Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.86/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$137.86

532 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.02

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	621	137.86	855	532

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 sale532 hd

137.86

—

KY average31 barns · 12,435 hd

134.84

+3.02

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	1,787	88.93	1,589	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	53.37	740	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	52.95	637	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	39.97	384	15

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	—	478	146.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	700	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.50	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	526	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.01/cwt	117.00–132.00	737	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.50	750	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	726	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	126.11/cwt	126.00–127.00	736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.10/cwt	119.00–130.00	644	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	129.27/cwt	129.00–130.00	926	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.37/cwt	123.00–127.00	906	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	607	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	170.83/cwt	159.00–174.00	565	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	859	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	110.46/cwt	106.00–114.50	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	132.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	899	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	971	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.86/cwt	127.00–138.00	708	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	646	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,061	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,567	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	57.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	719	24
Bulls	—	—	1,832	88.31/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,618	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	81.59/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	59.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	801	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	95.57/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	38.20/cwt	35.00–42.00	363	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	47.60/cwt	46.50–49.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.76/cwt	114.00–124.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,178.72/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	13,614	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	127.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	105.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	755	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	50.68/cwt	49.00–52.00	583	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.81/cwt	124.50–130.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	833.56/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,578	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,030.02/cwt	825.00–1,350.00	9,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	111.94/cwt	111.00–114.00	706	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.32/cwt	122.00–135.00	812	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.59/cwt	135.00–148.00	744	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.10/cwt	149.00–162.00	670	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	118.30/cwt	109.00–127.00	671	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	126.68/cwt	126.00–126.75	1,102	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.14/cwt	116.00–117.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,105	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	129.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	142.58/cwt	140.00–152.00	803	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 Dec 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 1,115Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 95Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 68

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	478	138.00–150.00	146.38
66	—	574	120.00–135.00	126.47
2	—	960	80.00	80.00
5	—	315	165.00	165.00
48	—	533	127.00–138.00	132.86
9	—	435	140.00–152.00	148.48
16	—	632	114.00–124.00	119.76
3	—	855	85.00	85.00
5	—	395	148.00	148.00
2	—	297	146.00	146.00
7	—	677	116.00–117.00	116.14
10	—	765	102.00–103.00	102.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.84
10	—	735	114.00–117.50	115.42
23	—	621	120.00–122.50	120.77
18	—	584	126.00–127.00	126.11
26	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.80
15	—	770	106.00–114.50	110.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	419	120.00–132.00	125.46
50	—	523	119.00–130.00	123.10
6	—	870	104.00	104.00
9	—	360	122.00–130.00	127.29
7	—	713	105.00–111.00	105.89
18	—	631	111.00–114.00	111.94
63	—	567	109.00–127.00	118.30
6	—	675	105.00	105.00
52	—	472	120.00–130.00	125.61
8	—	252	125.00–134.00	129.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	466	145.00–155.00	153.54
20	—	576	117.00–132.00	128.01
24	—	723	123.00–127.00	125.37
35	—	331	159.00–174.00	170.83
9	—	680	124.50–130.00	125.81
5	—	760	123.00	123.00
44	—	623	122.00–135.00	130.32
91	—	529	135.00–148.00	140.59
55	—	432	149.00–162.00	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
29	—	716	129.00–130.00	129.27
37	—	616	138.00–141.00	139.38
39	—	679	129.00–138.00	132.38
13	—	774	125.50	125.50
33	—	870	126.00–126.75	126.68
54	—	923	119.75	119.75
14	—	563	140.00–152.00	142.58

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)	7	—	1,046	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	695.00	695.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,269	750.00–875.00	833.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	886	825.00–1,350.00	1,030.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,155	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,178.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,435	55.00–61.00	57.19
24	—	1,369	50.00–55.00	52.51
5	—	1,346	46.50–49.00	47.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	58.00–62.00	59.30
14	—	1,151	49.00–52.00	50.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	949	35.00–42.00	38.20
2	—	1,045	51.00–52.00	51.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	85.00–89.00	88.31
5	—	1,784	78.00–84.00	81.59
6	—	1,751	92.00–100.00	95.57

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