Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.72/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$138.72

289 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.82

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	685	138.72	950	289

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 sale289 hd

138.72

—

KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd

135.90

+2.82

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	1,922	88.36	1,698	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	55.42	788	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	53.15	655	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	39.86	410	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	—	2,117	94.96/cwt	93.00–96.00	2,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	78.40/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	52.64/cwt	51.00–54.00	680	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	58.30/cwt	57.00–60.00	908	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.20/cwt	39.00–46.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	131.81/cwt	129.85–133.60	1,097	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	804	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.98/cwt	125.00–142.00	747	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	162.06/cwt	155.00–175.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.27/cwt	122.00–139.00	421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	138.24/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	133.72/cwt	133.00–134.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	102.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	815.35/cwt	735.00–1,050.00	10,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,911	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	88.41/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	29.37/cwt	25.00–35.00	240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	48.57/cwt	47.00–50.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	134.94/cwt	131.00–137.00	823	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	57.32/cwt	57.00–58.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	50.65/cwt	49.00–52.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	131.19/cwt	128.00–134.00	640	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	643	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	806.52/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.25/cwt	162.00–172.00	629	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	148.92/cwt	130.00–157.00	614	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.91/cwt	124.00–137.00	733	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.42/cwt	116.00–120.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	147.00/cwt	138.00–150.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.09/cwt	134.00–155.00	682	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.75/cwt	146.00–163.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.51/cwt	123.00–132.00	541	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	753	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 Dec 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,414Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,117	93.00–96.00	94.96
2	—	1,500	77.00–80.00	78.40
2	—	2,050	85.00–92.00	88.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,292	51.00–54.00	52.64
7	—	1,557	57.00–60.00	58.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	39.00–46.00	42.20
3	—	817	25.00–35.00	29.37
2	—	1,150	47.00–50.00	48.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	57.00–58.00	57.32
5	—	1,210	49.00–52.00	50.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	100.00	100.00
6	—	694	130.00	130.00
5	—	295	172.00	172.00
5	—	745	130.00	130.00
19	—	570	125.00–142.00	130.98
13	—	871	122.50	122.50
10	—	418	160.00–164.00	161.08
4	—	921	100.00–109.00	102.30
24	—	376	162.00–172.00	167.25
8	—	506	138.00–150.00	147.00
11	—	470	146.00–163.00	150.75
10	—	330	170.00–173.00	171.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	832	129.85–133.60	131.81
25	—	610	131.00–137.00	134.94
6	—	705	133.00	133.00
6	—	363	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	210	140.00	140.00
6	—	687	117.00	117.00
10	—	527	119.00–125.00	122.09
11	—	305	158.00	158.00
8	—	372	155.00–175.00	162.06
22	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.31
3	—	850	97.00	97.00
23	—	412	130.00–157.00	148.92
27	—	573	124.00–137.00	127.91
26	—	470	134.00–155.00	145.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	135.00	135.00
6	—	531	130.00	130.00
7	—	372	137.00–140.00	138.24
10	—	429	133.00–134.00	133.72
8	—	486	129.50	129.50
25	—	630	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	122.00–139.00	130.27
16	—	526	120.00–127.00	123.71
15	—	488	128.00–134.00	131.19
8	—	376	133.00	133.00
17	—	680	116.00–120.00	117.42
9	—	579	120.00–127.00	122.24
39	—	421	123.00–132.00	128.51
3	—	612	123.00	123.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	735.00–1,050.00	815.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,162	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,022	700.00–900.00	806.52

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle