
1	—	245	167.00	167.00
5	—	710	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	891	134.35	134.35
12	—	603	140.00–144.00	141.99
8	—	764	133.00	133.00
56	—	943	131.75	131.75
55	—	964	128.85	128.85
8	—	513	147.00–152.00	150.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	120.00–130.00	123.02
21	—	554	115.00–130.00	128.55
12	—	528	128.00–134.00	131.21
45	—	423	145.00–157.00	152.60
25	—	473	129.00–149.00	138.49
5	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	845	109.00	109.00
10	—	368	155.00–163.00	158.92
7	—	266	147.00–160.00	156.51
5	—	712	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,882	99.00–107.00	102.18
6	—	1,650	90.00–94.00	92.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	41.00–50.00	46.14
8	—	1,063	35.00–39.00	37.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,551	57.50–60.00	58.62
4	—	1,400	52.00–55.00	53.50
6	—	1,483	63.00–66.00	64.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	54.00–57.00	55.75
6	—	1,108	50.00–52.00	51.34
5	—	1,230	60.00–66.00	63.66

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,286	950.00–1,385.00	1,226.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,532	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,540	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,130	795.00–875.00	818.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,350	900.00–1,025.00	958.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,011	615.00–1,000.00	856.07

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

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