Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-11-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,084 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 1,265▲ 1,084 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 105▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 55▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.59/cwt on 284 head.
Average price
$137.59
284 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534138.13738277
Large 1625118.007384thin
Small 1-2487113.675533thin
One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $185 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 sale284 hd
137.59
—
KY average26 barns · 5,196 hd
135.79
+1.79
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—Low1,52871.371,0906thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40747.3266622
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14443.4949718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02135.6636414

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287153.01/cwt148.00–165.004397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308144.77/cwt142.00–149.0044612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315164.09/cwt162.50–165.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376156.23/cwt150.00–165.0058712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430144.75/cwt140.00–156.0062229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471135.64/cwt130.00–141.0063929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473144.78/cwt138.00–148.5068523
Steers—Small 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Steers—Small 1-2510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518131.68/cwt126.00–146.0068245
Steers—Large 1525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575133.09/cwt128.00–141.0076518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611142.55/cwt140.00–143.0087114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637131.20/cwt121.00–139.0083630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680129.54/cwt122.00–139.0088116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686141.94/cwt140.00–143.0097419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.07/cwt121.00–136.009016
Steers—Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769131.22/cwt127.00–135.001,0099
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280122.91/cwt120.00–128.003448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311124.04/cwt122.00–126.0038612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360122.50/cwt122.50–122.5044115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376124.47/cwt115.00–132.0046832
Heifers—Large 1380112.47/cwt110.00–115.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419131.96/cwt131.00–133.0055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419120.21/cwt116.00–126.0050436
Heifers—Large 1425108.00/cwt108.00–108.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473128.37/cwt125.00–130.006076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474120.23/cwt116.00–123.0057028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006686
Heifers—Small 1-2510105.10/cwt96.00–111.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531118.76/cwt112.50–122.0063128
Heifers—Large 1555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559122.00/cwt122.00–122.006828
Heifers—Small 1-2565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590113.09/cwt105.00–120.0066724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.31/cwt105.00–120.0071513
Heifers—Large 1620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674114.63/cwt105.00–118.0077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007442
Heifers—Small 1-281585.00/cwt85.00–85.006931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003952
Bulls—Small 1-2290114.00/cwt114.00–114.003312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326142.00/cwt135.00–156.004635
Bulls—Small 1-236092.00/cwt92.00–92.003311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392141.44/cwt140.00–145.0055417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410141.17/cwt140.00–150.0057912
Bulls—Small 1-2450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482129.54/cwt123.00–133.0062429
Bulls—Large 1496115.00/cwt115.00–115.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510117.91/cwt109.00–127.0060116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570119.87/cwt115.00–123.0068344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613115.13/cwt110.00–120.007069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676119.57/cwt115.00–128.0080810
Bulls—Small 1-281089.00/cwt89.00–89.007212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39067.14/cwt65.00–69.009332
Bulls——1,49070.96/cwt70.00–72.001,0572
Bulls——1,70376.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87532.00/cwt32.00–32.002801
Cows—Lean 85-90%95533.87/cwt32.00–35.003239
Cows—Boner 80-85%98533.79/cwt30.00–39.003333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11743.29/cwt41.00–44.004849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20640.59/cwt39.00–42.004904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26348.65/cwt48.00–51.006146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36741.84/cwt41.50–42.005723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39345.54/cwt44.50–47.0063410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43651.13/cwt49.00–55.007349
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109543.54/cwt495.00–585.006,0289
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148614.23/cwt550.00–660.007,0516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166822.49/cwt795.00–885.009,5907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180708.61/cwt590.00–775.008,36226
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,7401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0019,3502

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.