Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.36/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$155.36

587 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.33

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	606	155.36	942	587

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 sale587 hd

155.36

—

KY average26 barns · 8,008 hd

151.03

+4.33

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	1,725	96.19	1,659	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,336	66.13	884	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	63.60	735	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	45.52	502	17

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	700	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,121	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.97/cwt	154.00–173.00	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	119.55/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	122.44/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,081	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	169.22/cwt	165.00–178.00	711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	148.63/cwt	143.00–156.00	765	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	771	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.18/cwt	122.00–130.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	134.22/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,047	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	157.61/cwt	157.00–159.00	771	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	183.98/cwt	179.00–190.00	797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.23/cwt	121.00–139.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	150.80/cwt	143.00–153.00	953	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	179.38/cwt	178.00–187.00	662	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	170.41/cwt	170.25–171.00	992	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.86/cwt	133.00–135.00	870	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	827.95/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.83/cwt	144.00–153.00	779	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	166.79/cwt	165.00–172.00	869	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	158.72/cwt	145.00–164.00	898	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	57.38/cwt	55.00–60.00	657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	59.63/cwt	59.00–61.00	815	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	71.66/cwt	70.00–73.00	980	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	113.85/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,155	7
Bulls	—	—	1,817	96.58/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,755	12
Bulls	—	—	1,518	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,283	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,142.69/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,769	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	61.98/cwt	59.00–64.00	720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	46.21/cwt	45.00–49.00	483	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	39.40/cwt	39.00–41.00	473	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	64.77/cwt	64.00–66.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.44/cwt	156.00–179.00	647	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.64/cwt	74.00–77.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	23,128	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,032.24/cwt	990.00–1,100.00	11,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.10/cwt	136.00–140.00	978	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	722	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	788	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	780	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	171.22/cwt	158.00–188.00	812	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	153.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	519	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	159.70/cwt	158.00–160.00	417	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,172.81/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	13,804	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,457.84/cwt	1,300.00–1,585.00	18,835	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	137.85/cwt	137.85–137.85	1,096	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	124.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.65/cwt	125.00–140.00	759	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.07/cwt	125.00–150.00	730	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	168.12/cwt	163.00–180.00	730	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	156.29/cwt	145.00–166.00	588	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,012	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	171.68/cwt	161.00–182.00	560	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	162.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	866	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.10/cwt	114.00–127.00	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.62/cwt	141.00–161.00	641	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	155.03/cwt	150.00–163.00	960	41

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,934Last week 1,055Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 80Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 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
3	—	700	138.50	138.50
67	—	802	139.75	139.75
17	—	433	179.00–190.00	183.98
14	—	582	170.25–171.00	170.41
62	—	521	165.00–172.00	166.79
66	—	795	137.85	137.85
41	—	619	150.00–163.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	914	119.00–120.00	119.55
9	—	883	122.00–123.00	122.44
29	—	420	165.00–178.00	169.22
5	—	215	188.00	188.00
18	—	780	134.00–135.00	134.22
12	—	678	121.00–139.00	131.23
21	—	632	143.00–153.00	150.80
20	—	369	178.00–187.00	179.38
2	—	280	197.00	197.00
34	—	566	145.00–164.00	158.72
18	—	708	136.00–140.00	138.10
63	—	474	158.00–188.00	171.22
12	—	828	120.00–129.00	124.35
23	—	326	161.00–182.00	171.68
42	—	532	157.00–165.00	162.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	477	154.00–173.00	161.97
4	—	285	172.00	172.00
21	—	650	133.00–135.00	133.86
6	—	310	170.00	170.00
5	—	640	130.00	130.00
23	—	520	144.00–153.00	149.83
5	—	555	150.00	150.00
24	—	382	156.00–179.00	169.44
25	—	434	163.00–180.00	168.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	515	143.00–156.00	148.63
24	—	589	130.00–132.00	130.82
20	—	489	157.00–159.00	157.61
9	—	613	137.00	137.00
70	—	811	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	122.00–130.00	126.18
8	—	760	109.00	109.00
6	—	840	110.00	110.00
22	—	477	148.00–155.00	151.31
13	—	715	117.00–121.00	117.96
19	—	339	150.00–155.00	153.09
7	—	261	158.00–160.00	159.70
39	—	581	125.00–140.00	130.65
48	—	521	125.00–150.00	140.07
29	—	376	145.00–166.00	156.29
21	—	668	114.00–127.00	123.10
7	—	885	92.00	92.00
81	—	423	141.00–161.00	151.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	788	99.00	99.00
16	—	668	105.25	105.25

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)	9	—	1,082	800.00–875.00	827.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,205	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,142.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,094	990.00–1,100.00	1,032.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,177	900.00–1,250.00	1,172.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,292	1,300.00–1,585.00	1,457.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	55.00–60.00	57.38
10	—	1,045	45.00–49.00	46.21
5	—	1,201	39.00–41.00	39.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	59.00–61.00	59.63
6	—	1,367	70.00–73.00	71.66
10	—	1,309	64.00–66.00	64.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,162	59.00–64.00	61.98
4	—	1,120	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,190	74.00–77.00	75.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,893	110.00–118.00	113.85
12	—	1,817	95.00–99.00	96.58
11	—	1,518	84.00–85.00	84.52

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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