Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 600 pounds sold steady to 2.00 lower. Above 600 pounds steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.81/cwt on 476 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.19 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$131.81

476 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	516	132.54	684	461
Large 1	557	112.44	626	9thin
Small 1-2	448	105.00	470	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $214 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 sale476 hd

131.81

—

KY average24 barns · 6,755 hd

131.43

+0.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−93.19

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	1,758	95.30	1,676	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	63.21	742	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	61.64	901	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	49.65	590	13

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	Small 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.46/cwt	122.00–140.00	764	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	116.61/cwt	111.00–125.00	792	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	986	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	852	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	133.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,036	22
Steers	Large 1	—	572	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	161.68/cwt	155.00–166.00	737	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	166.38/cwt	153.00–175.00	484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	149.13/cwt	143.00–162.00	859	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,201	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.70/cwt	135.00–154.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.20/cwt	149.00–171.00	670	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.17/cwt	132.00–145.00	936	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	172.53/cwt	169.00–179.00	571	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,145	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	948	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	166.53/cwt	166.00–168.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	167.52/cwt	155.00–173.00	653	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	153.19/cwt	147.00–162.00	896	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.09/cwt	160.00–173.00	518	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.56/cwt	135.00–156.00	755	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	154.90/cwt	145.00–165.00	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	830	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	69.34/cwt	66.00–72.00	776	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	35.67/cwt	35.00–37.00	322	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	56.93/cwt	54.00–60.00	757	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	49.23/cwt	48.00–52.00	586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	63.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	984	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	57.70/cwt	56.00–60.00	753	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	58.62/cwt	54.00–61.00	712	12
Bulls	—	—	1,803	91.84/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,656	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.35/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	107.43/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,856	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	866.51/cwt	750.00–1,155.00	9,610	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,282	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,207	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	674.81/cwt	635.00–775.00	7,909	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	763.74/cwt	665.00–925.00	7,225	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,177.93/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,664	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	859.52/cwt	825.00–890.00	10,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.00/cwt	134.00–150.00	682	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.96/cwt	129.00–140.00	814	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	113.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	892	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.69/cwt	136.00–155.00	621	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	156.11/cwt	149.00–168.00	592	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	139.64/cwt	129.00–143.00	944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	500	31
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	134.65/cwt	125.00–140.00	689	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.83/cwt	128.00–142.00	627	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.23/cwt	129.00–145.00	568	60
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	128.69/cwt	123.00–130.00	999	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.84/cwt	118.00–131.00	769	31
Heifers	Large 1	—	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	8

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 Nov 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,428Last week 744Year ago 1,270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 105Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 60Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	380	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	577	122.00–140.00	132.46
14	—	245	139.00	139.00
20	—	679	111.00–125.00	116.61
1	—	995	102.00	102.00
31	—	370	134.00–138.00	135.19
78	—	512	125.00–140.00	134.65
64	—	472	128.00–142.00	132.83
60	—	420	129.00–145.00	135.23
27	—	776	123.00–130.00	128.69
22	—	321	135.00–140.00	138.00
3	—	900	111.00	111.00
3	—	803	125.00	125.00
3	—	715	122.00	122.00
31	—	616	118.00–131.00	124.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	144.00	144.00
9	—	452	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
8	—	573	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	720	132.00–139.00	137.00
29	—	614	135.00–145.00	138.82
22	—	778	130.00–134.00	133.10
32	—	456	155.00–166.00	161.68
10	—	291	153.00–175.00	166.38
5	—	907	129.00	129.00
5	—	815	129.00	129.00
5	—	205	165.00	165.00
56	—	576	143.00–162.00	149.13
3	—	1,235	104.00	104.00
11	—	521	135.00–154.00	144.70
60	—	426	149.00–171.00	157.20
40	—	668	132.00–145.00	140.17
22	—	331	169.00–179.00	172.53
16	—	390	155.00–173.00	167.52
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	855	140.50	140.50
4	—	825	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,145	105.00	105.00
28	—	632	148.00–152.00	149.97
23	—	468	166.00–168.00	166.53
22	—	404	179.50	179.50
19	—	585	147.00–162.00	153.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	310	160.00–173.00	167.09
71	—	526	135.00–156.00	143.56
45	—	566	130.00–140.00	135.97
6	—	253	145.00–165.00	154.90
5	—	850	105.00	105.00
10	—	725	110.00–119.00	114.44
63	—	477	134.00–150.00	143.00
56	—	617	129.00–140.00	131.96
19	—	785	110.00–115.00	113.68
48	—	415	136.00–155.00	149.69
32	—	379	149.00–168.00	156.11
20	—	676	129.00–143.00	139.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,119	66.00–72.00	69.34
12	—	1,214	54.00–61.00	58.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	35.00–37.00	35.67
6	—	1,330	54.00–60.00	56.93
4	—	1,191	48.00–52.00	49.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,545	62.00–64.00	63.72
10	—	1,305	56.00–60.00	57.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	91.00–92.00	91.84
2	—	1,700	73.00–78.00	75.35
5	—	1,728	101.00–109.00	107.43

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)	19	—	1,109	750.00–1,155.00	866.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,252	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,172	635.00–775.00	674.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	946	665.00–925.00	763.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,177.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	825.00–890.00	859.52

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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