Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with the increase on weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.39/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$163.39

246 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.60

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	517	163.39	845	246

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 sale246 hd

163.39

—

KY average26 barns · 4,486 hd

153.80

+9.60

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	1,942	103.10	2,002	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	74.09	835	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	71.70	1,057	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	51.39	564	16

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	472	158.69/cwt	152.00–170.00	749	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	175.57/cwt	160.00–182.00	674	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	145.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	478	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	709	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	171.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	157.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	154.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	941	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,139	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	168.06/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,044	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	156.02/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,047	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	198.65/cwt	196.00–201.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	474	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	860	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.63/cwt	147.00–166.00	671	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	160.53/cwt	154.00–166.00	600	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	135.46/cwt	133.00–147.00	886	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	51.69/cwt	50.00–53.00	577	9
Bulls	—	—	2,003	105.66/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,116	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	100.55/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,890	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.18/cwt	44.00–49.00	462	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	74.75/cwt	74.00–75.00	961	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,781	66.74/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,189	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	74.09/cwt	72.00–77.00	835	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	637.83/cwt	550.00–835.00	7,246	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	780.49/cwt	765.00–800.00	9,241	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	941.91/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	10,596	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,050.65/cwt	990.00–1,100.00	13,459	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,317.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,346	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	935.53/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	11,788	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	146.70/cwt	144.00–151.00	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.25/cwt	145.00–159.00	723	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.66/cwt	135.00–148.00	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.23/cwt	128.00–139.50	827	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.69/cwt	129.00–142.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.30/cwt	139.00–155.00	418	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.96/cwt	133.00–149.00	534	37

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 632Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 127Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with the increase on weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	472	152.00–170.00	158.69
5	—	710	134.00–139.00	137.99
31	—	384	160.00–182.00	175.57
17	—	430	162.00–170.00	164.82
9	—	308	165.00–175.00	171.59
3	—	1,055	107.00	107.00
8	—	568	152.00–162.00	157.11
23	—	609	148.00–158.00	154.49
18	—	522	152.00–160.00	156.34
5	—	657	146.50	146.50
16	—	275	160.00–185.00	172.50
2	—	222	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	173.00	173.00
3	—	330	195.00	195.00
12	—	811	140.50	140.50
22	—	621	163.00–170.50	168.06
16	—	671	154.50–160.00	156.02
3	—	425	182.00	182.00
9	—	371	196.00–201.00	198.65
3	—	743	145.00	145.00
14	—	518	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	329	140.00–151.00	145.43
17	—	532	130.00–141.00	135.14
24	—	469	135.00–148.00	141.66
9	—	428	135.00–142.00	139.64
3	—	670	132.00	132.00
3	—	238	155.00	155.00
18	—	621	128.00–139.50	133.23
18	—	566	129.00–142.00	136.69
17	—	278	139.00–155.00	150.30
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
37	—	376	133.00–149.00	141.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	854	123.00	123.00
11	—	534	144.00–145.00	144.17
9	—	761	128.00	128.00
6	—	635	130.00–135.00	132.47
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	290	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	423	147.00–166.00	158.63
3	—	645	127.00	127.00
18	—	374	154.00–166.00	160.53
12	—	709	123.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	257	180.00	180.00
17	—	654	133.00–147.00	135.46
2	—	222	165.00	165.00
14	—	563	135.00–145.00	142.45
10	—	505	144.00–151.00	146.70
10	—	320	162.00–165.00	163.43
30	—	472	145.00–159.00	153.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,117	50.00–53.00	51.69
5	—	1,000	44.00–49.00	46.18
2	—	1,250	62.00–64.00	63.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	74.00–75.00	74.75
8	—	1,781	66.00–68.00	66.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,127	72.00–77.00	74.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,003	103.00–108.00	105.66
5	—	1,880	100.00–101.00	100.55

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)	7	—	1,136	550.00–835.00	637.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,184	765.00–800.00	780.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,125	675.00–1,100.00	941.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,281	990.00–1,100.00	1,050.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,317	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,260	800.00–1,200.00	935.53

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