Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-11-23

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▼ 939 vs last sale 1,673▲ 734 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 125▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 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 and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $118.96/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −106.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$118.96

193 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	520	119.06	619	192
Small 1-2	420	100.00	420	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $199 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 sale193 hd

118.96

—

KY average25 barns · 7,742 hd

117.72

+1.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−106.04

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	1,729	75.90	1,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	51.57	754	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	47.20	545	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	40.02	420	9thin

Every lot

65 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	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	144.13/cwt	142.00–151.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	575	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.93/cwt	129.00–145.00	640	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	670	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	125.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	719	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	134.31/cwt	132.00–137.00	827	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	892	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,052	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	125.36/cwt	125.00–126.00	475	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	119.99/cwt	112.00–125.00	515	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	118.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	660	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	618	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	113.20/cwt	111.00–114.00	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.07/cwt	114.00–116.00	759	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	111.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	790	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	102.00/cwt	90.00–105.00	780	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	136.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	370	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	454	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	140.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	512	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	130.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	546	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	139.29/cwt	135.00–148.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	126.35/cwt	119.00–132.00	652	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	119.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	686	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	122.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	770	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	74.78/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,497	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	39.79/cwt	38.00–41.00	405	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	42.64/cwt	41.00–44.00	464	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	47.50/cwt	47.00–49.00	544	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	561	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	45.54/cwt	45.00–46.00	590	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	55.44/cwt	51.00–63.50	729	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	48.91/cwt	47.00–51.00	683	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	55.57/cwt	54.00–57.00	870	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	611.01/cwt	475.00–725.00	6,935	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	669.60/cwt	625.00–750.00	8,537	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	811.55/cwt	695.00–875.00	10,510	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,414	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	793.14/cwt	765.00–825.00	9,597	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	685.26/cwt	600.00–755.00	9,333	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,482	827.41/cwt	800.00–875.00	12,262	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,522	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,937	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 Nov 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 1,673Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	710	85.00	85.00
4	—	755	108.00	108.00
5	—	272	135.00–138.00	136.21
6	—	455	135.00–148.00	139.29
6	—	628	118.00–125.00	122.60
6	—	698	105.00	105.00
8	—	365	133.00–145.00	140.25
9	—	339	130.00–139.00	133.98
11	—	573	116.00–123.00	119.66
17	—	419	129.00–135.00	130.37
18	—	516	119.00–132.00	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
5	—	765	90.00–105.00	102.00
8	—	712	108.00–112.00	111.00
9	—	639	112.00–115.00	112.98
11	—	563	111.00–114.00	113.20
15	—	660	114.00–116.00	115.07
16	—	379	125.00–126.00	125.36
31	—	429	112.00–125.00	119.99
31	—	520	114.00–122.00	118.83
37	—	476	115.00–125.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00	125.00
17	—	514	128.50	128.50
6	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	760	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	809	130.00	130.00
11	—	616	132.00–137.00	134.31
4	—	701	132.00	132.00
4	—	673	134.00	134.00
4	—	543	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	478	129.00–145.00	133.93
13	—	574	125.00–127.00	125.31
12	—	515	128.00–132.00	130.05
10	—	421	130.00–144.00	136.54
7	—	710	125.00–127.00	125.59
4	—	811	115.00–125.00	119.99
4	—	755	122.00	122.00
4	—	390	142.00–151.00	144.13
3	—	1,001	108.00	108.00
2	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	38.00–41.00	39.79
3	—	1,193	47.00	47.00
2	—	895	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	54.00–57.00	55.57
9	—	1,396	47.00–51.00	48.91
2	—	1,295	45.00–46.00	45.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	47.00–49.00	47.50
8	—	1,089	41.00–44.00	42.64
4	—	1,315	51.00–63.50	55.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	71.00–77.00	74.78
2	—	1,825	80.00–84.00	82.03
1	—	1,465	67.00	67.00

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)	20	—	1,275	625.00–750.00	669.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,295	695.00–875.00	811.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,135	475.00–725.00	611.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	650.00	650.00

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	6	—	1,482	800.00–875.00	827.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	765.00–825.00	793.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,522	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,362	600.00–755.00	685.26

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.