Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.78/cwt on 544 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.22 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$127.78

544 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.74

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	593	127.78	758	544

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 sale544 hd

127.78

—

KY average26 barns · 4,900 hd

121.05

+6.74

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−97.22

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	1,701	85.90	1,461	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	54.93	779	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	53.24	640	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	42.32	477	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	568	122.98/cwt	118.00–128.00	699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	152.81/cwt	144.00–165.00	732	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.28/cwt	164.00–190.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.53/cwt	131.50–139.00	827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	130.10/cwt	128.00–135.00	766	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	128.06/cwt	127.00–130.00	919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	142.11/cwt	141.00–144.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	132.00/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,084	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	132.52/cwt	129.00–137.00	482	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,105	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	994	125
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	129.86/cwt	129.50–132.50	891	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.07/cwt	156.00–170.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	162.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	137.46/cwt	126.00–145.00	719	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.70/cwt	125.00–155.00	737	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	54.59/cwt	54.00–57.00	746	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	60.94/cwt	60.00–63.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.00	623	12
Bulls	—	—	1,779	85.89/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,528	7
Bulls	—	—	2,080	98.69/cwt	97.00–100.00	2,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	993.92/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,669	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.48/cwt	40.00–45.00	472	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.38/cwt	60.00–63.00	936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	79.53/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,094	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	30.98/cwt	30.00–32.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	114.73/cwt	108.00–117.00	813	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,265	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	828.04/cwt	755.00–925.00	8,645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,017.83/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.02/cwt	144.00–160.00	791	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.56/cwt	130.00–152.00	691	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.73/cwt	125.00–139.00	575	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.39/cwt	100.00–114.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.03/cwt	138.00–158.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	164.77/cwt	146.00–174.00	690	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.34/cwt	129.00–140.00	361	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	110.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	118.03/cwt	110.00–126.00	721	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	171.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	670	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	136.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	445	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.11/cwt	133.00–140.00	649	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	156.20/cwt	152.00–162.00	893	29

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,420Last week 998Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 48Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 135Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	568	118.00–128.00	122.98
25	—	680	116.00–125.00	119.40
13	—	364	129.00–137.00	132.52
58	—	427	125.00–139.00	134.73
9	—	775	100.00–114.00	109.39
3	—	843	103.00	103.00
14	—	275	129.00–140.00	131.34
9	—	731	110.00–116.00	110.65
28	—	611	110.00–126.00	118.03
35	—	529	125.00–132.00	126.69
20	—	326	135.00–140.00	136.56
45	—	473	133.00–140.00	137.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	589	128.00–135.00	130.10
14	—	478	141.00–144.00	142.11
125	—	821	121.10	121.10
3	—	442	145.00	145.00
26	—	523	126.00–145.00	137.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	479	144.00–165.00	152.81
11	—	325	164.00–190.00	174.28
15	—	610	131.50–139.00	135.53
4	—	692	125.00	125.00
28	—	520	144.00–160.00	152.02
13	—	567	138.00–158.00	151.03
33	—	419	146.00–174.00	164.77
15	—	382	170.00–175.00	171.52
13	—	780	119.00–124.00	119.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
17	—	718	127.00–130.00	128.06
95	—	821	124.00–135.00	132.00
16	—	521	162.00–167.00	164.50
4	—	357	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,105	113.00	113.00
28	—	686	129.50–132.50	129.86
7	—	633	140.00	140.00
29	—	572	152.00–162.00	156.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.77
9	—	374	156.00–170.00	165.07
8	—	411	155.00–165.00	162.50
25	—	513	125.00–155.00	143.70
6	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.33
6	—	629	120.00–125.00	120.83
14	—	709	108.00–117.00	114.73
3	—	950	90.00	90.00
5	—	322	155.00	155.00
26	—	481	130.00–152.00	143.56
1	—	800	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,342	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	950.00–1,075.00	1,017.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,174	925.00–1,075.00	993.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	810	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,044	755.00–925.00	828.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	54.00–57.00	54.59
2	—	1,625	50.00–51.00	50.49
2	—	1,525	60.00–63.00	61.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	60.00–63.00	60.94
12	—	1,202	50.00–53.00	51.83
1	—	1,300	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	40.00–45.00	42.48
2	—	1,220	30.00–32.00	30.98
2	—	1,100	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	85.00–88.00	85.89
2	—	2,080	97.00–100.00	98.69
4	—	1,375	78.00–81.00	79.53

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