Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.54/cwt on 307 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.46 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$129.54

307 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$10.53/cwt at this weight

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	501	130.09	652	290
Small 1-2	459	120.88	555	8thin
Large 1	512	119.56	612	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.53/cwt here — about $40 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 sale307 hd

129.54

—

KY average25 barns · 4,457 hd

130.95

−1.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−95.46

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	1,742	97.09	1,691	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	61.44	905	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	55.33	614	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	50.39	556	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	156.13/cwt	145.00–168.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	123.80/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	139.20/cwt	139.00–140.00	979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	748	30
Steers	Large 1	—	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	124.86/cwt	124.00–126.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	426	128.15/cwt	127.50–130.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	125.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	639	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	144.66/cwt	144.00–147.00	910	14
Steers	Large 1	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.96/cwt	151.00–153.00	871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	150.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	768	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	175.40/cwt	175.00–177.50	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	162.98/cwt	150.00–170.00	613	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.56/cwt	144.00–162.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.59/cwt	127.00–142.00	717	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	783	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	158.32/cwt	151.00–164.00	540	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	53.85/cwt	52.00–56.00	598	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.21/cwt	62.00–64.00	939	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	59.41/cwt	58.00–60.00	867	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	92.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,577	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	106.56/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	48.48/cwt	44.00–52.00	522	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,243.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	15,920	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,034.95/cwt	900.00–1,135.00	12,761	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	126.81/cwt	125.00–131.00	855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	127.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.98/cwt	131.00–145.00	775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.44/cwt	132.00–145.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.51/cwt	139.00–145.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.75/cwt	123.00–134.00	686	77
Heifers	Large 1	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.54/cwt	129.00–143.00	572	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	134.41/cwt	134.00–135.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.52/cwt	120.00–145.00	633	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	132.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	503	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.67/cwt	118.00–128.00	696	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	2

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 Oct 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 988Last week 1,028Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 86Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 120Year ago 25

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
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
7	—	732	124.00–126.00	124.86
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
3	—	385	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	120.00	120.00
3	—	885	102.00	102.00
10	—	604	125.00–132.00	127.81
8	—	676	116.00–125.00	119.69
77	—	529	123.00–134.00	129.75
6	—	268	125.00–133.00	128.89
48	—	422	129.00–143.00	135.54
3	—	1,020	95.00	95.00
12	—	338	134.00–135.00	134.41
48	—	474	120.00–145.00	133.52
33	—	381	125.00–135.00	132.12
22	—	563	118.00–128.00	123.67
3	—	700	121.00	121.00
2	—	765	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
3	—	365	121.00	121.00
3	—	445	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	114.00	114.00
5	—	405	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	145.00–168.00	156.13
5	—	960	122.00–125.00	123.80
30	—	528	138.00–149.00	141.66
8	—	425	148.00–154.00	150.28
3	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,085	108.00	108.00
3	—	200	169.00	169.00
3	—	295	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,010	115.00	115.00
12	—	573	151.00–153.00	151.96
19	—	622	135.00–140.00	136.85
17	—	376	150.00–170.00	162.98
1	—	935	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	703	139.00–140.00	139.20
6	—	873	120.00–126.00	125.01
14	—	629	144.00–147.00	144.66
20	—	511	142.00–155.00	150.32
6	—	574	157.00–160.00	158.45
10	—	784	139.00	139.00
6	—	318	175.00–177.50	175.40
6	—	662	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	123.00	123.00
2	—	670	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	127.50–130.00	128.15
3	—	520	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	361	144.00–162.00	152.56
21	—	533	127.00–142.00	134.59
5	—	930	93.00	93.00
19	—	624	120.00–130.00	125.56
5	—	780	115.00	115.00
9	—	341	151.00–164.00	158.32
18	—	674	125.00–131.00	126.81
12	—	574	131.00–145.00	134.98
13	—	475	132.00–145.00	140.44
19	—	421	139.00–145.00	141.51
11	—	716	105.00–120.00	110.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,111	52.00–56.00	53.85
2	—	1,100	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,485	62.00–64.00	63.21
7	—	1,459	58.00–60.00	59.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	59.00	59.00
9	—	1,076	44.00–52.00	48.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	90.00–95.00	92.76
2	—	1,825	80.00–84.00	82.08
5	—	1,742	103.00–109.00	106.56

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	5	—	1,280	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,243.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,233	900.00–1,135.00	1,034.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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