Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $148.03/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$148.03

282 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

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	542	148.31	803	279
Small 1-2	700	122.00	854	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale282 hd

148.03

—

KY average25 barns · 6,938 hd

147.07

+0.96

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	1,905	95.80	1,825	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	58.69	824	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	57.57	658	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	41.88	418	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	475	130.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	619	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	136.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	117.43/cwt	109.00–126.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.69/cwt	133.00–139.00	851	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	155.27/cwt	152.00–159.00	885	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	136.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,106	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	166.90/cwt	165.00–169.00	350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	131.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	164.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	154.33/cwt	149.00–161.00	870	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.16/cwt	153.00–166.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.97/cwt	137.00–155.00	745	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.35/cwt	149.00–165.00	659	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	152.21/cwt	140.00–162.00	711	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	138.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	986	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	807	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	158.58/cwt	152.00–165.00	531	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	61.24/cwt	57.00–67.00	766	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	41.99/cwt	39.00–48.00	425	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.36/cwt	60.00–67.50	907	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	54.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	575	6
Bulls	—	—	2,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	99.65/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,901	16
Bulls	—	—	1,855	88.68/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,645	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	626.57/cwt	525.00–650.00	6,391	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	660.37/cwt	610.00–700.00	6,373	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	821.66/cwt	660.00–1,000.00	10,041	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	887.92/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	11,907	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,051.44/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	14,005	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.53/cwt	136.00–160.00	551	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.45/cwt	124.00–133.50	801	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	687	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	104.07/cwt	96.50–105.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.57/cwt	129.00–140.00	777	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.24/cwt	119.00–134.00	739	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.49/cwt	117.00–126.00	764	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	102.33/cwt	99.00–105.00	850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	107.47/cwt	105.00–118.00	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	135.99/cwt	128.00–145.00	412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	138.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.61/cwt	125.00–158.00	679	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.13/cwt	133.00–135.00	499	12

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 1,428Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 136Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 102Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 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$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	475	125.00–138.00	130.32
17	—	771	109.00–126.00	117.43
5	—	285	153.00	153.00
42	—	576	119.00–134.00	128.24
24	—	629	117.00–126.00	121.49
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
9	—	303	128.00–145.00	135.99
8	—	233	135.00–145.00	138.63
32	—	422	127.00–135.00	131.42
44	—	520	125.00–158.00	130.61
12	—	372	133.00–135.00	134.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
11	—	578	130.00–141.00	136.06
9	—	657	126.00	126.00
12	—	619	124.00–130.00	126.44
13	—	539	134.00–137.00	135.26
5	—	385	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	627	133.00–139.00	135.69
9	—	938	118.00	118.00
10	—	811	135.00–137.00	136.41
12	—	670	132.00–134.00	133.00
6	—	210	165.00–169.00	166.90
8	—	738	129.00–133.00	131.53
9	—	324	162.00–168.00	164.37
15	—	564	149.00–161.00	154.33
14	—	373	153.00–166.00	158.16
24	—	521	137.00–155.00	142.97
3	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
42	—	419	149.00–165.00	157.35
49	—	467	140.00–162.00	152.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	570	152.00–159.00	155.27
3	—	480	166.00	166.00
4	—	800	135.00	135.00
9	—	602	145.00	145.00
6	—	505	164.00	164.00
11	—	714	136.00–140.00	138.15
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	105.00	105.00
3	—	440	148.00	148.00
5	—	225	155.00	155.00
22	—	660	118.00–130.00	122.29
21	—	335	152.00–165.00	158.58
30	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.22
28	—	376	136.00–160.00	146.53
18	—	619	124.00–133.50	129.45
5	—	270	158.00	158.00
16	—	458	145.00–155.00	150.10
9	—	872	96.50–105.00	104.07
41	—	569	129.00–140.00	136.57
11	—	831	99.00–105.00	102.33
24	—	732	105.00–118.00	107.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	28.00	28.00
1	—	1,105	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,011	39.00–48.00	41.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,251	57.00–67.00	61.24
6	—	1,054	54.00–57.00	54.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,410	60.00–67.50	64.36
9	—	1,402	55.00–59.00	56.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	84.00	84.00
16	—	1,908	92.00–104.00	99.65
7	—	1,855	85.00–90.00	88.68

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)	13	—	1,020	525.00–650.00	626.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	965	610.00–700.00	660.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,222	660.00–1,000.00	821.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,341	810.00–1,050.00	887.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,332	800.00–1,100.00	1,051.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,335	885.00	885.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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