Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test due to holiday weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.87/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.13 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$136.87

75 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.85

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	505	136.87	691	75

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 sale75 hd

136.87

—

KY average26 barns · 3,054 hd

130.02

+6.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−88.13

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	—	Average	1,702	103.09	1,755	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	82.08	1,010	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	69.75	1,077	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	52.52	567	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,607	96.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,548	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	112.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,066	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	82.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,010	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	64.08/cwt	63.00–65.00	833	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	69.35/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	76.62/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,255.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,285.00	15,972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.04/cwt	117.00–126.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.70/cwt	116.50–122.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.68/cwt	126.00–131.00	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.53/cwt	130.00–146.00	669	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.17/cwt	137.00–150.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.28/cwt	135.00–147.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	146.72/cwt	145.00–149.00	728	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.33/cwt	158.00–159.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.31/cwt	140.00–161.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	988	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.15/cwt	47.00–55.00	514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	903.87/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	10,910	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	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 May 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 1,013Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 55Year ago 50

Compared to last week all classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test due to holiday weekend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,607	90.00–100.00	96.32
5	—	1,835	108.00–115.00	112.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	80.00–85.00	82.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	63.00–65.00	64.08
6	—	1,633	68.00–70.00	69.35
2	—	1,525	75.00–78.00	76.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,025	47.00–55.00	50.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	122.00	122.00
15	—	674	117.00–126.00	120.04
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
3	—	587	130.00	130.00
6	—	437	158.00–159.00	158.33
16	—	527	140.00–161.00	148.31
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	183.00	183.00
7	—	555	145.00–148.00	146.70
4	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	525	137.00–150.00	141.17
4	—	671	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
4	—	445	157.00	157.00
6	—	484	156.00–158.00	156.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	154.00	154.00
6	—	440	164.00	164.00
6	—	716	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	116.50–122.00	117.70
6	—	360	145.00–149.00	147.03
14	—	568	126.00–131.00	128.68
24	—	473	130.00–146.00	141.53
2	—	295	154.00	154.00
2	—	345	135.00	135.00
5	—	533	133.00–135.00	134.59
6	—	423	135.00–147.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	145.00–149.00	146.72

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	6	—	1,272	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,255.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,235	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	725.00–1,100.00	903.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	825.00	825.00

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

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