Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.85/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$147.85

159 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.58

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	596	147.85	881	159

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 sale159 hd

147.85

—

KY average27 barns · 5,135 hd

147.27

+0.58

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	1,632	94.13	1,536	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	57.63	770	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	56.61	660	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	47.73	600	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	374	167.93/cwt	163.50–170.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.49/cwt	148.00–165.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	129.48/cwt	122.00–140.00	720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.94/cwt	117.00–126.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.75/cwt	130.00–142.00	635	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	61.77/cwt	59.00–65.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	154.27/cwt	145.00–162.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.19/cwt	138.00–153.00	694	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.37/cwt	119.00–133.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.46/cwt	135.00–149.00	826	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,049	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.40/cwt	130.00–152.00	861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.48/cwt	140.00–159.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	49.72/cwt	48.00–53.00	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	41.45/cwt	39.00–44.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	63.49/cwt	60.00–66.00	789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,925	96.09/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,850	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,166	4
Bulls	—	—	1,461	101.25/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,479	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	55.38/cwt	54.00–58.00	760	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	853.99/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,880	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,053.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	809.02/cwt	800.00–820.00	8,964	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.29/cwt	126.00–129.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	127.25/cwt	126.00–128.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.74/cwt	133.00–145.00	574	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	717	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 Oct 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 988Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 115Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 50Year ago 55

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	163.50–170.00	167.93
5	—	785	140.00	140.00
8	—	526	148.00–165.00	154.49
6	—	746	140.00	140.00
23	—	576	135.00–149.00	143.46
20	—	627	130.00–152.00	137.40
14	—	426	140.00–159.00	149.48
3	—	485	160.00	160.00
8	—	657	126.00–128.00	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	535	161.00	161.00
6	—	484	162.00	162.00
40	—	716	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	556	122.00–140.00	129.48
10	—	651	120.00–123.00	121.50
13	—	623	120.00–123.00	121.63
5	—	920	107.00	107.00
11	—	705	117.00–126.00	121.94
36	—	471	130.00–142.00	134.75
6	—	755	122.00	122.00
12	—	533	126.00–129.00	128.29
6	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.55
17	—	417	133.00–145.00	137.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	142.00	142.00
9	—	527	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	112.00	112.00
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	400	145.00–162.00	154.27
24	—	481	138.00–153.00	144.19
10	—	523	135.00–139.00	137.01
10	—	637	120.00–129.00	126.29
5	—	390	163.50	163.50
15	—	581	119.00–133.00	127.37
6	—	673	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	59.00–65.00	61.77
3	—	1,117	48.00–53.00	49.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	39.00–44.00	41.45
2	—	1,300	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	60.00–66.00	63.49
13	—	1,373	54.00–58.00	55.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,925	95.00–97.00	96.09
4	—	1,448	80.00–81.00	80.52
6	—	1,461	97.00–106.00	101.25

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)	10	—	1,274	800.00–975.00	853.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	890	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,393	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,108	800.00–820.00	809.02

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