Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.27/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.73 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$133.27

189 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.70

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	543	133.27	723	189

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 sale189 hd

133.27

—

KY average25 barns · 6,055 hd

134.97

−1.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−91.73

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	1,649	93.68	1,545	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	61.89	845	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	59.92	701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	46.11	470	18

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 1-2Value Added	—	519	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.60/cwt	139.00–146.00	682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	164.04/cwt	159.00–168.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	151.36/cwt	145.00–157.50	498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	121.39/cwt	119.00–123.00	994	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	144.29/cwt	144.00–145.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.01/cwt	142.00–153.00	767	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.97/cwt	136.00–158.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,042.23/cwt	1,020.00–1,075.00	14,695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	65.96/cwt	63.00–69.00	782	7
Bulls	—	—	1,463	85.58/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	103.96/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	93.90/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,655	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	60.68/cwt	60.00–62.00	860	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	65.48/cwt	65.00–66.00	897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.79/cwt	57.00–58.00	699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	778.92/cwt	710.00–850.00	8,436	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	46.23/cwt	42.00–50.00	506	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	18,819	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,012.13/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	13,897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.48/cwt	128.00–145.00	720	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.28/cwt	150.00–166.00	645	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	40.57/cwt	39.00–42.00	355	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	57.01/cwt	55.00–59.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.89/cwt	138.00–150.00	623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.94/cwt	147.00–158.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,519	1,419.63/cwt	1,175.00–1,700.00	21,564	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.86/cwt	107.00–124.00	720	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	148.88/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	150.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	893	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	151.62/cwt	143.00–152.50	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	116.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	847	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 1,147Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 123Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 105Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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
12	—	519	145.00–146.00	145.51
20	—	621	123.00–125.00	124.03
5	—	685	120.00	120.00
7	—	592	139.00	139.00
20	—	728	114.00–122.00	116.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	139.00–146.00	143.60
13	—	329	145.00–157.50	151.36
22	—	524	128.00–145.00	137.48
20	—	433	138.00–150.00	143.89
3	—	845	106.00	106.00
6	—	695	115.00	115.00
17	—	616	107.00–124.00	116.86
11	—	362	148.00–158.00	150.54
12	—	575	122.00–130.00	125.42
3	—	245	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	288	159.00–168.00	164.04
4	—	573	135.00–139.00	137.99
17	—	525	142.00–153.00	146.01
10	—	617	130.00–137.00	131.41
6	—	703	125.00–130.00	126.67
15	—	410	150.00–166.00	157.28
9	—	466	147.00–158.00	151.94
5	—	755	128.00	128.00
17	—	673	130.00–137.00	132.69
1	—	385	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	160.00	160.00
24	—	819	119.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	606	144.00–145.00	144.29
8	—	560	150.00–151.00	150.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	157.00	157.00
4	—	845	105.00	105.00
3	—	990	85.00	85.00
13	—	575	131.00–139.00	134.16
12	—	526	136.00–158.00	143.97
13	—	625	125.00–130.00	128.51
24	—	424	140.00–155.00	148.88
20	—	494	143.00–152.50	151.62

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)	10	—	1,410	1,020.00–1,075.00	1,042.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,083	710.00–850.00	778.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,373	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	1,490.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,519	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,419.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	63.00–69.00	65.96
5	—	1,210	57.00–58.00	57.79
4	—	1,093	51.00–53.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	60.00–62.00	60.68
2	—	1,275	55.00–58.00	56.53
4	—	1,370	65.00–66.00	65.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	42.00–50.00	46.23
8	—	875	39.00–42.00	40.57
4	—	1,195	55.00–59.00	57.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	85.00–87.00	85.58
3	—	1,633	102.00–105.00	103.96
7	—	1,763	92.00–95.00	93.90

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle