Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-02-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 15

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 501▲ 708 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 35▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 55▲ 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 weighing 300 to 600 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Calves weighing over 600 including yearlings sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 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 $132.65/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.35 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$132.65

161 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.49

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	529	132.65	702	161

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

132.65

—

KY average27 barns · 4,022 hd

126.16

+6.49

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−92.35

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	1,820	95.74	1,743	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	65.34	920	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	61.58	711	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	49.40	464	8thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	176.29/cwt	169.00–178.00	665	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	178.55/cwt	178.00–180.00	748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	158.60/cwt	156.00–170.00	680	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	812	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	162.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	861	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	150.49/cwt	147.00–156.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	151.36/cwt	142.00–155.00	858	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	140.12/cwt	139.00–143.00	887	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	134.85/cwt	133.00–135.50	906	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	136.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	923	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	130.84/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,007	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	144.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	140.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	138.87/cwt	122.00–144.00	590	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	133.01/cwt	122.00–149.00	628	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	130.94/cwt	125.00–136.00	694	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	134.28/cwt	132.00–139.00	773	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	131.55/cwt	128.00–133.50	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	128.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	802	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	128.85/cwt	127.00–133.50	889	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	156.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	499	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	153.72/cwt	147.00–158.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	138.03/cwt	134.00–139.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.08/cwt	131.00–143.50	720	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	93.79/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,964	99.27/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	47.71/cwt	46.00–50.00	415	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	60.23/cwt	58.00–62.00	681	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,143	57.60/cwt	56.00–59.00	658	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	627	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	764	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	838	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	69.17/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,092	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,493	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,040	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	642.03/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,915	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	611.57/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,776	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	954.47/cwt	785.00–1,150.00	11,931	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	911.51/cwt	795.00–1,025.00	11,485	6

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 Feb 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 501Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last 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
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
38	—	530	125.00–136.00	130.94
30	—	472	122.00–149.00	133.01
15	—	425	122.00–144.00	138.87
14	—	577	128.00–133.50	131.55
5	—	368	135.00–143.00	140.97
4	—	626	115.00–120.00	116.23
3	—	317	142.00–148.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.36
14	—	576	132.00–139.00	134.28
7	—	690	127.00–133.50	128.85
6	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	370	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	169.00–178.00	176.29
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	157.00	157.00
10	—	429	156.00–170.00	158.60
6	—	543	147.00–156.00	150.49
5	—	678	135.00–138.00	136.17
2	—	323	180.00–182.00	181.05
17	—	567	142.00–155.00	151.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	178.00–180.00	178.55
8	—	672	133.00–135.50	134.85
7	—	633	139.00–143.00	140.12
5	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	372	181.00	181.00
28	—	770	130.00–131.50	130.84
12	—	475	170.00–172.00	171.00
13	—	528	160.00–170.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	155.00	155.00
5	—	491	134.00–139.00	138.03
4	—	665	122.00	122.00
4	—	395	162.00	162.00
2	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00
16	—	529	131.00–143.50	136.08
10	—	413	147.00–158.00	153.72
10	—	318	150.00–170.00	156.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	46.00–50.00	47.71
2	—	1,150	54.00–55.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	68.00–72.50	69.17
3	—	1,143	56.00–59.00	57.60
2	—	1,203	63.00–64.00	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	58.00–62.00	60.23
1	—	1,250	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,964	96.00–101.00	99.27
2	—	1,618	90.00–97.00	93.79
1	—	1,650	85.50	85.50

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	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	975.00	975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,260	795.00–1,025.00	911.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,108	600.00–625.00	611.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	625.00–675.00	642.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,250	785.00–1,150.00	954.47

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.