Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.03/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$157.03

294 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.03

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	571	157.03	897	294

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 sale294 hd

157.03

—

KY average25 barns · 6,277 hd

146.01

+11.03

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	1,769	94.28	1,668	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	66.17	753	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	65.88	1,003	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	52.14	575	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	158.38/cwt	158.00–159.50	892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	144.64/cwt	144.00–145.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	149.47/cwt	143.00–155.00	549	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.39/cwt	142.00–149.00	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	184.72/cwt	174.00–199.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	166.72/cwt	163.00–175.00	562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.92/cwt	134.00–141.75	1,092	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.19/cwt	115.00–140.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	104.72/cwt	102.00–110.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.14/cwt	158.00–172.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.57/cwt	163.00–171.00	619	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	1,541.54/cwt	1,400.00–1,750.00	21,597	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,526	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	26,324	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	61.51/cwt	60.00–62.00	885	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	69.38/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	73.71/cwt	70.00–76.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	62.40/cwt	60.00–64.00	686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	77.47/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,201	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,056.97/cwt	1,025.00–1,120.00	14,523	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	59.35/cwt	59.00–60.00	736	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.73/cwt	43.00–53.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	91.93/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.81/cwt	160.00–183.00	633	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	157.84/cwt	154.00–170.00	851	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,005.61/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.42/cwt	145.00–151.00	862	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	970.83/cwt	735.00–1,025.00	12,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.50/cwt	159.00–165.00	775	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	158.40/cwt	158.00–159.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	151.22/cwt	150.00–153.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	155.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	140.37/cwt	136.50–142.50	797	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	168.72/cwt	160.00–177.00	790	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	309	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.56/cwt	136.00–151.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.77/cwt	147.50–153.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	138.69/cwt	129.00–143.50	688	22

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 Apr 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,055Last week 1,647Year ago 849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 155Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 77Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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
4	—	618	130.00	130.00
12	—	489	150.00–153.00	151.22
12	—	418	154.00–156.00	155.32
26	—	568	136.50–142.50	140.37
13	—	676	125.00	125.00
6	—	341	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	144.00–145.00	144.64
14	—	367	143.00–155.00	149.47
3	—	732	102.00–110.00	104.72
3	—	578	120.00–123.00	121.98
12	—	640	119.00–122.00	120.49
10	—	278	158.00–159.00	158.40
5	—	954	92.00	92.00
10	—	516	136.00–151.00	140.56
15	—	425	147.50–153.00	149.77
22	—	496	129.00–143.50	138.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	563	158.00–159.50	158.38
7	—	510	173.50	173.50
8	—	793	129.00	129.00
5	—	686	142.50	142.50
7	—	383	194.00	194.00
3	—	625	162.00	162.00
5	—	309	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	612	142.00–149.00	145.39
3	—	205	204.00	204.00
10	—	335	174.00–199.00	184.72
81	—	775	134.00–141.75	140.92
9	—	262	190.00–195.00	192.25
12	—	423	158.00–172.00	165.14
30	—	373	160.00–183.00	169.81
25	—	539	154.00–170.00	157.84
27	—	585	145.00–151.00	147.42
23	—	468	160.00–177.00	168.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	166.00	166.00
11	—	337	163.00–175.00	166.72
3	—	552	156.00	156.00
5	—	633	115.00–140.00	125.19
2	—	795	110.00	110.00
9	—	374	163.00–171.00	165.57
2	—	500	146.00	146.00
29	—	474	159.00–165.00	163.50
3	—	690	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	99.00	99.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,401	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,541.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,526	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,374	1,025.00–1,120.00	1,056.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,070	950.00–1,100.00	1,005.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,237	735.00–1,025.00	970.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	60.00–62.00	61.51
5	—	1,590	64.00–73.00	69.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	70.00–76.00	73.71
6	—	1,100	60.00–64.00	62.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	59.00–60.00	59.35
8	—	1,000	43.00–53.00	46.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	77.00–78.00	77.47
4	—	1,785	100.00–110.00	105.04
4	—	1,863	90.00–94.00	91.93

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

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