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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

759 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 1,020▲ 759 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 102▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 55▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 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 $116.77/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$116.77

250 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$382

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

$4.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.92

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	430	121.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	773	116.75	902	249

One grade step is worth $4.25/cwt here — about −$382 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 sale250 hd

116.77

—

KY average27 barns · 6,622 hd

139.69

−22.92

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	1,802	92.95	1,675	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	67.57	926	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	58.02	649	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	49.58	492	12

Every lot

69 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	315	144.63/cwt	142.00–152.50	456	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	532	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	158.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	672	5
Steers	—	Large 1	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	142.32/cwt	131.00–150.00	676	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.41/cwt	128.00–140.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	146.12/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	793	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	127.89/cwt	118.00–130.00	843	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	112.73/cwt	112.00–114.00	864	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,033	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	987	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,131	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	1,043	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	127.42/cwt	118.00–130.00	368	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	123.82/cwt	115.00–132.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	121.55/cwt	116.00–125.00	461	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	134.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	519	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	123.06/cwt	116.00–127.50	525	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	132.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	605	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	115.48/cwt	109.00–121.00	547	25
Heifers	—	Large 1	477	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	117.19/cwt	113.00–118.00	648	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	117.57/cwt	114.00–122.00	702	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	98.78/cwt	90.00–103.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	829	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.40/cwt	115.00–144.00	549	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	132.10/cwt	121.00–140.00	610	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	663	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	84.91/cwt	84.00–91.00	624	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	71.97/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,943	99.37/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,931	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	45.30/cwt	44.00–48.00	402	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	52.63/cwt	51.00–55.00	563	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	57.08/cwt	55.00–58.00	611	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	610	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	65.93/cwt	64.00–68.00	777	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	69.79/cwt	67.00–76.00	927	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	62.14/cwt	60.00–65.00	941	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,758	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	759.96/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,102	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,040.04/cwt	780.00–1,185.00	12,075	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	922.63/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	10,841	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	637.33/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,234	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,042.44/cwt	950.00–1,160.00	12,697	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	1,072.71/cwt	935.00–1,225.00	13,902	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,099.02/cwt	1,060.00–1,135.00	16,265	2

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 Mar 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 1,020Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	121.00–140.00	132.10
10	—	735	84.00–91.00	84.91
10	—	424	115.00–144.00	129.40
8	—	520	123.00–131.00	127.46
4	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	85.00	85.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	115.00–132.00	123.82
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
28	—	427	116.00–127.50	123.06
25	—	474	109.00–121.00	115.48
20	—	379	116.00–125.00	121.55
14	—	597	114.00–122.00	117.57
8	—	289	118.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	718	90.00–103.00	98.78
3	—	533	110.00	110.00
2	—	687	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	553	113.00–118.00	117.19
16	—	386	130.00–137.00	134.50
11	—	457	130.00–133.00	132.44
5	—	829	100.00	100.00
5	—	426	130.00	130.00
4	—	705	105.00	105.00
4	—	663	102.00	102.00
4	—	515	122.00	122.00
3	—	773	105.00	105.00
3	—	613	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,033	95.50	95.50
48	—	1,131	92.25	92.25
23	—	659	118.00–130.00	127.89
22	—	622	127.50	127.50
11	—	766	112.00–114.00	112.73
9	—	530	145.00–150.00	146.12
8	—	749	110.00	110.00
7	—	560	139.00	139.00
5	—	424	158.00–161.00	158.59
4	—	495	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	375	135.00–155.00	141.89
13	—	475	131.00–150.00	142.32
11	—	521	128.00–140.00	129.41
7	—	415	140.00	140.00
6	—	573	122.00	122.00
4	—	315	142.00–152.50	144.63
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	51.00–55.00	52.63
5	—	887	44.00–48.00	45.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,328	67.00–76.00	69.79
4	—	1,515	60.00–65.00	62.14
1	—	1,415	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,070	55.00–58.00	57.08
6	—	1,151	52.00–54.00	53.01
5	—	1,178	64.00–68.00	65.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,943	96.00–105.50	99.37
4	—	1,680	90.00–97.00	93.82
2	—	1,625	70.00–74.00	71.97

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)	29	—	1,175	850.00–1,085.00	922.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,161	780.00–1,185.00	1,040.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	803	750.00–800.00	759.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	1,060.00–1,135.00	1,099.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,296	935.00–1,225.00	1,072.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,218	950.00–1,160.00	1,042.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	600.00–675.00	637.33

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.