Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 299 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.90 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$125.10

299 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	559	125.31	700	294
Large 1	412	118.00	486	3thin
Small 1-2	455	105.00	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $222 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 sale299 hd

125.10

—

KY average24 barns · 4,910 hd

124.56

+0.54

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−99.90

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	1,731	84.00	1,454	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	55.33	854	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	51.70	634	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	43.24	487	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.12/cwt	112.00–119.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	129.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	997	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	94.12/cwt	93.00–95.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	669	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	127.53/cwt	124.00–129.50	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	132.78/cwt	117.00–143.00	421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	117.45/cwt	111.00–121.00	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	126.85/cwt	122.00–130.00	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	162.36/cwt	160.00–172.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.93/cwt	123.00–136.00	753	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.16/cwt	102.00–115.00	782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.34/cwt	114.00–122.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.82/cwt	125.00–142.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	655	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	620	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	162.64/cwt	155.00–170.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	321	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	136.11/cwt	132.50–137.50	841	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	833.72/cwt	785.00–925.00	11,164	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,059.27/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	15,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	702.89/cwt	695.00–710.00	8,899	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	87.17/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,578	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.74/cwt	56.00–57.00	700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	52.33/cwt	51.00–53.00	680	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	58.17/cwt	56.00–61.50	912	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	45.61/cwt	43.00–47.00	535	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	527	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	51.67/cwt	49.00–54.00	782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	51.19/cwt	49.00–52.00	632	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.67/cwt	122.00–142.00	676	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	31.10/cwt	30.00–32.00	276	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	745.24/cwt	725.00–760.00	8,555	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	128.21/cwt	120.00–129.75	854	81
Bulls	—	—	1,681	82.02/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.00	886	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.82/cwt	121.00–135.00	591	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.61/cwt	115.00–121.00	668	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.93/cwt	125.00–139.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,157	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,023	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	160.12/cwt	155.00–164.00	461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.96/cwt	118.50–127.00	770	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.72/cwt	133.00–143.00	733	14

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 627Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 55Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 25Year ago 131

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	112.00–119.00	117.12
7	—	869	93.00–95.00	94.12
16	—	710	102.00–115.00	110.16
41	—	479	132.00–145.00	136.80
14	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.11
9	—	368	154.00	154.00
2	—	955	93.00	93.00
29	—	525	122.00–142.00	128.67
5	—	325	153.00	153.00
19	—	567	125.00–139.00	128.93
23	—	626	118.50–127.00	122.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	125.00–129.00	126.42
19	—	538	123.00–125.00	124.32
15	—	317	117.00–143.00	132.78
14	—	654	111.00–121.00	117.45
10	—	620	114.00–122.00	116.34
5	—	374	125.00–142.00	134.82
6	—	725	106.00–110.00	107.31
2	—	815	105.00	105.00
2	—	295	136.00	136.00
56	—	470	121.00–135.00	125.82
27	—	563	115.00–121.00	118.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	124.00–129.50	127.53
5	—	487	131.00	131.00
81	—	666	120.00–129.75	128.21
8	—	567	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
12	—	609	124.00–125.00	124.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	769	125.00–130.00	129.61
5	—	490	146.00	146.00
23	—	618	132.50–137.50	136.11
3	—	502	151.00	151.00
18	—	675	130.00–132.00	131.23
22	—	924	125.25	125.25
10	—	1,023	118.75	118.75
6	—	560	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	129.00	129.00
8	—	481	139.00–140.00	139.48
13	—	679	122.00–130.00	126.85
5	—	346	160.00–172.00	162.36
22	—	575	123.00–136.00	130.93
18	—	364	155.00–170.00	162.64
3	—	210	153.00	153.00
11	—	433	147.00–155.00	148.26
9	—	288	155.00–164.00	160.12
14	—	717	120.00–129.00	125.00
14	—	532	133.00–143.00	137.72

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,339	785.00–925.00	833.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,266	695.00–710.00	702.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,148	725.00–760.00	745.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,590	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,420	925.00–1,125.00	1,059.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,810	85.00–88.50	87.17
8	—	1,681	80.00–83.00	82.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	56.00–57.00	56.74
2	—	1,145	46.00	46.00
17	—	1,235	49.00–52.00	51.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	51.00–53.00	52.33
9	—	1,174	43.00–47.00	45.61
4	—	888	30.00–32.00	31.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	56.00–61.50	58.17
7	—	1,514	49.00–54.00	51.67

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

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Replacement Cattle

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