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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 5

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,128 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 1,000▲ 1,128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 122▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 102▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 268 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.29 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.71

268 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$43.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

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	552	124.39	687	261
Large 1	574	105.00	603	5thin
Small 1-2	610	81.00	494	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.39/cwt here — about $193 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 sale268 hd

123.71

—

KY average27 barns · 4,715 hd

117.87

+5.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.29

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	1,811	77.60	1,405	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	50.81	723	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	45.72	516	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	37.00	362	9thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	148.10/cwt	140.00–154.00	422	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	138.27/cwt	134.00–149.00	532	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	147.02/cwt	138.00–150.00	628	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	137.52/cwt	126.00–140.00	661	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.68/cwt	127.00–139.00	678	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	761	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	131.26/cwt	122.00–134.00	767	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	135.06/cwt	131.50–143.00	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	125.66/cwt	122.00–133.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	130.11/cwt	128.00–131.00	969	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	131.09/cwt	126.00–137.85	1,112	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	902	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,182	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,016	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,138	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	383	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	120.81/cwt	118.00–122.00	379	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	120.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	122.56/cwt	119.00–130.00	514	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	119.74/cwt	111.00–123.00	564	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	623	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	113.85/cwt	106.50–120.00	647	31
Heifers	—	Large 1	574	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.00	729	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	111.42/cwt	106.00–112.00	822	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	396	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	132.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	412	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	137.47/cwt	133.00–144.00	516	24
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	135.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	588	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	132.83/cwt	126.00–138.00	615	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.81/cwt	122.00–133.00	654	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	100.85/cwt	97.50–105.00	840	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.57/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	76.47/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,415	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	240	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	279	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	37.43/cwt	35.00–39.00	375	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	46.35/cwt	45.00–48.00	513	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	51.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	672	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	55.82/cwt	54.00–57.50	775	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	50.18/cwt	49.00–51.00	702	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	46.33/cwt	44.00–48.00	704	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	610.21/cwt	525.00–675.00	6,364	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,105	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	637.74/cwt	500.00–775.00	7,321	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	607.98/cwt	600.00–625.00	7,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	494.37/cwt	480.00–500.00	6,036	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	822.92/cwt	785.00–860.00	10,904	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,945	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	969.97/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	12,047	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,308	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,175	2

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 Oct 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,128Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 102Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	122.00–133.00	125.66
4	—	632	115.00–125.00	119.88
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
19	—	523	127.00–139.00	129.68
16	—	481	126.00–140.00	137.52
12	—	584	122.00–134.00	131.26
12	—	427	138.00–150.00	147.02
10	—	745	128.00–131.00	130.11
10	—	385	134.00–149.00	138.27
10	—	285	140.00–154.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	902	131.00	131.00
31	—	1,016	112.00	112.00
14	—	848	126.00–137.85	131.09
11	—	616	131.50–143.00	135.06
10	—	558	140.00	140.00
3	—	537	140.00–145.00	141.66
2	—	425	153.00	153.00
1	—	680	141.00	141.00
1	—	350	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	665	135.00	135.00
21	—	576	125.00–127.00	126.61
2	—	335	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	419	119.00–130.00	122.56
31	—	568	106.50–120.00	113.85
28	—	471	111.00–123.00	119.74
14	—	529	115.00–121.00	117.71
10	—	738	106.00–112.00	111.42
8	—	286	130.00–138.00	133.86
7	—	314	118.00–122.00	120.81
6	—	805	114.00	114.00
6	—	377	115.00–125.00	120.73
4	—	637	104.00	104.00
2	—	655	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	95.00	95.00
2	—	405	115.00	115.00
2	—	305	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	520	122.00–133.00	125.81
25	—	433	132.00–140.00	135.73
24	—	375	133.00–144.00	137.47
19	—	463	126.00–138.00	132.83
12	—	310	126.00–136.00	132.82
9	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.82
7	—	637	109.00	109.00
4	—	283	135.00–145.00	139.87
3	—	833	97.50–105.00	100.85
2	—	795	92.00	92.00
2	—	745	97.00	97.00
2	—	680	122.00	122.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,148	500.00–775.00	637.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	785.00–860.00	822.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	525.00–675.00	610.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	600.00–625.00	607.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,221	480.00–500.00	494.37

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	5	—	1,242	925.00–1,050.00	969.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	35.00–39.00	37.43
1	—	900	44.00	44.00
1	—	890	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,398	49.00–51.00	50.18
6	—	1,389	54.00–57.50	55.82
5	—	1,519	44.00–48.00	46.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,106	45.00–48.00	46.35
4	—	1,300	50.00–55.00	51.70
2	—	930	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,850	75.00–78.00	76.47
2	—	1,675	81.00–82.00	81.57

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.