Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-09-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 21
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 709▲ 683 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 91▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 85▲ 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Weaned calves were in good demand with premiums paid for these cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −106.50 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$118.50
223 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521119.84624206
Small 1-2372114.004245thin
Large 158597.5057012thin
One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $54 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 sale223 hd
118.50
—
KY average28 barns · 5,752 hd
121.15
−2.65
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−106.50
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—High1,65779.541,3187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35052.9771513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10047.7952611
CowsLean 85-90%High97336.9836016

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2216156.66/cwt151.00–160.003387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283143.77/cwt139.00–148.004077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367141.13/cwt138.00–151.0051810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427138.00/cwt138.00–138.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462141.35/cwt132.00–148.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527138.55/cwt128.00–145.0073041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532147.00/cwt147.00–147.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636131.26/cwt129.00–134.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650134.00/cwt134.00–134.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280125.92/cwt122.00–130.0035310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323121.12/cwt115.00–125.0039117
Heifers—Small 1-2372114.00/cwt114.00–114.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391131.78/cwt126.00–136.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413124.40/cwt119.00–130.0051433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471127.32/cwt116.00–131.0060015
Heifers—Large 1510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.17/cwt114.00–123.0063227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570120.74/cwt115.00–125.0068840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614118.07/cwt108.00–123.0072519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660122.01/cwt119.00–123.0080512
Heifers—Large 166094.00/cwt94.00–94.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662106.68/cwt100.00–112.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278191.03/cwt85.00–95.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289594.00/cwt94.00–94.008412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225144.00/cwt144.00–144.003242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386139.71/cwt135.00–144.0053913
Bulls—Small 1-2440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470131.22/cwt128.00–138.0061717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533123.14/cwt121.00–130.0065613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567115.00/cwt109.00–121.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277088.00/cwt88.00–88.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280587.00/cwt87.00–87.007002
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 359576.50/cwt76.50–76.504552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61378.25/cwt77.00–79.001,2625
Bulls——1,76882.75/cwt82.00–83.501,4632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94240.20/cwt38.00–44.003795
Cows—Lean 85-90%94932.85/cwt30.00–35.003129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03943.19/cwt42.00–45.004494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07048.73/cwt47.00–50.005214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15547.52/cwt47.00–48.005492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22252.68/cwt52.00–53.006443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30550.86/cwt50.00–52.006646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38954.78/cwt53.00–57.507617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,087963.51/cwt735.00–1,125.0010,47311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,262888.90/cwt825.00–1,050.0011,2183
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,340860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,5244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,530850.00/cwt850.00–850.0013,0052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965620.10/cwt525.00–700.005,98416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033517.34/cwt510.00–525.005,3449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122719.70/cwt690.00–750.008,0759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,146557.58/cwt410.00–725.006,3905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3651,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,3801

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.