Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.27/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$138.27

203 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.68

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	611	138.27	845	203

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 sale203 hd

138.27

—

KY average24 barns · 5,389 hd

137.59

+0.68

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	1,607	90.10	1,447	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	56.49	833	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	51.52	618	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	42.43	450	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	612	131.52/cwt	125.00–138.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.24/cwt	125.00–139.00	614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	455	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.73/cwt	114.00–125.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.65/cwt	126.00–139.00	763	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	50.77/cwt	50.00–52.00	574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	53.03/cwt	52.00–55.00	703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	90.92/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,485	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	50.02/cwt	48.00–51.00	596	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	41.55/cwt	38.00–45.00	447	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	649	33
Bulls	—	—	1,490	81.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	31.03/cwt	30.00–32.00	256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	59.25/cwt	57.00–62.00	945	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	740	8
Bulls	—	—	1,683	99.56/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.44/cwt	120.00–145.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,193	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.80/cwt	123.00–139.00	668	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.88/cwt	150.00–153.00	571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	983	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	135.60/cwt	130.00–136.75	1,044	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,008	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,620	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,883	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,165.58/cwt	865.00–1,525.00	15,397	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	903.29/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,201	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	602	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	810	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	108.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	778	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.38/cwt	146.00–155.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	118.92/cwt	116.00–125.00	730	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	743.66/cwt	660.00–825.00	9,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.71/cwt	121.00–133.00	547	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	112.35/cwt	108.00–116.00	676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.28/cwt	147.00–162.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	115.44/cwt	114.00–116.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	717	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	721	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 Oct 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,480Year ago 1,128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 90Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 150Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	125.00–138.00	131.52
11	—	365	163.00–167.00	164.34
11	—	335	160.00–165.00	161.35
28	—	571	126.00–139.00	133.65
10	—	428	147.00–162.00	154.28
9	—	832	126.00	126.00
44	—	529	132.00–140.00	135.46
5	—	497	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	934	127.75	127.75
12	—	719	136.75	136.75
23	—	770	130.00–136.75	135.60
19	—	687	136.75	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	104.00	104.00
15	—	468	125.00–139.00	131.24
25	—	569	120.00–145.00	126.44
28	—	527	123.00–139.00	126.80
18	—	376	150.00–153.00	151.88
14	—	673	117.00–125.00	120.42
12	—	718	105.00–112.00	108.36
10	—	419	146.00–155.00	150.38
9	—	614	116.00–125.00	118.92
5	—	315	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	367	122.00–126.00	123.94
10	—	675	114.00–125.00	120.73
7	—	787	119.00	119.00
33	—	529	118.00–125.00	122.64
4	—	725	115.00	115.00
4	—	345	130.00	130.00
27	—	482	124.00–126.00	124.92
24	—	428	121.00–133.00	127.71
11	—	602	108.00–116.00	112.35
7	—	593	114.00–116.00	115.44
4	—	810	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
3	—	787	120.00	120.00
20	—	851	118.50	118.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	50.00–52.00	50.77
12	—	1,075	38.00–45.00	41.55
2	—	825	30.00–32.00	31.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	52.00–55.00	53.03
10	—	1,595	57.00–62.00	59.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,192	48.00–51.00	50.02
4	—	1,025	45.00	45.00
8	—	1,298	56.00–58.00	57.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,633	89.00–94.00	90.92
4	—	1,490	80.00–85.00	81.14
3	—	1,683	98.00–102.50	99.56

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,240	800.00–1,075.00	903.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,243	660.00–825.00	743.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,555	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,321	865.00–1,525.00	1,165.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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