Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-01-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 2
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,117 head
304 vs last sale 813 885 vs year ago 2,002 · 44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
46 vs last sale 95 53 vs year ago 102 · 52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
23 vs last sale 55 10 vs year ago 42 · 23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last weeks holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.98/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$139.98
453 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2662139.98927453
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 sale453 hd
139.98
KY average1 barns · 453 hd
139.98
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,92293.411,7967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17959.877067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40855.727855thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16453.1061813

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls2,067101.33/cwt97.00–106.002,0943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368171.64/cwt164.00–180.0063214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530123.87/cwt120.00–128.0065715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724126.47/cwt120.00–129.0091623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added779134.37/cwt127.00–134.851,04767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631130.69/cwt130.00–133.0082513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581140.51/cwt137.00–147.0081624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added559126.49/cwt124.00–134.0070715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667119.08/cwt115.00–124.0079411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714129.31/cwt125.00–130.0092319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569136.50/cwt135.00–140.0077718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2752125.00/cwt125.00–125.009405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682126.49/cwt117.00–127.1086374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added280147.50/cwt147.50–147.504131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added416170.86/cwt170.00–171.007117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514133.88/cwt132.00–134.5068817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665133.66/cwt132.00–137.0088912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added609136.16/cwt133.00–140.0082936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515156.21/cwt149.00–161.0080452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630130.04/cwt122.00–132.85819108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425137.00/cwt137.00–137.0058211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533125.00/cwt125.00–125.0066610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added375174.00/cwt174.00–174.006531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436149.29/cwt140.00–154.0065125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468145.97/cwt139.00–150.0068323
CowsBoner 80-85%90054.00/cwt54.00–54.004861
CowsLean 85-90%1,18040.08/cwt35.00–45.004732
CowsLean 85-90%1,18459.92/cwt57.00–62.007095
CowsLean 85-90%1,14251.76/cwt45.00–57.005916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36055.03/cwt54.00–56.007484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added817125.32/cwt123.00–130.001,02418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330183.00/cwt183.00–183.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414129.06/cwt126.00–132.0053416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323167.79/cwt165.00–170.005427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373127.71/cwt126.00–129.0047611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2642117.07/cwt116.00–118.0075213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485157.14/cwt155.00–159.0076232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,136118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,34649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481153.52/cwt147.00–158.5073816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430156.59/cwt150.00–164.006739
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5101,245.00/cwt1,245.00–1,245.0018,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,392970.14/cwt855.00–1,250.0013,5049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667133.00/cwt133.00–133.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added479131.66/cwt130.00–136.0063117
Bulls1,85395.53/cwt95.00–96.001,7702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25062.82/cwt62.00–65.007855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572123.56/cwt122.00–125.0070714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.0063712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10051.00/cwt51.00–51.005611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080921.84/cwt825.00–1,010.009,95621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555129.75/cwt125.00–134.0072021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516140.43/cwt130.00–150.0072525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60058.50/cwt58.50–58.509361
Bulls1,77579.42/cwt74.00–85.001,4102

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.