Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.17/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$132.17

185 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.00

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	724	132.17	956	185

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 sale185 hd

132.17

—

KY average26 barns · 3,976 hd

133.17

−1.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,899	89.54	1,701	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	63.78	755	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	61.71	910	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	50.80	521	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.61/cwt	150.00–173.00	710	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	142.95/cwt	130.00–153.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.28/cwt	114.00–121.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	120.85/cwt	120.85–120.85	1,170	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	622	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.48/cwt	129.00–149.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	129.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	834	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.56/cwt	127.00–138.50	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	52.39/cwt	50.00–55.00	562	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	53.43/cwt	53.00–54.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	66.65/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,060	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	59.00/cwt	58.00–61.00	767	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	103.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,156	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	88.04/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	77.46/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	59.35/cwt	59.00–60.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	68.72/cwt	67.00–72.50	867	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.08/cwt	57.00–63.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.94/cwt	145.00–167.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.67/cwt	103.00–108.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,233.71/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	15,828	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,011.69/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	15,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.86/cwt	126.00–143.00	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	118.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	937	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	111.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	142.18/cwt	132.00–145.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	146.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	129.38/cwt	124.50–131.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.25/cwt	153.00–160.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.47/cwt	135.00–155.00	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.72/cwt	135.00–152.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.20/cwt	126.00–140.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	886	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 Feb 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 1,073Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 75Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	798	122.50	122.50
7	—	817	124.00	124.00
4	—	460	163.00	163.00
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
54	—	968	120.85	120.85
9	—	628	127.00–138.50	134.56
2	—	410	177.00–179.00	177.99
20	—	687	128.00–130.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	128.00–138.00	133.06
17	—	528	129.00–149.00	142.48
16	—	645	124.00–130.00	129.25
2	—	817	119.50	119.50
1	—	1,040	109.00	109.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
13	—	438	145.00–167.00	158.94
10	—	670	125.00–126.00	125.79
8	—	475	153.00–160.00	155.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	150.00–173.00	168.61
12	—	630	123.00–127.00	124.98
2	—	357	176.00	176.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	810	103.00–108.00	104.67
2	—	733	115.00–117.00	115.99
12	—	565	126.00–143.00	131.86
10	—	468	135.00–152.00	139.72
13	—	523	126.00–140.00	133.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	110.00–125.00	119.05
8	—	371	130.00–153.00	142.95
19	—	522	125.00–130.00	128.28
12	—	721	114.00–121.00	116.28
21	—	462	130.00–138.00	134.55
20	—	570	117.00–128.00	122.50
11	—	672	116.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	895	100.00	100.00
2	—	260	142.50	142.50
6	—	767	110.00–112.00	111.67
5	—	411	132.00–145.00	142.18
4	—	319	135.00–150.00	146.36
2	—	215	135.00–155.00	145.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	877	106.00	106.00
5	—	619	129.00	129.00
17	—	788	117.00–120.00	118.96
4	—	566	124.50–131.00	129.38
4	—	425	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	50.00–55.00	52.39
3	—	1,133	59.00–60.00	59.35
4	—	875	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	53.00–54.00	53.43
5	—	1,590	65.00–68.00	66.65
3	—	1,300	58.00–61.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	67.00–72.50	68.72
4	—	1,125	57.00–63.00	60.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,075	100.00–107.00	103.88
3	—	1,682	84.00–91.00	88.04
2	—	2,050	77.00–78.00	77.46

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)	29	—	1,283	950.00–1,350.00	1,233.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	950.00–1,075.00	1,011.69

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle