Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.95/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$139.95

302 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	605	140.05	847	301
Small 1-2	375	110.00	413	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $435 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 sale302 hd

139.95

—

KY average27 barns · 6,657 hd

137.30

+2.65

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	1,754	89.68	1,573	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	56.49	772	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	53.35	627	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	46.15	458	11

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	421	147.02/cwt	135.00–152.00	619	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	788	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	633	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	117.50/cwt	111.50–119.00	951	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	127.93/cwt	123.00–130.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	173.93/cwt	172.00–189.00	590	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	167.33/cwt	158.00–178.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.38/cwt	136.00–150.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,112	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.58/cwt	130.00–175.00	451	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	94.75/cwt	94.00–95.50	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	142.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	136.73/cwt	132.00–137.50	926	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.18/cwt	113.00–125.00	691	40
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.47/cwt	115.00–128.00	754	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	116.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	131.69/cwt	128.00–134.00	835	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	158.03/cwt	150.00–164.00	346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	304	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	435	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	761.93/cwt	735.00–800.00	9,577	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,776	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	880.20/cwt	755.00–975.00	9,145	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	924.43/cwt	845.00–1,075.00	11,370	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	62.81/cwt	62.00–65.00	913	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	62.05/cwt	60.00–63.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	49.46/cwt	47.00–51.00	532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	99.77/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,811	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	51.39/cwt	50.00–52.00	770	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	47.26/cwt	46.00–49.00	539	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	717	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	53.66/cwt	51.00–56.00	627	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.95/cwt	124.00–132.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	78.85/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.15/cwt	126.00–150.00	667	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	151.39/cwt	141.00–167.00	559	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	44.87/cwt	44.00–46.00	420	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.80/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	135.05/cwt	125.00–144.00	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	130.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	943	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	127.39/cwt	118.00–132.00	461	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	560	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	146.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	758	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	139.42/cwt	134.00–145.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	126.80/cwt	125.00–136.00	335	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	108.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.49/cwt	115.00–123.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	137.25/cwt	133.00–144.00	434	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	303	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 Nov 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 1,270Year ago 1,673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 55

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	135.00–152.00	147.02
2	—	280	136.00–150.00	143.38
10	—	310	130.00–175.00	145.58
6	—	851	94.00–95.50	94.75
19	—	631	115.00–128.00	119.47
17	—	569	124.00–132.00	128.95
5	—	672	115.00–126.00	123.45
15	—	479	126.00–150.00	139.15
13	—	369	141.00–167.00	151.39
22	—	537	125.00–144.00	135.05
11	—	727	103.00–110.00	108.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	580	133.00–140.00	135.82
19	—	423	141.00–150.00	149.54
12	—	692	123.00–130.00	127.93
16	—	339	172.00–189.00	173.93
10	—	367	158.00–178.00	167.33
15	—	524	130.00–144.00	139.39
13	—	495	141.00–146.00	142.52
6	—	927	110.00–120.00	116.76
17	—	634	128.00–134.00	131.69
7	—	219	150.00–164.00	158.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	865	128.50	128.50
85	—	677	132.00–137.50	136.73
21	—	720	128.00–132.00	130.97
13	—	517	145.00–147.00	146.69
8	—	569	134.00–145.00	139.42
2	—	635	138.00	138.00
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	809	111.50–119.00	117.50
14	—	688	123.00	123.00
5	—	304	143.00	143.00
7	—	601	125.25	125.25
8	—	515	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	116.00	116.00
27	—	620	110.00–120.00	116.40
2	—	732	116.00	116.00
40	—	575	113.00–125.00	120.18
30	—	362	118.00–132.00	127.39
29	—	435	125.00–130.00	128.69
18	—	264	125.00–136.00	126.80
15	—	523	115.00–123.00	122.49
14	—	316	133.00–144.00	137.25
3	—	221	137.00	137.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,257	735.00–800.00	761.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,039	755.00–975.00	880.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	845.00–1,075.00	924.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	62.00–65.00	62.81
7	—	1,499	50.00–52.00	51.39
18	—	1,280	55.00–57.00	56.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	60.00–63.00	62.05
5	—	1,140	46.00–49.00	47.26
14	—	1,169	51.00–56.00	53.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	47.00–51.00	49.46
1	—	845	36.00	36.00
5	—	937	44.00–46.00	44.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	99.00–101.00	99.77
2	—	1,775	78.00–80.00	78.85
3	—	1,680	84.00–89.00	86.80

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle