Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-02-29

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 29
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▼ 1,055 vs last sale 1,404▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 115▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 52▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer calves weighing under 550 pounds sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Calves weighing over 550 including yearlings sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.00/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.00 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$131.00
108 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2442131.00579108
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 sale108 hd
131.00
—
KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd
129.29
+1.70
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−94.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,65088.031,4529thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38060.0282811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14752.7060514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12845.025088thin

Every lot

43 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288170.45/cwt165.00–176.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307162.50/cwt162.50–162.504993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366164.37/cwt160.00–166.006029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528131.02/cwt130.00–135.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609131.00/cwt131.00–131.0079810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291145.49/cwt130.00–155.004238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308159.00/cwt159.00–159.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357146.45/cwt145.00–150.005237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368134.78/cwt125.00–143.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415131.62/cwt120.00–138.0054623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470125.37/cwt123.00–132.5058924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.95/cwt115.00–128.0063412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578119.40/cwt115.00–122.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613116.00/cwt116.00–116.007119
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295163.00/cwt161.00–165.004814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330161.08/cwt152.00–168.005328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371151.51/cwt145.00–161.0056217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418137.20/cwt131.00–144.005739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472137.47/cwt133.00–141.5064926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522125.99/cwt122.50–135.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573123.76/cwt120.50–128.0070916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623114.86/cwt110.00–116.507164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2201
Bulls——1,55686.16/cwt85.00–88.001,3415
Bulls——1,84793.82/cwt91.00–96.501,7333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04543.63/cwt41.00–46.004565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12047.69/cwt46.00–49.005343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12358.29/cwt57.00–59.506552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16253.12/cwt51.00–55.006179
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26747.34/cwt47.00–48.006003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27856.40/cwt55.00–57.007213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40959.08/cwt58.00–61.008325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43365.21/cwt63.00–68.509343
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107690.10/cwt660.00–710.007,6395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130910.37/cwt735.00–1,100.0010,2875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160961.98/cwt900.00–1,150.0011,1595

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.