Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady with 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 $131.29/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.71 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$131.29

245 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

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	468	131.55	616	242
Large 1	480	110.00	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $88 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 sale245 hd

131.29

—

KY average25 barns · 6,371 hd

130.51

+0.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−93.71

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	1,740	93.46	1,626	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	57.59	832	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	57.01	698	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	48.42	524	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	373	133.89/cwt	128.00–139.00	499	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,268	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	133.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	134.91/cwt	133.50–136.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	155.09/cwt	148.00–166.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	162.63/cwt	155.00–167.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.69/cwt	148.50–152.00	946	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.28/cwt	130.00–150.00	907	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	168.95/cwt	159.00–175.00	367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	176.16/cwt	173.00–180.00	657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	160.26/cwt	159.00–161.00	835	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	103.53/cwt	99.00–105.00	280	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	131.91/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,021	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	147.80/cwt	132.00–156.00	612	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.02/cwt	109.00–128.00	826	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.44/cwt	119.00–130.00	790	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.70/cwt	147.00–163.00	575	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	54.77/cwt	53.00–57.00	613	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	44.19/cwt	42.00–49.00	467	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	61.01/cwt	57.00–66.00	757	10
Bulls	—	—	1,195	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	88.03/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,467	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	56.23/cwt	54.00–58.00	780	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	62.24/cwt	58.00–63.00	1,006	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.37/cwt	51.00–55.00	646	11
Bulls	—	—	1,914	101.24/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,938	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	696.49/cwt	600.00–760.00	8,100	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	873.87/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,107	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	603.87/cwt	500.00–735.00	7,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,242.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	16,674	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.62/cwt	129.00–151.00	724	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.53/cwt	132.00–159.00	660	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	841	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.67/cwt	121.00–131.00	719	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	144.03/cwt	138.00–150.00	409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.53/cwt	119.00–132.00	672	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.15/cwt	133.00–141.00	446	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	5

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 911Year ago 1,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 135Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 139Year ago 150

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	373	128.00–139.00	133.89
18	—	489	125.00–139.00	133.70
18	—	619	115.00–123.00	120.55
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
31	—	572	121.00–131.00	125.67
10	—	284	138.00–150.00	144.03
5	—	222	140.00	140.00
9	—	424	134.00–140.00	138.08
38	—	527	119.00–132.00	127.53
34	—	325	133.00–141.00	137.15
5	—	725	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	585	133.50–136.00	134.91
6	—	455	140.00	140.00
5	—	634	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	979	129.50	129.50
6	—	323	175.00	175.00
10	—	479	148.00–166.00	155.09
8	—	418	155.00–167.00	162.63
32	—	633	130.00–150.00	143.28
43	—	525	150.00–160.00	152.38
8	—	217	159.00–175.00	168.95
6	—	720	128.00	128.00
3	—	820	115.00	115.00
14	—	373	173.00–180.00	176.16
10	—	774	126.00–138.00	131.91
6	—	558	135.00–139.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	148.50–152.00	150.69
12	—	566	159.00–160.00	159.50
17	—	521	159.00–161.00	160.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	270	99.00–105.00	103.53
2	—	565	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	414	132.00–156.00	147.80
18	—	724	109.00–128.00	114.02
13	—	578	125.00–135.00	128.86
9	—	306	150.00–155.00	153.37
24	—	625	119.00–130.00	126.44
20	—	367	147.00–163.00	156.70
54	—	526	129.00–151.00	137.62
35	—	463	132.00–159.00	142.53
5	—	285	150.00	150.00
39	—	669	119.00–130.00	125.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	53.00–57.00	54.77
12	—	1,057	42.00–49.00	44.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,241	57.00–66.00	61.01
11	—	1,210	51.00–55.00	53.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,387	54.00–58.00	56.23
1	—	1,300	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,616	58.00–63.00	62.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	78.00–80.00	79.00
9	—	1,667	85.00–95.00	88.03
10	—	1,914	95.00–107.00	101.24

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)	10	—	1,163	600.00–760.00	696.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,271	800.00–925.00	873.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,217	500.00–735.00	603.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,342	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,242.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	720.00	720.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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