Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-11-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,673 head

▲ 517 vs last sale 1,156▲ 1,673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 125▲ 125 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $146.41/cwt on 491 head.

Average price

$146.41

491 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$38.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

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	559	147.04	823	482
Small 1-2	550	120.00	660	3thin
Large 1	605	109.00	659	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $163 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 sale491 hd

146.41

—

KY average22 barns · 5,580 hd

139.13

+7.28

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	—	Low	1,652	76.57	1,265	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	53.54	728	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	49.69	557	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	37.38	377	37

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	162.34/cwt	162.00–163.00	492	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	160.22/cwt	152.00–170.00	588	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	161.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.09/cwt	136.00–154.00	697	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	142.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	737	36
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.67/cwt	138.00–147.00	805	46
Steers	—	Large 1	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	135.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	893	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	144.66/cwt	143.25–146.00	972	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	133.41/cwt	128.00–136.00	434	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	132.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	487	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	127.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	535	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	563	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	478	110.72/cwt	107.00–118.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	129.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	753	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	800	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	116.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	858	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	952	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	154.44/cwt	145.00–164.00	567	90
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.31/cwt	142.00–159.00	623	54
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	658	64
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	131.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	65
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	734	29
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	70.04/cwt	69.00–71.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,427	75.45/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,077	5
Bulls	—	—	2,134	82.86/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,768	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	31.73/cwt	29.00–33.00	271	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	975	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	478	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	37.60/cwt	36.00–41.00	378	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.50	455	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	49.89/cwt	48.00–52.00	559	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	45.07/cwt	42.00–47.00	564	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	54.81/cwt	53.00–60.00	688	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	51.81/cwt	48.00–56.00	650	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	57.60/cwt	55.00–63.50	941	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,106.03/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	13,195	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	827.49/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,690	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	823.79/cwt	750.00–930.00	9,745	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	3

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 Nov 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,673Last week 1,156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	418	155.00–165.00	161.64
36	—	517	138.00–148.00	142.54
46	—	568	138.00–147.00	141.67
51	—	474	136.00–154.00	147.09
59	—	367	152.00–170.00	160.22
12	—	625	138.00	138.00
14	—	742	134.00	134.00
21	—	303	162.00–163.00	162.34
24	—	660	130.00–139.00	135.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	792	132.00	132.00
11	—	705	137.00	137.00
18	—	503	153.00	153.00
158	—	672	143.25–146.00	144.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	559	128.00–135.00	131.39
47	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.30
54	—	423	142.00–159.00	147.31
64	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.63
65	—	527	130.00–140.00	131.69
90	—	367	145.00–164.00	154.44
6	—	285	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	130.00	130.00
6	—	418	122.00	122.00
6	—	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	656	122.00	122.00
21	—	325	128.00–136.00	133.41
23	—	736	110.00–120.00	116.60
45	—	367	130.00–137.00	132.81
51	—	622	120.00–122.00	121.06
61	—	512	125.00–130.00	127.15
65	—	419	125.00–134.00	127.78
98	—	479	125.00–135.00	129.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	143.00	143.00
11	—	350	143.00	143.00
11	—	423	133.00	133.00
11	—	807	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	107.00–118.00	110.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	975.00–1,225.00	1,106.03

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	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,183	750.00–930.00	823.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,171	750.00–850.00	827.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	69.00–71.00	70.04
4	—	2,134	79.00–86.50	82.86
5	—	1,427	74.00–79.00	75.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	53.00–60.00	54.81
5	—	1,020	44.00–45.50	44.62
24	—	1,121	48.00–52.00	49.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,634	55.00–63.50	57.60
18	—	1,255	48.00–56.00	51.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	42.00–47.00	45.07
9	—	853	29.00–33.00	31.73
22	—	1,004	36.00–41.00	37.60

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.