Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.09/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$151.09

253 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	598	151.54	906	246
Large 1	573	135.00	773	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $133 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 sale253 hd

151.09

—

KY average23 barns · 4,758 hd

151.84

−0.75

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	1,693	99.76	1,689	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	63.08	811	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	61.97	879	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	45.29	503	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	511	149.10/cwt	142.00–156.00	762	27
Steers	Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	4
Steers	Large 1	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	561	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.06/cwt	140.00–154.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	141.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	960	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.22/cwt	139.00–149.00	811	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	697	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	666	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	168.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	172.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,207	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	111.36/cwt	102.00–117.00	922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.47/cwt	114.00–139.00	745	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.02/cwt	128.00–146.00	727	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	89.45/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	50.74/cwt	49.00–52.00	575	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	68.06/cwt	67.00–71.00	958	11
Bulls	—	—	1,779	105.94/cwt	100.00–111.50	1,885	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	44.48/cwt	43.00–46.00	489	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	781	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	68.17/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,020	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	58.99/cwt	58.00–61.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	64.48/cwt	60.00–68.00	755	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	870.49/cwt	835.00–900.00	11,447	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	680.60/cwt	560.00–775.00	6,867	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	996.02/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	12,331	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	854.90/cwt	750.00–975.00	9,173	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,020	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	949.50/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.36/cwt	132.00–151.00	463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	836	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	114.00–121.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.27/cwt	139.00–152.00	693	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.25/cwt	132.00–155.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	604	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	140.59/cwt	129.00–153.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.67/cwt	125.00–140.00	713	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.59/cwt	152.00–170.00	665	21

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 685Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 85Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 45Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
27	—	511	142.00–156.00	149.10
12	—	620	140.00–154.00	145.06
13	—	681	134.00–145.00	141.01
25	—	562	139.00–149.00	144.22
19	—	468	146.00–152.00	148.98
12	—	359	165.00–175.00	168.39
5	—	700	120.00	120.00
12	—	327	165.00–180.00	172.22
5	—	900	134.00	134.00
3	—	260	186.00	186.00
21	—	417	152.00–170.00	159.59
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	138.00	138.00
3	—	630	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	169.00	169.00
3	—	551	159.00	159.00
9	—	464	168.00	168.00
3	—	655	152.00	152.00
68	—	822	146.85	146.85
3	—	285	202.50	202.50
3	—	738	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	423	130.00–138.00	132.72
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
26	—	481	135.00–147.00	138.48
3	—	715	118.00	118.00
9	—	330	132.00–151.00	140.36
6	—	678	122.00–125.00	123.46
3	—	625	120.00	120.00
18	—	579	124.00–133.00	127.66
10	—	361	129.00–153.00	140.59
32	—	522	125.00–140.00	136.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	828	102.00–117.00	111.36
3	—	355	165.00	165.00
24	—	571	114.00–139.00	130.47
14	—	527	128.00–146.00	138.02
5	—	281	165.00	165.00
3	—	345	170.00	170.00
32	—	626	125.00–140.00	133.48
7	—	785	114.00–121.00	118.00
24	—	477	139.00–152.00	145.27
12	—	432	132.00–155.00	141.25
5	—	700	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,100	43.00–46.00	44.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	49.00–52.00	50.74
11	—	1,408	67.00–71.00	68.06
5	—	1,171	60.00–68.00	64.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,496	67.00–70.00	68.17
6	—	1,368	58.00–61.00	58.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	87.00–97.00	89.45
10	—	1,779	100.00–111.50	105.94

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)	9	—	1,315	835.00–900.00	870.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,009	560.00–775.00	680.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,238	800.00–1,200.00	996.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,073	750.00–975.00	854.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,335	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,357	900.00–1,000.00	949.50

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