Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.83/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$151.83

248 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.19

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	706	151.83	1,071	248

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 sale248 hd

151.83

—

KY average25 barns · 4,291 hd

149.64

+2.19

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	1,749	100.68	1,761	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	75.65	888	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	75.10	1,073	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	64.97	737	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,860	100.07/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,861	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	80.14/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	111.57/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	63.54/cwt	60.00–67.00	721	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	70.29/cwt	69.00–73.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	121.33/cwt	111.00–125.00	900	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.44/cwt	133.00–137.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	991	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	970.35/cwt	960.00–975.00	11,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,517	1,458.58/cwt	1,435.00–1,475.00	22,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	137.34/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,188	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.41/cwt	127.00–142.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	161.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	166.81/cwt	163.00–169.00	967	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	148.83/cwt	144.00–149.25	1,136	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	147.00/cwt	143.50–151.50	1,055	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.90/cwt	151.00–164.00	675	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	135.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	764	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.55/cwt	143.00–162.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.36/cwt	132.00–144.00	531	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,149.24/cwt	1,025.00–1,260.00	15,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	134.48/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,230	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.42/cwt	170.00–174.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	141.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.47/cwt	133.00–147.00	671	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,873	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,360	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	28,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	70.63/cwt	68.00–73.00	933	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	81.06/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,274	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	78.87/cwt	74.00–84.00	924	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	101.09/cwt	98.00–109.00	465	7

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 890Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 92Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 102Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,860	97.00–103.00	100.07
2	—	1,845	75.00–85.00	80.14
4	—	1,591	107.50–118.00	111.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,134	60.00–67.00	63.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	69.00–73.00	70.29
10	—	1,171	74.00–84.00	78.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,321	68.00–73.00	70.63
9	—	1,572	77.00–86.00	81.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	165.00	165.00
8	—	675	133.00–137.00	134.44
2	—	810	107.00	107.00
4	—	333	163.00	163.00
4	—	775	116.00	116.00
10	—	558	127.00–142.00	138.41
27	—	425	151.00–164.00	158.90
17	—	522	140.00–149.00	141.55
14	—	609	132.00–139.00	135.55
22	—	475	143.00–162.00	154.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	742	111.00–125.00	121.33
20	—	558	132.00–140.00	136.88
10	—	384	132.00–144.00	138.36
20	—	505	140.00–147.00	141.10
12	—	614	130.00–138.00	134.58
14	—	431	142.00	142.00
15	—	474	133.00–147.00	141.47
5	—	325	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	737	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	865	137.00–137.50	137.34
18	—	633	163.50	163.50
3	—	546	173.50	173.50
30	—	580	163.00–169.00	166.81
79	—	763	144.00–149.25	148.83
28	—	718	143.50–151.50	147.00
24	—	915	133.00–139.00	134.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	488	160.00–164.00	161.04
3	—	909	131.00	131.00
6	—	329	177.00	177.00
10	—	405	170.00–174.00	172.42
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	765	99.50	99.50
7	—	460	98.00–109.00	101.09

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,159	960.00–975.00	970.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,345	1,025.00–1,260.00	1,149.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,210	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,355	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,170	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,517	1,435.00–1,475.00	1,458.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,770	1,585.00	1,585.00

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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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

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