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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 22

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,404 head

▲ 696 vs last sale 708▲ 1,404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 85▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 55▲ 52 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 below 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Above 550 pounds fully steady. 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 $157.19/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$157.19

393 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.38

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	563	157.19	885	393

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 sale393 hd

157.19

—

KY average29 barns · 6,029 hd

146.82

+10.38

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	1,669	92.24	1,539	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	66.00	932	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	60.86	696	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	904	47.29	428	9thin

Every lot

68 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	235	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	188.86/cwt	181.00–197.50	631	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	193.09/cwt	192.00–198.00	728	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	175.92/cwt	172.00–188.00	683	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	168.92/cwt	151.00–180.00	720	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	193.66/cwt	185.00–195.00	833	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	162.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	740	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	169.43/cwt	168.00–170.00	818	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	149.18/cwt	141.00–155.00	785	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	162.44/cwt	161.00–168.00	880	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	156.99/cwt	152.00–165.50	903	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	148.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	880	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	149.07/cwt	145.00–151.75	908	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.00	919	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	136.79/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,040	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	141.01/cwt	137.50–145.00	384	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Value Added	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	155.21/cwt	151.00–159.00	506	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	157.19/cwt	153.00–159.00	574	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	145.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	530	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	144.63/cwt	130.00–157.00	600	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	156.26/cwt	153.50–159.00	656	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	141.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	649	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	154.18/cwt	152.00–155.25	749	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	752	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	129.04/cwt	123.00–132.01	686	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	136.31/cwt	133.00–137.50	755	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	747	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	122.34/cwt	118.00–126.00	757	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	121.73/cwt	119.00–123.00	800	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	892	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	128.17/cwt	123.00–130.50	998	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,141	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,084	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	166.27/cwt	165.50–170.00	637	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	169.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	726	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	154.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	730	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	144.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	732	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	129.56/cwt	129.00–130.00	811	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	83.13/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,539	5
Bulls	—	—	2,170	104.40/cwt	102.50–106.00	2,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	678	35.54/cwt	35.00–36.00	241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	507	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	47.83/cwt	45.00–49.00	469	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	59.69/cwt	55.00–63.00	630	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	54.67/cwt	54.00–55.00	665	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	64.26/cwt	63.00–66.00	841	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	57.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	772	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	70.58/cwt	67.00–77.00	944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	71.20/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,120	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,908	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	615.22/cwt	535.00–650.00	6,909	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	844.85/cwt	790.00–1,025.00	9,724	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,079.84/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	13,390	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	921.02/cwt	860.00–985.00	11,752	5

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,404Last week 708Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Above 550 pounds fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	459	139.00–149.00	141.37
32	—	574	125.00–133.00	130.16
21	—	365	140.00–155.00	145.20
19	—	657	119.00–123.00	121.73
17	—	415	130.00–157.00	144.63
16	—	779	123.00–130.50	128.17
12	—	326	151.00–159.00	155.21
9	—	532	123.00–132.01	129.04
9	—	272	137.50–145.00	141.01
8	—	746	120.00	120.00
7	—	619	118.00–126.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	486	152.00–155.25	154.18
27	—	554	133.00–137.50	136.31
22	—	420	153.50–159.00	156.26
21	—	365	153.00–159.00	157.19
14	—	513	146.50	146.50
12	—	1,141	95.00	95.00
11	—	740	120.50	120.50
10	—	645	125.00–129.00	126.65
2	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	182.00	182.00
32	—	526	141.00–155.00	149.18
22	—	388	172.00–188.00	175.92
21	—	591	145.00–150.00	148.83
20	—	455	160.00–169.00	162.70
19	—	426	151.00–180.00	168.92
16	—	334	181.00–197.50	188.86
6	—	683	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	760	131.00–137.50	136.79
35	—	575	152.00–165.50	156.99
33	—	542	161.00–168.00	162.44
24	—	609	145.00–151.75	149.07
21	—	377	192.00–198.00	193.09
20	—	677	135.00–137.00	135.80
18	—	483	168.00–170.00	169.43
16	—	430	185.00–195.00	193.66
1	—	800	128.00	128.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	429	154.00–175.00	169.23
36	—	472	150.00–158.00	154.63
26	—	507	139.00–146.00	144.41
24	—	383	165.50–170.00	166.27
23	—	626	129.00–130.00	129.56
6	—	255	172.00	172.00
5	—	335	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	51.00–55.00	52.76
3	—	980	45.00–49.00	47.83
2	—	678	35.00–36.00	35.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,308	63.00–66.00	64.26
8	—	1,573	67.00–76.00	71.20
3	—	1,333	55.00–61.00	57.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	55.00–63.00	59.69
3	—	1,337	67.00–77.00	70.58
3	—	1,217	54.00–55.00	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,658	90.00–96.00	92.85
3	—	1,353	79.00–86.00	83.13
2	—	2,170	102.50–106.00	104.40

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)	5	—	1,276	860.00–985.00	921.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	790.00–1,025.00	844.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	695.00	695.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	925.00–1,225.00	1,079.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,123	535.00–650.00	615.22

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.