Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.67/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$130.67

342 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.57

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	715	130.67	935	342

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 sale342 hd

130.67

—

KY average26 barns · 4,989 hd

134.25

−3.57

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	—	Low	2,022	91.68	1,853	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	54.89	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	54.34	692	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	47.00	547	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	582	121.80/cwt	116.00–125.00	709	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	140.71/cwt	133.00–142.00	719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	127.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	411	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,104	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	127.05/cwt	125.50–127.50	931	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	110.36/cwt	107.00–117.00	965	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	137.36/cwt	134.00–142.00	830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	151.89/cwt	142.00–155.50	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	123.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	941	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	133.64/cwt	132.00–134.00	679	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	109.45/cwt	108.00–112.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	786	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	898.32/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	124.79/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,012	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.62/cwt	51.00–54.00	661	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	46.17/cwt	43.00–49.00	571	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	39.76/cwt	35.00–44.00	338	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	59.77/cwt	58.00–62.00	755	4
Bulls	—	—	2,550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	100.02/cwt	98.00–102.00	2,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	90.57/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	50.38/cwt	48.00–53.00	595	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	53.60/cwt	52.00–55.00	717	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	621	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	926.20/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	11,559	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	781.44/cwt	725.00–810.00	9,448	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	60.74/cwt	60.00–62.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.35/cwt	137.00–144.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	779	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.07/cwt	140.00–152.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	107.85/cwt	100.00–116.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.54/cwt	109.00–115.00	772	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	137.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.83/cwt	113.00–125.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.51/cwt	140.00–165.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	137.94/cwt	129.00–141.00	570	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	137.95/cwt	120.00–142.00	521	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.28/cwt	126.00–136.00	622	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	128.43/cwt	128.00–128.50	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 1,420Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 80Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	582	116.00–125.00	121.80
9	—	322	125.00–132.00	127.76
22	—	669	110.00–125.00	116.43
4	—	918	100.00–116.00	107.85
11	—	705	109.00–115.00	109.54
5	—	276	130.00–145.00	137.17
4	—	867	104.00	104.00
9	—	627	113.00–125.00	116.83
8	—	521	122.00–130.00	126.11
23	—	413	129.00–141.00	137.94
19	—	378	120.00–142.00	137.95
34	—	481	126.00–136.00	129.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	117.00	117.00
3	—	841	110.50	110.50
17	—	508	132.00–134.00	133.64
8	—	779	108.00–112.00	109.45
23	—	579	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	465	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	511	133.00–142.00	140.71
7	—	330	158.00–168.00	163.37
9	—	612	121.00–128.00	125.51
16	—	755	117.00–120.00	119.61
3	—	567	136.00–140.00	138.71
14	—	375	160.00–170.00	165.48
11	—	413	140.00–165.00	155.51
2	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	110.00–122.00	115.95
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	914	120.75	120.75
22	—	733	125.50–127.50	127.05
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
19	—	874	107.00–117.00	110.36
16	—	604	134.00–142.00	137.36
16	—	514	142.00–155.50	151.89
22	—	762	121.00–128.00	123.43
83	—	811	116.00–127.00	124.79
12	—	565	140.00–145.00	143.34
3	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
7	—	667	128.00–128.50	128.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	138.00	138.00
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	393	160.00	160.00
2	—	250	166.00	166.00
3	—	521	135.00	135.00
2	—	760	109.00	109.00
10	—	472	137.00–144.00	138.35
14	—	440	140.00–152.00	150.07

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,460	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,080	800.00–960.00	898.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,248	700.00–1,000.00	926.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,209	725.00–810.00	781.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	51.00–54.00	51.62
4	—	1,263	58.00–62.00	59.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	43.00–49.00	46.17
2	—	850	35.00–44.00	39.76
6	—	1,182	48.00–53.00	50.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,337	52.00–55.00	53.60
1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,483	60.00–62.00	60.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,550	70.00	70.00
3	—	2,050	98.00–102.00	100.02
3	—	1,817	88.00–93.00	90.57

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

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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