Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-06-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
← earliestJun 15Jun 22 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 755 vs last sale 0▲ 755 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 0▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 0▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.48/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.52 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$126.48
267 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$16.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497127.35633248
Small 1-2469117.0754913thin
Large 1579110.836426thin
One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale267 hd
126.48
—
KY average15 barns · 3,685 hd
128.18
−1.70
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−98.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,75087.801,5368thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43262.2389117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13658.3366313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00046.0146014

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222168.00/cwt168.00–168.003732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310156.00/cwt156.00–156.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378152.68/cwt145.00–158.0057714
Steers—Small 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Small 1-2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.34/cwt143.00–155.0062711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473157.70/cwt150.00–161.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477143.21/cwt130.00–154.006839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517137.37/cwt128.00–143.007107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577145.94/cwt142.50–146.5084214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579138.20/cwt137.00–142.5080014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611142.72/cwt141.00–143.5087213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622135.00/cwt135.00–135.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679130.75/cwt128.00–135.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.62/cwt123.00–130.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335138.00/cwt138.00–138.004624
Heifers—Small 1-2350118.00/cwt118.00–118.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376130.30/cwt125.00–136.0049046
Heifers—Large 1395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417131.19/cwt125.00–136.0054717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424139.04/cwt137.00–144.0059013
Heifers—Small 1-2435122.02/cwt120.00–124.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472136.68/cwt136.00–137.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474129.21/cwt123.00–135.0061238
Heifers—Small 1-2476113.97/cwt110.00–120.005425
Heifers—Large 1495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006192
Heifers—Small 1-2500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.47/cwt123.00–136.0067339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553127.50/cwt127.50–127.5070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575122.69/cwt119.00–127.0070524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603123.50/cwt123.50–123.507458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626116.67/cwt115.00–123.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663113.83/cwt110.00–117.0075511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007192
Heifers—Large 169095.00/cwt95.00–95.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007983
Heifers—Large 1710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742112.50/cwt112.50–112.508358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Bulls—Small 1-2280128.00/cwt128.00–128.003582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290153.56/cwt149.00–157.004455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318155.99/cwt155.00–158.004968
Bulls—Small 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374142.41/cwt138.00–146.0053313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428133.67/cwt130.00–143.0057235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467135.07/cwt130.00–139.0063125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521130.29/cwt126.00–134.0067911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553129.98/cwt125.00–135.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618124.26/cwt118.00–128.0076833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685117.62/cwt116.00–121.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788103.50/cwt103.50–103.508163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72585.13/cwt84.00–86.001,4684
Bulls——1,76690.96/cwt88.00–94.001,6063
Bulls——Certified Prgms1,80089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91342.40/cwt38.00–48.003877
Cows—Lean 85-90%93542.30/cwt28.00–53.003962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05658.08/cwt56.00–62.006137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10851.33/cwt49.50–53.005693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14852.55/cwt50.00–54.006035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35065.90/cwt63.00–68.008903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39960.90/cwt58.00–62.008528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43566.11/cwt64.00–68.509497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55054.00/cwt54.00–54.008372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903509.69/cwt500.00–535.004,6033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925742.59/cwt660.00–785.006,86913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,5591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,005860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,6432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053929.59/cwt875.00–950.009,7899
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121896.81/cwt825.00–995.0010,0534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,3471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2601,103.08/cwt1,060.00–1,125.0013,8999
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,078893.44/cwt850.00–925.009,6316
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,079750.65/cwt675.00–800.008,1005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1371,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0015,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,213760.22/cwt600.00–875.009,2215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3941,056.78/cwt875.00–1,250.0014,73219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5671,380.26/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0021,6298

This sale against other markets

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.