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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 842▲ 584 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 128▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 80▲ 55 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.17/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$134.17

203 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.96

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	635	134.17	852	203

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale203 hd

134.17

—

KY average26 barns · 4,099 hd

135.13

−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	—	Average	1,713	85.46	1,464	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	61.22	844	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	56.23	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	43.32	433	11

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	158.78/cwt	153.00–170.00	421	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	151.29/cwt	146.00–160.00	563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	146.93/cwt	130.00–155.00	623	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	154.36/cwt	153.00–155.00	704	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	146.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	691	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	137.95/cwt	135.00–144.00	728	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.54/cwt	132.00–145.00	791	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	135.12/cwt	135.00–136.00	908	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	130.29/cwt	125.00–136.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	931	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,032	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,091	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,031	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,111	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,055	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	129.81/cwt	124.00–133.00	348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	126.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	126.51/cwt	122.00–134.00	477	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	139.57/cwt	138.50–141.00	586	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	127.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	135.73/cwt	133.00–141.00	642	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.79/cwt	121.00–132.00	608	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	701	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	647	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	118.57/cwt	114.00–124.00	676	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	128.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	759	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.53/cwt	109.00–128.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	823	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	132.82/cwt	130.00–142.00	437	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	133.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	13
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	130.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	124.73/cwt	119.00–129.00	738	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	796	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	103.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	734	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	258	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	206	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,679	84.57/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,420	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	34.06/cwt	30.00–38.00	294	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	44.46/cwt	43.00–46.00	389	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	52.40/cwt	52.00–53.00	563	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	56.19/cwt	54.00–58.00	621	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	50.28/cwt	50.00–51.00	583	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	62.69/cwt	61.00–64.00	741	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	58.73/cwt	58.00–60.00	792	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	63.54/cwt	62.00–67.50	893	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	661.83/cwt	550.00–720.00	6,625	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	774.26/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	8,618	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,999	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	852.30/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,253	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	938.46/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	11,731	10

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 842Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
26	—	424	130.00–155.00	146.93
25	—	579	132.00–145.00	136.54
17	—	528	135.00–144.00	137.95
15	—	472	137.00–150.00	146.50
10	—	776	120.00	120.00
8	—	672	135.00–136.00	135.12
8	—	372	146.00–160.00	151.29
3	—	717	125.00–136.00	130.29
3	—	265	153.00–170.00	158.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	900	114.50	114.50
25	—	668	136.00	136.00
11	—	1,111	95.00	95.00
11	—	456	153.00–155.00	154.36
6	—	866	126.00	126.00
5	—	849	121.50	121.50
4	—	433	150.00–151.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	519	132.00–137.00	135.00
12	—	420	138.50–141.00	139.57
8	—	592	128.00–130.00	128.24
8	—	473	133.00–141.00	135.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	520	122.00–128.00	124.37
22	—	476	121.00–132.00	127.79
16	—	570	114.00–124.00	118.57
14	—	377	122.00–134.00	126.51
10	—	427	123.00–130.00	127.09
8	—	670	109.00–128.00	117.53
3	—	991	83.00	83.00
3	—	615	112.00	112.00
3	—	330	125.00–130.00	126.57
3	—	268	124.00–133.00	129.81
2	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	505	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	130.00–135.00	133.87
10	—	592	119.00–129.00	124.73
10	—	509	125.00–132.00	130.13
8	—	651	120.00–123.00	122.25
7	—	420	135.00–145.00	141.22
7	—	329	130.00–142.00	132.82
6	—	710	95.00–105.00	103.35
2	—	765	112.00	112.00
2	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	200	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,160	50.00–51.00	50.28
4	—	863	30.00–38.00	34.06
2	—	875	43.00–46.00	44.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,405	62.00–67.50	63.54
14	—	1,349	58.00–60.00	58.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,105	54.00–58.00	56.19
5	—	1,074	52.00–53.00	52.40
3	—	1,182	61.00–64.00	62.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	83.00–85.00	84.57
1	—	1,850	89.00	89.00

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)	14	—	1,113	675.00–1,050.00	774.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,203	700.00–975.00	852.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,001	550.00–720.00	661.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,250	825.00–1,025.00	938.46

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.