Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.43/cwt on 256 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −106.57 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$118.43

256 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.35

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	527	118.43	624	256

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 sale256 hd

118.43

—

KY average25 barns · 6,517 hd

122.78

−4.35

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−106.57

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	1,634	82.25	1,344	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	53.85	655	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	53.20	781	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	41.83	432	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.52/cwt	129.00–141.00	697	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	119.68/cwt	116.00–122.00	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	170.53/cwt	158.00–180.00	558	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	752	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.39/cwt	113.50–123.00	616	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.34/cwt	141.00–159.00	651	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	993	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.28/cwt	150.00–169.00	656	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	138.15/cwt	135.00–142.00	799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	115.29/cwt	115.00–116.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	134.62/cwt	133.00–138.00	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.57/cwt	110.00–114.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	144.25/cwt	142.00–152.00	493	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,803	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	53.84/cwt	53.00–55.00	749	10
Bulls	—	—	1,915	84.12/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,241	74.99/cwt	73.00–77.00	931	5
Bulls	—	—	1,913	91.85/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,757	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	49.60/cwt	49.00–50.00	768	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	37.06/cwt	36.00–39.00	314	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,288	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,868	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	365	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	56.54/cwt	53.00–62.00	692	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	687.64/cwt	565.00–935.00	8,210	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	123.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	455	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	51.46/cwt	49.00–53.00	623	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	42.85/cwt	41.00–44.00	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	113.25/cwt	106.00–115.00	773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	850.37/cwt	725.00–1,010.00	10,706	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	116.57/cwt	112.00–123.00	666	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	875.66/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	11,629	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.64/cwt	107.00–120.00	767	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.27/cwt	145.00–165.00	568	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	168.64/cwt	158.00–175.00	617	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	122.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.82/cwt	134.00–150.00	661	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.82/cwt	105.00–122.00	712	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.86/cwt	124.00–125.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.12/cwt	124.00–135.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	155.96/cwt	152.00–170.00	440	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	709	7

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,123Last week 1,261Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 90Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 50Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	124.00	124.00
23	—	327	158.00–180.00	170.53
18	—	454	140.00–145.00	141.40
28	—	532	140.00–146.00	141.34
5	—	212	155.00	155.00
33	—	420	150.00–169.00	156.28
22	—	366	158.00–175.00	168.64
14	—	635	124.00–125.00	124.86
11	—	584	124.00–135.00	131.12
14	—	282	152.00–170.00	155.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	186.00	186.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
15	—	695	129.00	129.00
11	—	578	135.00–142.00	138.15
18	—	617	133.00–138.00	134.62
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	522	129.00–141.00	133.52
17	—	430	141.00–159.00	151.34
5	—	715	110.00–114.00	111.57
4	—	766	110.00	110.00
14	—	615	114.00–124.00	121.29
11	—	342	142.00–152.00	144.25
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
26	—	663	107.00–120.00	115.64
24	—	373	145.00–165.00	152.27
32	—	570	120.00–130.00	125.32
55	—	476	134.00–150.00	138.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	116.00–122.00	119.68
6	—	993	94.00	94.00
10	—	735	115.00–116.00	115.29
6	—	945	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	520	113.50–123.00	118.39
23	—	367	120.00–126.00	123.93
6	—	260	130.00	130.00
5	—	683	106.00–115.00	113.25
29	—	571	112.00–123.00	116.57
9	—	347	125.00	125.00
44	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.38
43	—	427	120.00–127.00	122.53
5	—	232	130.00	130.00
31	—	620	105.00–122.00	114.82
7	—	820	86.50	86.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	88.00	88.00
3	—	223	77.50	77.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,055	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,194	565.00–935.00	687.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,259	725.00–1,010.00	850.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,328	700.00–1,075.00	875.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,543	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,391	53.00–55.00	53.84
5	—	1,548	49.00–50.00	49.60
2	—	1,650	58.00–60.00	59.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	36.00–39.00	37.06
1	—	1,300	46.00	46.00
10	—	1,060	41.00–44.00	42.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	53.00–62.00	56.54
9	—	1,210	49.00–53.00	51.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,915	83.00–86.00	84.12
5	—	1,241	73.00–77.00	74.99
3	—	1,913	89.00–95.00	91.85

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