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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 28

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,394 head

▲ 820 vs last sale 574▲ 1,394 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 115▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 66 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 sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Cattle weighing over 650 pounds including yearlings sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower.

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 $140.60/cwt on 639 head.

Average price

$140.60

639 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.98

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	645	140.60	907	639

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 sale639 hd

140.60

—

KY average24 barns · 4,307 hd

137.62

+2.98

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	1,742	93.08	1,621	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	64.05	929	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	59.59	657	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	42.04	436	9thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	251	176.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	442	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	294	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	336	185.62/cwt	175.00–189.00	624	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	175.32/cwt	168.00–179.00	656	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	182.64/cwt	179.00–187.50	700	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	175.56/cwt	167.00–185.00	729	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	167.78/cwt	164.00–171.00	706	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	747	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	168.63/cwt	165.00–171.00	808	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	165.46/cwt	160.00–171.50	859	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	154.07/cwt	148.00–160.00	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	156.07/cwt	154.00–166.00	880	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	147.20/cwt	140.00–156.00	920	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	922	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	105.84/cwt	105.00–125.00	776	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	126.15/cwt	125.50–130.00	931	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	113.15/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,006	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,014	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	281	157.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	442	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	342	147.20/cwt	145.00–148.00	503	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	367	146.13/cwt	135.00–150.00	536	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	139.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	513	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	606	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	139.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	141.28/cwt	138.00–145.00	668	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	131.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	131.19/cwt	128.00–146.00	736	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	124.36/cwt	119.00–127.00	710	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	115.86/cwt	114.80–120.00	782	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	115.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	783	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	153.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	359	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	170.84/cwt	165.00–174.00	533	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	168.79/cwt	164.00–178.00	630	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	160.15/cwt	158.00–165.00	693	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	152.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	731	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	147.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	771	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	140.14/cwt	125.00–150.00	793	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,717	106.56/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,830	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	92.40/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,767	80.73/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,426	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	32.65/cwt	30.00–35.00	278	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	57.35/cwt	53.00–60.00	613	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	42.21/cwt	41.00–43.00	459	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	64.59/cwt	61.00–67.00	759	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,252	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	778	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	54.57/cwt	54.00–55.00	791	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	67.23/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,086	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	657.80/cwt	620.00–700.00	5,986	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,369	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,378	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	759.42/cwt	585.00–825.00	8,566	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,059.13/cwt	875.00–1,135.00	12,731	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	1,121.08/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	14,877	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,313	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	19,822	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,518	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,520	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,541	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	21,189	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 Mar 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Cattle weighing over 650 pounds including yearlings sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	135.00–145.00	139.25
6	—	608	122.00	122.00
19	—	368	135.00–142.00	139.50
16	—	677	110.00–120.00	115.68
14	—	561	128.00–146.00	131.19
12	—	323	140.00–150.00	146.75
8	—	464	130.00–138.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	367	135.00–150.00	146.13
32	—	473	138.00–145.00	141.28
27	—	422	140.00–147.00	143.61
25	—	522	129.00–134.00	131.00
23	—	571	119.00–127.00	124.36
22	—	281	155.00–160.00	157.26
19	—	675	114.80–120.00	115.86
19	—	342	145.00–148.00	147.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	433	158.00–165.00	160.15
20	—	566	125.00–150.00	140.14
19	—	373	164.00–178.00	168.79
19	—	312	165.00–174.00	170.84
14	—	479	150.00–157.00	152.55
10	—	678	125.00–126.00	125.49
10	—	521	145.00–151.00	147.97
9	—	234	145.00–160.00	153.54
4	—	705	122.00	122.00
3	—	915	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	738	125.50–130.00	126.15
76	—	889	112.00–119.00	113.15
64	—	833	120.00	120.00
37	—	383	179.00–187.50	182.64
36	—	479	165.00–171.00	168.63
21	—	519	160.00–171.50	165.46
16	—	693	133.00	133.00
15	—	625	140.00–156.00	147.20
13	—	415	167.00–185.00	175.56
8	—	336	175.00–189.00	185.62
6	—	294	198.00	198.00
4	—	787	123.00	123.00
114	—	564	154.00–166.00	156.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	733	105.00–125.00	105.84
16	—	463	160.00–162.00	161.39
11	—	421	164.00–171.00	167.78
10	—	683	136.00–137.00	136.50
10	—	534	148.00–160.00	154.07
9	—	374	168.00–179.00	175.32
9	—	251	175.00–178.00	176.00
7	—	760	118.00	118.00
4	—	901	112.50	112.50
1	—	570	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	51.00	51.00
2	—	850	30.00–35.00	32.65
5	—	1,088	41.00–43.00	42.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,616	65.00–72.50	67.23
10	—	1,252	60.00–64.00	62.12
2	—	1,450	54.00–55.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,069	53.00–60.00	57.35
13	—	1,175	61.00–67.00	64.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,742	90.00–94.00	92.40
3	—	1,767	78.00–83.00	80.73
3	—	1,717	104.00–108.00	106.56

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)	15	—	1,202	875.00–1,135.00	1,059.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,327	925.00–1,175.00	1,121.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	620.00–700.00	657.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,450	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,128	585.00–825.00	759.42

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	1	—	1,415	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,460	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,391	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,541	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

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.