Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.65/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$154.65

138 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.41

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	613	154.65	948	138

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 sale138 hd

154.65

—

KY average24 barns · 5,372 hd

148.24

+6.41

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	1,750	102.84	1,799	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	75.64	920	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,318	73.60	970	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	59.36	653	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.92/cwt	145.00–159.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.08/cwt	143.00–157.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.54/cwt	148.00–157.00	885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	161.85/cwt	159.00–167.00	437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	137.40/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	166.72/cwt	164.00–168.00	969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	60.69/cwt	57.00–63.00	674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	77.94/cwt	73.00–80.00	997	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	69.64/cwt	68.00–71.00	940	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	96.40/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,857	113.56/cwt	109.00–116.50	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,210.86/cwt	950.00–1,550.00	14,845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	66.26/cwt	65.00–68.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	78.46/cwt	76.00–81.00	894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.18/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.02/cwt	139.00–144.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	832.93/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,538	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	962.73/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,745	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,057.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,689	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	150.37/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,026	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.94/cwt	152.50–159.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.49/cwt	125.00–141.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	165.28/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,040	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.45/cwt	154.00–169.00	681	9

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 Aug 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 791Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 89Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 75Year ago 122

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	145.00–159.00	152.92
8	—	270	159.00–167.00	161.85
3	—	685	143.00	143.00
10	—	470	142.00–147.00	144.50
3	—	345	160.00	160.00
3	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
10	—	567	139.00–144.00	142.02
11	—	638	125.00–141.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	143.00–157.00	150.08
8	—	580	148.00–157.00	152.54
2	—	375	172.00	172.00
1	—	990	129.00	129.00
3	—	855	128.00	128.00
3	—	330	180.00	180.00
6	—	705	145.00	145.00
5	—	655	144.00	144.00
11	—	478	152.50–159.00	155.94
9	—	419	154.00–169.00	162.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	771	136.00–140.00	137.40
9	—	581	164.00–168.00	166.72
24	—	682	147.50–154.50	150.37
31	—	629	160.00–167.50	165.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	143.00	143.00
12	—	727	115.00–125.00	119.29
3	—	657	132.00	132.00
3	—	235	150.00	150.00
18	—	484	140.00–145.00	142.91
17	—	431	137.00–140.00	138.44
4	—	310	145.00	145.00
3	—	378	142.00	142.00
14	—	523	142.00–150.00	145.18
17	—	571	132.00–137.00	134.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	154.00	154.00
5	—	886	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,111	57.00–63.00	60.69
3	—	1,217	65.00–68.00	66.26
2	—	895	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,279	73.00–80.00	77.94
6	—	1,350	68.00–71.00	69.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,140	76.00–81.00	78.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	94.00–101.00	96.40
3	—	1,857	109.00–116.50	113.56

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	—	1,226	950.00–1,550.00	1,210.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,025	800.00–900.00	832.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,220	825.00–1,100.00	962.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,294	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,057.88

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle