Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-04-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

849 head

▼ 545 vs last sale 1,394▲ 849 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 225▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 66▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $121.49/cwt on 269 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$121.49

269 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

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	452	122.34	553	259
Large 1	538	101.43	545	7thin
Small 1-2	548	95.00	521	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $32 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 sale269 hd

121.49

—

KY average26 barns · 6,941 hd

123.38

−1.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−103.51

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	1,572	79.78	1,254	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	51.57	677	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	47.79	558	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	40.77	401	6thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	254	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.50	414	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	160.71/cwt	145.00–165.00	509	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	153.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	558	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	143.92/cwt	130.00–155.00	612	42
Steers	—	Large 1	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	132.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	151.68/cwt	148.00–153.00	728	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	131.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	680	9
Steers	—	Large 1	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	147.33/cwt	144.00–149.00	772	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.48/cwt	114.00–141.00	760	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	133.57/cwt	132.50–141.00	773	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	821	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	139.17/cwt	128.00–142.50	427	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	139.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	481	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	134.08/cwt	124.00–158.00	503	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	128.56/cwt	123.00–140.00	494	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	117.99/cwt	115.00–126.00	496	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	127.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	554	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	124.60/cwt	118.50–131.00	591	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	114.98/cwt	110.00–126.00	546	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	112.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	113.25/cwt	105.00–123.00	595	39
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	548	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	105.20/cwt	100.00–111.00	604	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	88.06/cwt	81.00–92.00	636	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	141.51/cwt	130.00–152.50	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	134.38/cwt	125.00–143.00	511	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	137.24/cwt	121.00–150.00	587	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	133.88/cwt	123.00–142.00	648	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.57/cwt	110.00–135.00	659	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	111.93/cwt	103.00–125.00	692	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	101.73/cwt	93.00–111.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	79.66/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	84.90/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,409	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	41.90/cwt	39.00–44.00	394	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	295	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	45.81/cwt	45.00–47.00	500	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,153	49.78/cwt	49.00–50.00	574	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	550	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	51.76/cwt	51.50–52.00	682	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	53.36/cwt	52.00–55.00	787	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,359	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	721.56/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,168	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	681.44/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,966	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	1,163.08/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	14,201	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	906.02/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	12,422	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,308	1

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 Apr 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 1,394Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
6	—	568	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	435	122.00–129.00	127.29
32	—	474	118.50–131.00	124.60
17	—	375	124.00–158.00	134.08
10	—	345	136.00–145.00	139.55
7	—	514	107.00–115.00	112.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	525	105.00–123.00	113.25
28	—	475	110.00–126.00	114.98
21	—	420	115.00–126.00	117.99
20	—	384	123.00–140.00	128.56
16	—	574	100.00–111.00	105.20
11	—	307	128.00–142.50	139.17
7	—	277	150.00	150.00
3	—	722	81.00–92.00	88.06
3	—	620	106.00	106.00
2	—	675	101.00	101.00
2	—	215	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	521	110.00–135.00	126.57
18	—	618	103.00–125.00	111.93
16	—	428	121.00–150.00	137.24
15	—	484	123.00–142.00	133.88
13	—	380	125.00–143.00	134.38
2	—	855	85.00	85.00
2	—	670	93.00–111.00	101.73
2	—	323	130.00–152.50	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	148.00–153.00	151.68
15	—	524	144.00–149.00	147.33
8	—	379	170.00	170.00
7	—	788	112.00	112.00
5	—	628	140.50	140.50
4	—	701	116.00	116.00
2	—	315	176.00	176.00
37	—	579	132.50–141.00	133.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	425	130.00–155.00	143.92
23	—	470	130.00–140.00	132.48
17	—	569	114.00–141.00	133.48
14	—	363	151.00–160.00	153.76
12	—	720	112.00–116.00	114.05
9	—	518	130.00–141.00	131.19
7	—	317	145.00–165.00	160.71
6	—	634	125.00	125.00
5	—	254	160.00–167.50	163.07
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	39.00–44.00	41.90
1	—	1,195	46.00	46.00
1	—	950	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	52.00–55.00	53.36
4	—	1,153	49.00–50.00	49.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	45.00–47.00	45.81
2	—	1,318	51.50–52.00	51.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	76.00–83.00	79.66
2	—	1,660	83.00–86.50	84.90
1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00

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)	4	—	1,371	800.00–1,025.00	906.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,221	800.00–1,300.00	1,163.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,132	650.00–850.00	721.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	600.00–700.00	681.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,167	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,485	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	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.