Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.68/cwt on 315 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −100.32 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$124.68

315 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.32

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	641	124.68	799	315

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 sale315 hd

124.68

—

KY average26 barns · 4,861 hd

130.99

−6.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−100.32

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	1,855	98.26	1,823	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	68.56	908	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	61.95	907	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	45.08	510	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	71.41/cwt	65.00–76.00	951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.67/cwt	60.00–61.00	849	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	69.40/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,076	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	56.41/cwt	56.00–57.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	37.32/cwt	35.00–39.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	596	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,375.19/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	17,795	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,432.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	19,948	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.70/cwt	124.00–130.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	136.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	126.07/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,001	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	137.60/cwt	136.50–138.00	897	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.05/cwt	105.00–129.50	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	638	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	919	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	123.44/cwt	119.00–124.50	846	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.83/cwt	118.00–120.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.35/cwt	132.00–138.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	151.59/cwt	149.00–153.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	101.97/cwt	94.00–110.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	119.28/cwt	118.50–121.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	171.07/cwt	161.00–173.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	156.46/cwt	145.00–165.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	900.34/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	160.94/cwt	159.00–164.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.75/cwt	129.00–137.50	704	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	153.41/cwt	146.00–160.00	635	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.95/cwt	135.00–143.50	720	20
Bulls	—	—	1,645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	94.89/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	45.64/cwt	44.00–48.00	536	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	827.32/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	9,522	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	4

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 May 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 675Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 105Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 125Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	65.00–76.00	71.41
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	60.00–61.00	60.67
2	—	1,550	68.00–71.00	69.40
2	—	1,473	56.00–57.00	56.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	35.00–39.00	37.32
10	—	1,175	44.00–48.00	45.64
1	—	1,050	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,960	94.00–96.00	94.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	127.00	127.00
4	—	820	119.00	119.00
7	—	500	135.00–139.00	136.14
6	—	338	161.00–173.00	171.07
6	—	1,042	108.00	108.00
7	—	457	145.00–165.00	156.46
2	—	620	138.00	138.00
16	—	417	159.00–164.00	160.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	135.00	135.00
43	—	794	123.00–127.00	126.07
45	—	652	136.50–138.00	137.60
6	—	566	145.00	145.00
6	—	709	135.00	135.00
11	—	519	149.00–153.00	151.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	413	140.00–148.00	144.37
8	—	566	124.00–130.00	125.70
10	—	728	105.00–129.50	115.05
23	—	465	134.00–140.00	137.17
7	—	673	118.00–120.00	118.83
8	—	369	132.00–138.00	134.35
10	—	753	94.00–110.00	101.97
16	—	621	118.50–121.00	119.28
27	—	530	129.00–137.50	132.75
1	—	330	158.00	158.00
3	—	215	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	779	118.00	118.00
98	—	685	119.00–124.50	123.44
13	—	727	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	127.00	127.00
5	—	847	104.00	104.00
5	—	350	160.00	160.00
5	—	450	145.00	145.00
17	—	414	146.00–160.00	153.41
20	—	522	135.00–143.50	137.95
4	—	315	155.00	155.00
4	—	583	129.00	129.00

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	7	—	1,294	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,375.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,393	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,432.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,026	800.00–1,000.00	900.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,151	675.00–1,025.00	827.32

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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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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