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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.25/cwt on 214 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.75 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.25

214 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	498	123.66	616	210
Large 1	680	102.00	694	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about −$77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale214 hd

123.25

—

KY average27 barns · 6,136 hd

125.00

−1.75

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.75

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	1,811	78.29	1,418	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	56.03	812	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	51.33	604	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	44.47	476	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Large 1	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,033.57/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,424	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,729	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	747.12/cwt	650.00–810.00	6,963	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	893.64/cwt	850.00–935.00	11,662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	837.98/cwt	660.00–960.00	10,475	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	120.78/cwt	118.00–126.50	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.87/cwt	138.50–142.00	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.14/cwt	142.00–160.00	646	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	632	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.38/cwt	142.00–157.00	569	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.01/cwt	139.00–147.00	739	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	149.83/cwt	143.00–153.00	694	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	129.30/cwt	127.00–132.00	370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.23/cwt	110.00–130.00	691	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	157.49/cwt	151.00–167.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.65/cwt	122.00–135.00	480	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.70/cwt	116.00–130.00	650	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	114.08/cwt	112.00–115.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	591	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	157.06/cwt	143.00–161.00	490	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	526	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	50.76/cwt	49.00–53.00	612	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	52.04/cwt	50.00–54.00	713	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	41.61/cwt	38.00–45.00	427	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	78.03/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,405	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	62.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	50.80/cwt	49.00–52.00	588	5
Bulls	—	—	2,125	83.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	45.68/cwt	45.00–47.00	506	3

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 1,016Year ago 1,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 105Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 80Year ago 108

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	321	125.00–135.00	131.63
9	—	286	127.00–132.00	129.30
51	—	575	110.00–130.00	120.23
9	—	771	110.00–115.00	112.28
28	—	376	122.00–135.00	127.65
49	—	521	116.00–130.00	124.70
13	—	608	112.00–115.00	114.08
20	—	463	120.00–133.00	127.61
3	—	941	102.00	102.00
8	—	419	125.00–126.00	125.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	614	118.00–126.50	120.78
21	—	425	145.00–154.00	148.78
23	—	376	142.00–157.00	151.38
30	—	522	130.00–140.00	136.07
15	—	477	140.00–150.00	144.96
17	—	584	122.00–135.00	126.46
20	—	312	143.00–161.00	157.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	138.50–142.00	140.87
31	—	433	142.00–160.00	149.14
2	—	260	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	155.00	155.00
29	—	517	139.00–147.00	143.01
31	—	463	143.00–153.00	149.83
11	—	384	151.00–167.00	157.49
6	—	805	120.00	120.00

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	12	—	1,202	850.00–1,300.00	1,033.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,247	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	932	650.00–810.00	747.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	850.00–935.00	893.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,250	660.00–960.00	837.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	49.00–53.00	50.76
2	—	1,195	60.00–63.00	61.49
3	—	1,108	45.00–47.00	45.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	50.00–54.00	52.04
3	—	1,583	60.00–64.00	62.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	38.00–45.00	41.61
5	—	1,158	49.00–52.00	50.80
1	—	900	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	77.00–79.00	78.03
3	—	2,125	83.00–86.00	83.99
2	—	1,350	70.00	70.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle