Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.21/cwt on 541 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −89.79 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$135.21

541 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.93

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	581	135.21	786	541

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 sale541 hd

135.21

—

KY average25 barns · 5,209 hd

130.28

+4.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−89.79

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	1,882	97.70	1,839	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	70.20	978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	68.92	853	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	55.14	634	8thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	575	147.31/cwt	145.00–153.00	847	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.33/cwt	144.00–157.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.29/cwt	138.00–143.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	164.61/cwt	164.00–167.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	128.54/cwt	122.50–130.75	1,113	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.92/cwt	147.00–162.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	113.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	137.29/cwt	133.00–140.00	924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.65/cwt	143.00–150.00	783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,108.15/cwt	850.00–1,325.00	13,132	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	141.53/cwt	128.00–143.00	793	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	138.83/cwt	131.00–148.00	573	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,182.64/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	15,161	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,203	110.95/cwt	110.95–110.95	1,335	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	151.05/cwt	145.00–163.00	856	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	145.07/cwt	135.00–147.00	911	20
Bulls	—	—	1,575	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	61.56/cwt	60.00–63.00	768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	53.00/cwt	49.00–55.00	592	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	74.46/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	68.30/cwt	67.00–71.00	923	9
Bulls	—	—	1,933	106.62/cwt	102.00–111.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.69/cwt	90.00–103.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	946.12/cwt	900.00–985.00	11,382	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	75.18/cwt	72.00–80.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.77/cwt	130.00–144.00	905	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.74/cwt	64.00–67.00	785	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	95.78/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.44/cwt	121.00–130.00	745	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.75/cwt	160.00–162.00	600	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	133.94/cwt	125.75–135.75	840	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	168.93/cwt	150.00–185.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.45/cwt	125.00–156.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.19/cwt	116.00–124.00	764	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	133.12/cwt	132.00–135.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	172.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.17/cwt	130.00–141.50	646	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	147.86/cwt	139.00–155.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.95/cwt	124.00–136.00	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.27/cwt	134.00–140.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.60/cwt	149.00–160.00	720	19

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 586Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 54Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 49Year ago 45

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	145.00–153.00	147.31
4	—	673	138.00–143.00	139.29
1	—	1,000	109.00	109.00
9	—	432	147.00–162.00	151.92
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
14	—	527	143.00–150.00	148.65
2	—	980	103.00	103.00
13	—	373	160.00–162.00	160.75
5	—	773	127.00	127.00
7	—	329	150.00–185.00	168.93
2	—	223	170.00–175.00	172.64
7	—	616	134.00–140.00	138.27
19	—	466	149.00–160.00	154.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	164.00–167.00	164.61
89	—	866	122.50–130.75	128.54
15	—	673	133.00–140.00	137.29
44	—	1,203	110.95	110.95
31	—	567	145.00–163.00	151.05
20	—	628	135.00–147.00	145.07
8	—	706	132.00–135.00	133.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	144.00–157.00	153.33
10	—	732	111.00–116.00	113.98
5	—	375	154.00	154.00
8	—	632	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
3	—	890	90.00–103.00	98.69
2	—	315	180.00	180.00
15	—	662	130.00–144.00	136.77
8	—	484	135.00–145.00	138.60
14	—	564	125.00–156.00	140.45
13	—	519	135.00–146.00	141.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	137.00	137.00
109	—	560	128.00–143.00	141.53
280	—	627	125.75–135.75	133.94
5	—	480	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	118.50	118.50
23	—	413	131.00–148.00	138.83
34	—	580	121.00–130.00	128.44
2	—	725	103.00	103.00
17	—	625	116.00–124.00	122.19
3	—	330	153.00	153.00
3	—	270	143.00	143.00
23	—	471	130.00–141.50	137.17
10	—	374	139.00–155.00	147.86
15	—	523	124.00–136.00	128.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	97.00	97.00

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)	8	—	1,185	850.00–1,325.00	1,108.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	900.00–985.00	946.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,182.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	85.00–90.00	87.54
4	—	1,933	102.00–111.00	106.62
8	—	1,933	95.00–97.00	95.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	60.00–63.00	61.56
6	—	1,117	49.00–55.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	73.00–75.00	74.46
9	—	1,351	67.00–71.00	68.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	72.00–80.00	75.18
6	—	1,213	64.00–67.00	64.74

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