Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers weighing under 500 pounds sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cattle over 500 pounds including yearlings sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.27/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$136.27

231 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.90

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	595	136.27	810	231

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 sale231 hd

136.27

—

KY average27 barns · 8,800 hd

132.37

+3.90

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	1,762	90.62	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	57.19	728	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	55.92	808	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,184	44.15	523	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	155.57/cwt	155.00–161.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.96/cwt	159.00–170.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	101.60/cwt	95.00–110.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.43/cwt	114.00–120.00	781	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	104.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.70/cwt	120.00–121.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,153.66/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	15,817	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	705.67/cwt	700.00–710.00	7,784	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.95/cwt	138.00–155.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	131.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.40/cwt	110.00–122.00	826	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	126.47/cwt	125.00–127.00	654	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	123.59/cwt	123.00–124.00	887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	725	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	57.84/cwt	57.00–58.50	906	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	53.05/cwt	52.00–54.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	59.42/cwt	58.00–62.00	758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	52.74/cwt	50.00–54.00	668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	94.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,656	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	86.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.46/cwt	116.00–126.00	687	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.27/cwt	112.00–126.00	692	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,658	1,480.21/cwt	1,375.00–1,600.00	24,542	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	124.93/cwt	120.00–131.00	602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	110.23/cwt	108.00–113.00	806	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	947.99/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	13,006	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	47.24/cwt	43.00–51.00	573	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	38.73/cwt	38.00–41.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.73/cwt	164.00–165.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	135.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	490	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,206.85/cwt	1,025.00–1,375.00	16,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	639	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.22/cwt	143.00–150.00	680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	107.93/cwt	102.00–112.00	667	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	118.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.66/cwt	130.00–143.00	778	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	130.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	855	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	119.29/cwt	114.00–123.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	126.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	555	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	126.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	853	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	142.76/cwt	138.00–147.00	805	20

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 Jan 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 1,860Year ago 1,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 75Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 50Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	117.00	117.00
23	—	517	125.00–127.00	126.47
5	—	451	135.50	135.50
2	—	665	116.00	116.00
15	—	567	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	95.00–110.00	101.60
2	—	285	142.00	142.00
7	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.04
13	—	585	112.00–126.00	118.27
2	—	215	160.00	160.00
20	—	482	120.00–131.00	124.93
23	—	731	108.00–113.00	110.23
17	—	363	134.00–140.00	135.06
25	—	528	110.00–125.00	121.11
21	—	618	102.00–112.00	107.93
29	—	438	120.00–130.00	126.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	155.00–161.00	155.57
9	—	384	159.00–170.00	165.96
1	—	820	108.00	108.00
10	—	760	120.00–121.00	120.70
10	—	480	138.00–155.00	141.95
8	—	539	130.00–136.00	131.45
7	—	330	164.00–165.00	164.73
2	—	850	115.00	115.00
8	—	642	120.00–130.00	126.25
23	—	582	130.00–143.00	133.66
4	—	295	160.00	160.00
22	—	677	122.00–129.00	126.22
11	—	731	114.00–123.00	119.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	158.00	158.00
18	—	515	150.00–158.00	154.24
15	—	718	123.00–124.00	123.59
4	—	442	164.00	164.00
3	—	635	128.00–135.00	130.30
43	—	674	122.00–132.00	126.50
20	—	564	138.00–147.00	142.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	665	114.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	783	102.00–110.00	104.69
17	—	526	122.00–130.00	125.96
11	—	716	110.00–122.00	115.40
1	—	905	81.00	81.00
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
31	—	570	116.00–126.00	120.46
2	—	427	151.00	151.00
26	—	465	143.00–150.00	146.22
19	—	613	114.00–125.00	118.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,371	925.00–1,325.00	1,153.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,103	700.00–710.00	705.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,372	850.00–1,275.00	947.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,658	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,480.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,333	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,206.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,567	57.00–58.50	57.84
4	—	1,261	52.00–54.00	53.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	58.00–62.00	59.42
3	—	1,267	50.00–54.00	52.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,213	43.00–51.00	47.24
4	—	1,134	38.00–41.00	38.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	90.00–96.00	94.04
3	—	1,763	80.00–88.00	86.05

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