Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.14/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.86 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.14

362 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.10

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	556	123.14	684	362

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 sale362 hd

123.14

—

KY average26 barns · 4,246 hd

120.04

+3.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.86

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	—	Low	1,686	85.92	1,449	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	57.56	904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	56.42	666	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	43.46	457	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	424	129.21/cwt	121.00–134.00	548	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.05/cwt	112.00–124.00	632	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	114.48/cwt	102.00–118.00	729	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.94/cwt	135.00–160.00	605	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	481	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.55/cwt	125.00–137.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.00/cwt	154.00–167.00	596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.87/cwt	150.50–160.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.67/cwt	103.00–117.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	131.75/cwt	124.00–140.00	314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	128.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.41/cwt	146.00–155.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	161.23/cwt	149.00–167.00	519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.69/cwt	133.00–144.00	784	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.10/cwt	144.00–161.00	745	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.92/cwt	130.00–152.00	744	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.50	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	135.75/cwt	134.00–138.00	919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	153.15/cwt	148.00–165.00	496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	114.32/cwt	113.00–117.00	888	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	793.96/cwt	710.00–875.00	10,115	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,474	863.28/cwt	835.00–925.00	12,725	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	769.66/cwt	660.00–850.00	10,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,608	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	407	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	51.47/cwt	50.00–53.00	656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	31.61/cwt	30.00–33.00	324	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	94.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	60.52/cwt	57.00–65.00	750	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	50.68/cwt	50.00–51.00	594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	57.76/cwt	57.00–59.00	934	6
Bulls	—	—	1,644	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,373	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	52.36/cwt	52.00–53.00	585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	43.68/cwt	41.00–46.00	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	572	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	725.49/cwt	685.00–760.00	8,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	159.76/cwt	156.00–161.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	124.19/cwt	116.00–129.00	730	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.39/cwt	109.00–119.00	751	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	169.63/cwt	169.00–170.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	124.20/cwt	115.00–125.95	944	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	128.10/cwt	123.00–134.00	424	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.66/cwt	120.00–132.00	604	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.91/cwt	140.00–165.00	573	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	669	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.85/cwt	114.00–130.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.58/cwt	110.00–123.50	668	36

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 Nov 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 620Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 72Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 64Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	424	121.00–134.00	129.21
27	—	531	112.00–124.00	119.05
24	—	637	102.00–118.00	114.48
20	—	377	120.00–133.00	127.62
16	—	669	103.00–117.00	111.67
10	—	238	124.00–140.00	131.75
8	—	282	122.00–130.00	128.19
20	—	331	123.00–134.00	128.10
40	—	477	120.00–132.00	126.66
4	—	770	110.00	110.00
36	—	568	110.00–123.50	117.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	641	120.00	120.00
13	—	372	130.00–132.00	130.94
5	—	707	114.00	114.00
82	—	760	115.00–125.95	124.20
2	—	652	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	420	135.00–160.00	143.94
8	—	324	148.00–165.00	153.15
4	—	823	93.50	93.50
3	—	777	113.00–117.00	114.32
16	—	588	116.00–129.00	124.19
15	—	674	109.00–119.00	111.39
12	—	530	125.00–136.00	132.09
34	—	375	140.00–165.00	152.91
23	—	479	130.00–150.00	139.64
16	—	625	114.00–130.00	120.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	627	125.00–137.00	135.55
17	—	370	154.00–167.00	161.00
16	—	422	150.50–160.00	152.87
4	—	260	146.00–155.00	150.41
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
12	—	322	149.00–167.00	161.23
43	—	565	133.00–144.00	138.69
29	—	477	144.00–161.00	156.10
22	—	517	130.00–152.00	143.92
8	—	203	168.00	168.00
7	—	687	120.00–124.50	121.25
6	—	873	115.00	115.00
4	—	792	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	120.00	120.00
3	—	608	140.00–142.00	140.99
9	—	677	134.00–138.00	135.75
6	—	375	165.00–170.00	166.58
6	—	323	177.00	177.00
4	—	514	156.00–161.00	159.76
6	—	558	147.00	147.00
8	—	418	169.00–170.00	169.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	88.00	88.00

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)	11	—	1,274	710.00–875.00	793.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,474	835.00–925.00	863.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,378	660.00–850.00	769.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	485.00	485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	685.00–760.00	725.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	50.00–53.00	51.47
2	—	1,728	62.00–64.00	63.04
6	—	1,617	57.00–59.00	57.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	48.00	48.00
8	—	1,239	57.00–65.00	60.52
6	—	1,117	52.00–53.00	52.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	30.00–33.00	31.61
3	—	1,173	50.00–51.00	50.68
9	—	1,016	41.00–46.00	43.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	78.00–79.00	78.53
3	—	1,883	90.00–96.00	94.04
4	—	1,644	82.00–85.00	83.53

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

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