Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.46/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$149.46

439 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	653	149.67	977	433
Large 1	533	134.00	714	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale439 hd

149.46

—

KY average26 barns · 5,233 hd

148.81

+0.64

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	—	Low	1,806	97.50	1,761	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	65.94	813	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	64.80	978	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	52.70	628	26

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Value Added	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	114.02/cwt	111.00–116.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.36/cwt	129.00–138.00	631	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	133.06/cwt	132.00–134.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	177.93/cwt	168.00–185.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.70/cwt	134.00–152.00	796	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	143.85/cwt	143.85–143.85	1,313	57
Steers	Large 1	—	533	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.44/cwt	145.00–170.00	703	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	159.18/cwt	159.00–160.00	731	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	117.45/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,212	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	177.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	383	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.48/cwt	140.00–153.00	759	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	145.27/cwt	143.50–149.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	174.91/cwt	174.00–176.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,194	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.35/cwt	170.00–181.00	641	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,107	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	150.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	854	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	115.47/cwt	105.00–122.00	838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.95/cwt	145.00–170.00	608	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.36/cwt	133.00–155.00	684	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	794	29
Bulls	Large 1	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	974	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.08/cwt	68.00–73.00	898	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	60.43/cwt	60.00–63.00	705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	540	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	56.03/cwt	54.50–60.00	682	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	53.06/cwt	48.00–54.50	628	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	70.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,857	103.42/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,921	7
Bulls	—	—	1,783	93.77/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	718.17/cwt	710.00–725.00	7,254	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	18,971	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,023.55/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,395	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,220.15/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	14,788	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.17/cwt	115.00–132.00	815	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.79/cwt	126.00–145.00	763	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.11/cwt	149.00–169.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	106.33/cwt	102.00–115.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.52/cwt	135.00–164.00	654	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	979	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	268	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	340	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	140.33/cwt	130.00–147.00	466	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	136.58/cwt	132.00–145.00	362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.83/cwt	131.00–143.00	590	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.22/cwt	123.00–133.00	732	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.92/cwt	130.00–152.50	538	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.80/cwt	124.00–137.00	683	48

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 Sep 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 1,142Year ago 1,480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 141Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 102Year ago 150

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	132.00	132.00
20	—	633	132.00–134.00	133.06
4	—	668	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	105.00	105.00
3	—	315	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	111.00–116.00	114.02
3	—	930	108.00	108.00
56	—	473	129.00–138.00	133.36
45	—	620	115.00–125.00	120.36
3	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,030	95.00	95.00
3	—	205	135.00	135.00
38	—	332	130.00–147.00	140.33
16	—	678	115.00–125.00	119.42
14	—	265	132.00–145.00	136.58
54	—	428	131.00–143.00	137.83
49	—	571	123.00–133.00	128.22
49	—	374	130.00–152.50	143.92
48	—	522	124.00–137.00	130.80
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	127.00	127.00
6	—	455	120.00	120.00
5	—	650	105.00	105.00
3	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	286	168.00–185.00	177.93
3	—	755	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
26	—	562	134.00–152.00	141.70
33	—	433	145.00–170.00	162.44
17	—	459	159.00–160.00	159.18
14	—	1,032	116.00–118.00	117.45
17	—	622	137.00–140.00	138.25
22	—	216	170.00–180.00	177.50
19	—	511	140.00–153.00	148.48
13	—	719	125.00–137.00	131.90
27	—	370	170.00–181.00	173.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	913	143.85	143.85
13	—	835	130.00	130.00
9	—	620	143.50–149.00	145.27
9	—	414	174.00–176.00	174.91
57	—	850	140.50	140.50
67	—	739	149.75	149.75
21	—	566	149.00–153.00	150.92
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	162.00	162.00
17	—	726	105.00–122.00	115.47
30	—	373	145.00–170.00	162.95
60	—	474	133.00–155.00	144.36
29	—	622	120.00–135.00	127.73
39	—	673	115.00–132.00	121.17
33	—	566	126.00–145.00	134.79
7	—	320	149.00–169.00	158.11
5	—	870	99.00	99.00
3	—	780	102.00–115.00	106.33
58	—	423	135.00–164.00	154.52
46	—	519	130.00–145.00	136.86
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	62.00–64.00	62.72
2	—	1,400	68.00–72.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	68.00–73.00	70.08
6	—	1,167	60.00–63.00	60.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,218	54.50–60.00	56.03
18	—	1,183	48.00–54.50	53.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	87.00–89.00	87.97
7	—	1,857	99.00–107.00	103.42
6	—	1,783	93.00–97.00	93.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,010	710.00–725.00	718.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,555	1,220.00	1,220.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,211	900.00–1,100.00	1,023.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,212	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,220.15

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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