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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 25

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

596 head

▼ 553 vs last sale 1,149▲ 596 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 115▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 30 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 under 500 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Calves weighing over 550 including yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $130.64/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.36 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$130.64

152 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	500	130.83	655	150
Small 1-2	500	116.50	583	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $72 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 sale152 hd

130.64

—

KY average27 barns · 5,616 hd

127.54

+3.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−94.36

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	—	High	1,762	89.94	1,584	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	63.17	921	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	56.87	653	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	44.14	429	10

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	171.28/cwt	163.00–179.00	365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	173.91/cwt	165.00–181.00	478	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	310	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	167.61/cwt	157.00–173.00	605	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	161.19/cwt	159.00–165.00	685	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	174.50/cwt	172.00–180.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	165.43/cwt	164.00–166.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.15/cwt	143.00–160.00	729	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	145.81/cwt	145.00–154.00	857	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	133.74/cwt	133.00–134.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,043	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	143.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	414	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	142.24/cwt	139.00–145.00	457	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	140.60/cwt	136.00–144.00	537	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	134.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	578	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	137.71/cwt	137.50–138.00	660	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.57/cwt	124.00–137.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	707	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	127.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	133.39/cwt	133.00–134.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	116.01/cwt	109.00–120.00	709	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	832	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	136.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	345	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	153.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	701	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	130.53/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	992	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	94.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,841	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	43.94/cwt	43.00–46.00	408	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	35.12/cwt	32.00–39.00	335	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	50.47/cwt	47.00–52.00	533	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	715	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	628	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	55.90/cwt	55.00–57.00	685	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	64.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	973	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	660.11/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,268	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,565	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	828.58/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,211	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	662.97/cwt	625.00–695.00	7,425	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	826.17/cwt	750.00–880.00	9,311	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	750.06/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,773	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 Jan 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 1,149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
19	—	431	130.00–139.00	134.12
16	—	611	109.00–120.00	116.01
14	—	321	139.00–145.00	142.24
10	—	480	124.00–137.00	131.57
14	—	382	136.00–144.00	140.60
10	—	566	123.00–128.00	127.31
8	—	289	141.00–146.00	143.15
5	—	515	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	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
5	—	632	125.00	125.00
14	—	479	137.50–138.00	137.71
9	—	669	124.00–125.00	124.35
9	—	546	129.50	129.50
8	—	577	133.00–134.00	133.39
6	—	706	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	129.00	129.00
8	—	476	143.00–160.00	153.15
3	—	275	165.00–181.00	173.91
2	—	213	163.00–179.00	171.28
1	—	310	173.00	173.00
11	—	361	157.00–173.00	167.61
7	—	425	159.00–165.00	161.19
4	—	655	133.00–134.00	133.74
4	—	615	137.00	137.00
3	—	533	139.00–142.00	140.00
2	—	880	124.00	124.00
2	—	810	123.50	123.50
2	—	725	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	189.00	189.00
21	—	588	145.00–154.00	145.81
18	—	793	131.50	131.50
7	—	476	164.00–166.00	165.43
3	—	432	172.00–180.00	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	762	116.00	116.00
6	—	428	145.00–160.00	153.82
3	—	253	127.00–141.00	136.21
2	—	1,002	99.00	99.00
2	—	395	161.00	161.00
2	—	332	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	149.00	149.00
13	—	518	134.00–140.00	135.39
10	—	708	119.00	119.00
10	—	655	130.00	130.00
13	—	568	129.00–131.00	130.53

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	—	1,101	625.00–725.00	660.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	4	—	991	775.00–875.00	828.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,127	750.00–880.00	826.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,120	625.00–695.00	662.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,303	700.00–775.00	750.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	90.00–98.00	94.66
1	—	1,510	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,280	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,505	60.00–68.00	64.63
2	—	1,225	55.00–57.00	55.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	52.00–57.00	54.61
2	—	1,143	62.00–63.00	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	43.00–46.00	43.94
3	—	1,057	47.00–52.00	50.47
2	—	955	32.00–39.00	35.12

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.