Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.50/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$149.50

276 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.21

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	718	149.50	1,074	276

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 sale276 hd

149.50

—

KY average25 barns · 6,802 hd

148.30

+1.21

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	1,708	103.44	1,766	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	70.59	851	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	68.54	960	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	58.79	662	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Value Added	—	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.63/cwt	147.00–151.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	167.43/cwt	167.00–171.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	732	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	150.61/cwt	150.00–152.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.11/cwt	147.00–158.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.30/cwt	160.00–175.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	138.35/cwt	137.85–138.85	1,300	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	168.23/cwt	167.50–168.50	821	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	154.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.48/cwt	139.00–159.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,367.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,600.00	19,072	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	138.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	59.19/cwt	58.00–61.00	720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	65.14/cwt	64.00–66.00	684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	69.22/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,018	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	74.04/cwt	69.00–81.00	921	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	67.67/cwt	67.00–69.00	812	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,180.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	16,352	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	705.54/cwt	675.00–710.00	6,639	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	48.87/cwt	47.00–50.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	68.22/cwt	66.00–71.00	814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	107.33/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.08/cwt	125.00–140.00	902	23
Bulls	—	—	1,593	98.77/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.30/cwt	147.00–150.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,137.76/cwt	855.00–1,295.00	13,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	605	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	788.54/cwt	760.00–825.00	7,854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.91/cwt	122.00–145.00	766	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	811	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.71/cwt	145.00–147.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	168.92/cwt	167.00–171.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.24/cwt	145.00–161.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	158.61/cwt	151.00–163.00	972	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.81/cwt	131.00–150.00	823	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.94/cwt	143.00–148.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	156.24/cwt	150.00–166.00	887	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	863	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.77/cwt	142.00–153.00	708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	148.96/cwt	146.00–155.00	992	6

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 Jul 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 1,143Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 133Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 145Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	830	132.50	132.50
9	—	585	167.00–171.00	167.43
5	—	653	156.00	156.00
121	—	940	137.85–138.85	138.35
22	—	488	167.50–168.50	168.23
17	—	613	151.00–163.00	158.61
6	—	411	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	128.00	128.00
17	—	521	147.00–158.00	153.11
16	—	427	160.00–175.00	165.30
7	—	483	139.00–159.00	150.48
5	—	769	132.00–140.00	138.37
7	—	629	147.00–150.00	148.30
6	—	313	167.00–171.00	168.92
6	—	360	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
17	—	568	150.00–166.00	156.24
6	—	666	146.00–155.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	147.00–151.00	149.63
45	—	522	130.00–145.00	140.32
24	—	429	135.00–145.00	140.95
41	—	572	122.00–145.00	133.91
17	—	630	126.00–130.00	128.66
6	—	372	145.00–147.00	145.71
2	—	760	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	150.00–152.00	150.61
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	121.00	121.00
9	—	352	151.00–161.00	154.36
9	—	315	160.00–168.00	165.08
6	—	273	160.00	160.00
2	—	820	105.00	105.00
23	—	673	125.00–140.00	134.08
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
22	—	432	145.00–161.00	149.24
20	—	572	131.00–150.00	143.81
10	—	515	143.00–148.00	144.94
16	—	624	130.00–143.00	138.35
16	—	476	142.00–153.00	148.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	110.00	110.00
4	—	500	102.00	102.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,385	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,180.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	941	675.00–710.00	705.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,110	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,146	855.00–1,295.00	1,137.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	996	760.00–825.00	788.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,395	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,367.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	58.00–61.00	59.19
4	—	945	47.00–50.00	48.87
4	—	1,193	66.00–71.00	68.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	64.00–66.00	65.14
10	—	1,471	67.00–73.00	69.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	64.00	64.00
7	—	1,244	69.00–81.00	74.04
6	—	1,200	67.00–69.00	67.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	104.00–110.00	107.33
5	—	1,593	96.00–103.00	98.77

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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