Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.58/cwt on 379 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.42 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$133.58

379 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.47

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	599	133.58	800	379

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 sale379 hd

133.58

—

KY average26 barns · 7,407 hd

139.06

−5.47

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−91.42

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	1,714	101.26	1,736	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	63.53	746	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	63.45	868	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	48.48	571	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.19/cwt	136.00–155.00	611	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	123.85/cwt	123.85–123.85	1,173	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	138.65/cwt	137.50–144.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	119.28/cwt	118.00–121.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.44/cwt	157.00–175.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	167.78/cwt	158.00–175.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.53/cwt	142.00–155.00	718	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	125.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	120.35/cwt	120.35–120.35	974	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	830	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	170.66/cwt	162.00–179.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.18/cwt	139.00–168.00	873	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	72.66/cwt	69.00–75.00	870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	85.46/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	97.38/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,688	6
Bulls	—	—	1,792	110.40/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,978	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	37.51/cwt	35.00–40.00	451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	736	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	52.29/cwt	50.00–54.00	587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	69.10/cwt	67.00–70.00	956	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,161	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	63.67/cwt	61.00–66.00	955	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,038	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,158.03/cwt	825.00–1,425.00	12,623	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,377.90/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	18,326	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	888.61/cwt	775.00–1,090.00	10,903	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	52.96/cwt	51.00–55.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	175.39/cwt	174.00–176.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	154.98/cwt	140.00–167.00	727	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.96/cwt	142.50–157.00	927	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	761	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	731.90/cwt	725.00–735.00	7,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.50	403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	140.30/cwt	139.50–142.00	993	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.85/cwt	135.00–147.00	754	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.65/cwt	130.00–150.00	748	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	167.53/cwt	159.00–176.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.39/cwt	125.00–141.00	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	114.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.11/cwt	145.00–153.00	486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.94/cwt	166.00–174.00	802	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 1,934Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 95Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 188Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,383	67.00–70.00	69.10
4	—	1,500	61.00–66.00	63.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	69.00–75.00	72.66
6	—	1,178	62.00–63.00	62.49
2	—	1,125	51.00–55.00	52.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,203	35.00–40.00	37.51
6	—	1,122	50.00–54.00	52.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	85.00–86.00	85.46
6	—	1,733	94.00–100.00	97.38
6	—	1,792	108.00–115.00	110.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	95.00	95.00
3	—	990	95.00	95.00
19	—	418	136.00–155.00	146.19
15	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.10
13	—	684	118.00–121.00	119.28
50	—	480	142.00–155.00	149.53
4	—	755	130.00	130.00
14	—	614	122.00–126.00	124.02
7	—	276	145.00–147.50	145.97
61	—	532	130.00–150.00	140.65
28	—	565	125.00–141.00	132.39
10	—	727	110.00–120.00	114.50
8	—	328	145.00–153.00	148.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	785	116.50	116.50
16	—	606	130.00–135.00	133.26
23	—	559	137.50–144.00	138.65
5	—	502	152.00	152.00
72	—	809	120.35	120.35
20	—	663	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	947	123.85	123.85
5	—	683	142.00	142.00
22	—	708	139.50–142.00	140.30
3	—	607	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	137.00	137.00
14	—	430	157.00–175.00	165.44
10	—	366	158.00–175.00	167.78
23	—	581	139.00–168.00	150.18
7	—	324	174.00–176.00	175.39
3	—	285	177.50	177.50
31	—	622	142.50–157.00	148.96
11	—	525	157.00–165.00	160.76
6	—	818	135.00	135.00
22	—	472	166.00–174.00	169.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	655	134.00–136.00	134.99
5	—	307	181.00	181.00
11	—	753	119.00–127.00	125.34
17	—	576	140.00–147.00	144.14
11	—	393	162.00–179.00	170.66
3	—	805	112.00	112.00
41	—	469	140.00–167.00	154.98
18	—	535	135.00–147.00	140.85
10	—	414	159.00–176.00	167.53
6	—	624	130.00–142.00	131.95

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)	2	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,227	775.00–1,090.00	888.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,063	725.00–735.00	731.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	825.00–1,425.00	1,158.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,330	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,377.90

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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