Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.01/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$142.01

338 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.58

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	632	142.01	898	338

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 sale338 hd

142.01

—

KY average27 barns · 10,048 hd

140.42

+1.58

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	1,841	90.63	1,668	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	60.66	709	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	58.23	802	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	43.90	477	24

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.05/cwt	123.00–130.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.34/cwt	99.00–121.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.54/cwt	144.00–157.00	703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	150.46/cwt	139.00–156.00	849	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.09/cwt	125.00–128.00	798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.86/cwt	163.00–180.00	646	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.28/cwt	135.00–150.00	765	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,075	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.29/cwt	134.00–145.00	454	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	164.60/cwt	164.00–165.00	856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	130.39/cwt	127.00–130.50	960	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	134.46/cwt	134.00–135.50	905	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.12/cwt	126.00–152.00	863	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	780	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.23/cwt	60.00–66.00	980	8
Bulls	—	—	1,898	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,736	7
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.63/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,438	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	97.84/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,874	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	56.78/cwt	56.00–57.00	749	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	52.17/cwt	51.00–54.00	626	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	32.43/cwt	30.00–35.00	284	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	53.32/cwt	51.00–56.00	676	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	909.59/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,070	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,002.55/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	13,565	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	887	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	65.08/cwt	64.00–70.00	761	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,028.19/cwt	1,020.00–1,035.00	12,626	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	681	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	56.24/cwt	54.00–60.00	656	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	44.92/cwt	42.00–48.00	494	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.40/cwt	116.00–123.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.35/cwt	135.00–147.00	552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,005	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,270.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,485.00	15,921	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	167.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.47/cwt	145.00–167.50	596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	156.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	699	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.63/cwt	134.00–148.00	714	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.48/cwt	125.00–146.00	649	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.88/cwt	155.00–171.00	528	13

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 Mar 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,325Last week 1,709Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 125Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 85Year ago 135

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	123.00–130.00	127.05
9	—	676	99.00–121.00	114.34
17	—	326	134.00–145.00	139.29
6	—	770	105.00	105.00
8	—	528	127.00–132.00	128.92
16	—	629	116.00–123.00	119.40
4	—	415	139.00	139.00
19	—	385	135.00–147.00	143.35
2	—	210	156.00	156.00
51	—	465	125.00–146.00	139.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	130.00	130.00
13	—	564	139.00–156.00	150.46
24	—	385	163.00–180.00	167.86
23	—	534	135.00–150.00	143.28
16	—	620	126.00–152.00	139.12
18	—	463	165.00–170.00	167.14
2	—	893	114.00–116.00	115.00
9	—	410	165.00–170.00	167.26
13	—	322	155.00–171.00	163.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	941	114.25	114.25
15	—	520	164.00–165.00	164.60
29	—	736	127.00–130.50	130.39
25	—	604	149.50	149.50
49	—	673	134.00–135.50	134.46
71	—	801	125.50	125.50
11	—	554	150.00–160.00	156.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	144.00–157.00	148.54
14	—	633	125.00–128.00	126.09
5	—	745	121.00	121.00
3	—	595	144.00	144.00
5	—	962	81.00	81.00
5	—	886	88.00	88.00
2	—	315	145.00	145.00
17	—	376	145.00–167.50	158.47
23	—	433	155.00–165.00	161.36
27	—	515	134.00–148.00	138.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	887	82.00	82.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	850.00–1,000.00	909.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,228	1,020.00–1,035.00	1,028.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	795.00	795.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,353	975.00–1,050.00	1,002.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,253	1,100.00–1,485.00	1,270.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	60.00–66.00	63.23
15	—	1,320	56.00–57.00	56.78
3	—	1,200	51.00–54.00	52.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	30.00–35.00	32.43
6	—	1,267	51.00–56.00	53.32
12	—	1,100	42.00–48.00	44.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	64.00–70.00	65.08
9	—	1,167	54.00–60.00	56.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,898	90.00–93.00	91.46
7	—	1,720	77.00–87.00	83.63
6	—	1,915	93.00–103.00	97.84

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