Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower with the decline on fleshy unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.55/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −66.44 against this barn's trailing median of $204.99.

Average price

$138.55

177 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.41

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	584	138.55	809	177

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.27, low $179.42, median $204.99 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

138.55

—

KY average25 barns · 2,088 hd

137.14

+1.41

This barn, trailing median18 sales

204.99

−66.44

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	1,690	100.08	1,691	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	71.12	1,023	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	69.14	815	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	58.82	631	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.83/cwt	117.00–134.00	761	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.29/cwt	131.00–147.00	783	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.61/cwt	122.00–132.00	844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.46/cwt	134.00–146.00	733	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	143.48/cwt	139.00–148.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	123.41/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,007	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	174.94/cwt	167.00–180.00	593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	167.49/cwt	157.00–174.00	775	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.85/cwt	145.00–156.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	168.32/cwt	167.00–169.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	167.16/cwt	156.00–172.00	615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.97/cwt	159.00–165.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	160.34/cwt	147.00–167.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.05/cwt	135.00–155.00	768	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.46/cwt	118.00–129.00	882	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.43/cwt	140.00–154.00	705	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	76.48/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,275	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	69.33/cwt	67.00–72.00	944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	75.88/cwt	71.00–80.00	898	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	64.00/cwt	62.00–65.00	642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.88/cwt	54.00–59.00	626	8
Bulls	—	—	1,984	109.40/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	98.10/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,609	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	67.51/cwt	65.00–70.00	803	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	652	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	91.58/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	911.62/cwt	800.00–965.00	10,247	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,319.62/cwt	975.00–1,600.00	15,096	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	725.89/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,840	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,151.58/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	14,936	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	954.59/cwt	785.00–1,100.00	10,586	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.49/cwt	146.00–165.00	665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.44/cwt	138.00–145.00	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.70/cwt	133.00–143.00	872	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.25/cwt	125.00–160.00	804	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.07/cwt	142.00–146.00	673	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	145.96/cwt	138.00–160.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.61/cwt	118.00–138.00	835	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	110.00/cwt	102.00–113.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	396	3

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 574Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 95Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 67Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower with the decline on fleshy unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	610	117.00–134.00	124.83
36	—	570	131.00–147.00	137.29
13	—	667	122.00–132.00	126.61
27	—	522	134.00–146.00	140.46
3	—	745	122.00	122.00
3	—	750	122.00	122.00
6	—	354	139.00–148.00	143.48
11	—	425	138.00–145.00	140.44
16	—	467	142.00–146.00	144.07
6	—	865	117.00	117.00
12	—	326	138.00–160.00	145.96
3	—	277	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	137.00	137.00
3	—	425	150.00	150.00
2	—	352	177.50	177.50
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
5	—	480	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	172.00	172.00
5	—	816	123.00–124.00	123.41
9	—	605	148.00–150.00	149.34
15	—	339	167.00–180.00	174.94
22	—	463	157.00–174.00	167.49
3	—	925	129.00	129.00
6	—	725	134.00	134.00
8	—	572	145.00–156.00	151.85
13	—	368	156.00–172.00	167.16
10	—	515	159.00–165.00	161.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	174.00	174.00
9	—	512	167.00–169.00	168.32
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	384	147.00–167.00	160.34
23	—	526	135.00–155.00	146.05
22	—	720	118.00–129.00	122.46
3	—	795	110.00	110.00
9	—	485	140.00–154.00	145.43
27	—	433	146.00–165.00	153.49
2	—	280	145.00	145.00
26	—	624	133.00–143.00	139.70
3	—	970	95.00	95.00
23	—	565	125.00–160.00	142.25
14	—	665	118.00–138.00	125.61
9	—	819	102.00–113.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	75.00–77.50	76.48
9	—	1,362	67.00–72.00	69.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	71.00–80.00	75.88
13	—	1,190	65.00–70.00	67.51
2	—	1,095	59.00–60.00	59.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	62.00–65.00	64.00
8	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	56.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,984	109.00–111.00	109.40
15	—	1,640	96.00–101.00	98.10
2	—	1,325	90.00–93.00	91.58

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)	20	—	1,124	800.00–965.00	911.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,080	700.00–750.00	725.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,297	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,151.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	945	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,109	785.00–1,100.00	954.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,144	975.00–1,600.00	1,319.62

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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Slaughter Cattle

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