Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2019-12-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 7

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,702 head

▲ 1,293 vs last sale 409▲ 1,702 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 65▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 40▲ 150 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 heifers sold fully 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 $121.02/cwt on 649 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.98 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$121.02

649 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

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	536	121.73	653	607
Small 1-2	530	110.73	587	30
Large 1	658	110.67	729	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale649 hd

121.02

—

KY average28 barns · 8,544 hd

121.12

−0.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−103.98

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	1,693	74.86	1,268	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	50.28	679	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	46.45	535	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	38.22	415	17

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	497	6
Steers	—	Large 1	336	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	403	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	149.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	565	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	146.39/cwt	138.00–155.00	605	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	151.95/cwt	151.00–160.00	638	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	141.05/cwt	140.00–143.00	645	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	140.37/cwt	134.00–155.00	671	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	33
Steers	—	Large 1-2	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	131.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	734	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	137.11/cwt	133.00–143.00	782	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	135.87/cwt	133.50–137.00	852	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.92/cwt	125.00–136.00	816	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	833	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	132.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	887	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	128.85/cwt	121.00–135.00	925	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.50	960	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,023	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,111	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,040	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,232	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,060	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,301	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	130.57/cwt	129.00–132.00	349	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	127.29/cwt	122.00–133.00	396	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	343	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	359	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	129.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	488	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	124.12/cwt	116.00–130.00	535	61
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	125.03/cwt	118.00–130.00	593	42
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	481	114.73/cwt	114.00–115.00	552	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	509	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	560	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	120.38/cwt	114.00–125.00	622	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	670	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	124.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	713	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	116.58/cwt	110.00–123.00	672	55
Heifers	—	Large 1	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	113.93/cwt	109.00–120.00	709	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	122.58/cwt	120.00–129.50	765	77
Heifers	—	Large 1	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	112.15/cwt	106.00–116.00	755	27
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	116.35/cwt	114.00–123.00	842	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,141	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	141.08/cwt	135.00–149.00	471	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	137.94/cwt	130.00–144.00	499	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	134.66/cwt	127.50–140.00	567	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	133.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	58
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	118.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	695	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	117.11/cwt	115.00–123.00	794	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	891	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	403	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	67.48/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	73.54/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,224	5
Bulls	—	—	1,759	80.61/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,418	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	38.45/cwt	37.00–39.00	405	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	44.56/cwt	44.00–46.00	488	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,137	45.11/cwt	43.00–46.00	513	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	347	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	52.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	636	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	44.93/cwt	42.00–48.00	549	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	41.15/cwt	40.00–42.00	504	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	49.96/cwt	48.00–51.00	714	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	58.29/cwt	55.00–62.50	874	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	595.43/cwt	585.00–600.00	5,686	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,911	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	655.26/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,520	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,478	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,115	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	601.59/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,015	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	765.93/cwt	675.00–985.00	9,092	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	575.94/cwt	500.00–625.00	7,015	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,365	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	690.15/cwt	625.00–785.00	8,744	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	815.89/cwt	635.00–1,025.00	11,349	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	811.54/cwt	785.00–825.00	12,254	9

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 Dec 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,702Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,060	122.75	122.75
46	—	1,040	118.50	118.50
38	—	570	133.00–143.00	137.11
27	—	720	129.00–137.50	133.35
17	—	457	140.00–143.00	141.05
16	—	670	131.00–135.00	132.37
9	—	420	151.00–160.00	151.95
4	—	860	130.00	130.00
50	—	627	133.50–137.00	135.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	150.00	150.00
6	—	761	125.00–126.00	125.67
6	—	812	126.00	126.00
33	—	526	130.00–140.00	135.02
34	—	377	145.00–160.00	149.81
34	—	560	127.00–137.00	131.07
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	145.00	145.00
5	—	926	120.00	120.00
37	—	478	134.00–155.00	140.37
42	—	628	125.00–136.00	129.92
9	—	718	121.00–135.00	128.85
23	—	413	138.00–155.00	146.39
26	—	669	120.00–130.00	124.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	133.00	133.00
2	—	702	125.00	125.00
77	—	624	120.00–129.50	122.58
5	—	359	133.00	133.00
6	—	663	121.00	121.00
8	—	431	131.00	131.00
42	—	521	125.00–132.00	128.66
49	—	574	120.00–128.00	124.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	474	118.00–130.00	125.03
90	—	517	114.00–125.00	120.38
12	—	267	129.00–132.00	130.57
13	—	376	125.00–132.00	129.84
25	—	724	114.00–123.00	116.35
27	—	673	106.00–116.00	112.15
28	—	311	122.00–133.00	127.29
51	—	622	109.00–120.00	113.93
55	—	576	110.00–123.00	116.58
61	—	431	116.00–130.00	124.12
3	—	855	100.00	100.00
3	—	992	115.00	115.00
5	—	240	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	105.00	105.00
11	—	481	114.00–115.00	114.73
12	—	509	108.00–112.00	109.99
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	116.00	116.00
6	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	99.00	99.00
3	—	200	138.00	138.00
5	—	638	116.00	116.00
9	—	362	130.00–144.00	137.94
11	—	790	110.00–116.00	112.75
21	—	334	135.00–149.00	141.08
58	—	471	130.00–140.00	133.99
23	—	678	115.00–123.00	117.11
25	—	588	115.00–119.00	118.20
34	—	521	120.00–130.00	125.35
49	—	421	127.50–140.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	75.00	75.00

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)	19	—	1,166	525.00–825.00	601.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	995	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,218	500.00–625.00	575.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	395.00	395.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	955	585.00–600.00	595.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,187	675.00–985.00	765.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	995	625.00–750.00	655.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,156	875.00	875.00

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	9	—	1,510	785.00–825.00	811.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,391	635.00–1,025.00	815.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,267	625.00–785.00	690.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,137	43.00–46.00	45.11
14	—	1,430	48.00–51.00	49.96
7	—	1,499	55.00–62.50	58.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	30.00	30.00
2	—	1,223	42.00–48.00	44.93
13	—	1,053	37.00–39.00	38.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	40.00–42.00	41.15
7	—	1,207	49.00–54.00	52.73
12	—	1,096	44.00–46.00	44.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	66.50–68.00	67.48
5	—	1,664	72.00–75.00	73.54
5	—	1,759	79.00–82.50	80.61

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.