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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 18

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

603 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 427▲ 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 22▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $123.96/cwt on 172 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.96

172 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.48

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	550	123.96	682	172

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 sale172 hd

123.96

—

KY average25 barns · 3,663 hd

122.47

+1.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.04

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	1,531	88.70	1,358	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,272	63.70	810	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	59.89	655	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	51.51	517	9thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	175.57/cwt	173.00–179.00	527	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	160.82/cwt	155.00–172.00	585	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	150.29/cwt	144.00–158.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	166.08/cwt	153.00–173.00	717	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	155.30/cwt	149.00–162.00	749	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	161.81/cwt	157.50–165.00	833	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	151.74/cwt	143.00–154.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	158.43/cwt	147.00–160.00	900	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	142.71/cwt	129.00–145.00	829	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	855	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	132.19/cwt	131.50–135.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	112.41/cwt	112.00–114.00	869	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	139.20/cwt	132.00–144.00	503	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	135.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	136.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	131.52/cwt	124.00–134.00	609	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	124.71/cwt	122.50–129.50	665	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	124.47/cwt	123.50–125.00	701	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	121.61/cwt	117.00–126.00	688	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	114.89/cwt	111.00–118.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	116.89/cwt	116.00–118.50	743	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	110.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	103.55/cwt	95.00–112.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	154.33/cwt	153.00–155.00	497	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	153.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.25/cwt	144.00–155.00	637	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	134.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	94.46/cwt	93.00–96.00	779	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	262	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	85.23/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	93.32/cwt	89.00–95.50	1,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	42.96/cwt	40.00–48.00	425	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	55.79/cwt	54.00–57.00	564	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	650	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	58.50/cwt	56.00–61.00	656	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	64.38/cwt	61.00–67.00	843	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	765.45/cwt	760.00–775.00	7,899	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	966.81/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	11,998	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,105.91/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	14,653	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,377	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 Apr 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 427Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	117.00–126.00	121.61
16	—	419	130.00–138.00	135.73
14	—	463	124.00–134.00	131.52
8	—	628	111.00–118.00	114.89
8	—	361	132.00–144.00	139.20
5	—	525	125.00–127.00	125.76
4	—	711	112.00	112.00
3	—	665	105.00–113.00	110.33
2	—	342	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	636	116.00–118.50	116.89
25	—	533	122.50–129.50	124.71
17	—	563	123.50–125.00	124.47
7	—	434	135.00–143.00	136.91
6	—	737	95.00–112.00	103.55
4	—	301	150.00	150.00
3	—	811	107.00	107.00
3	—	680	111.50	111.50
2	—	772	105.50	105.50
1	—	970	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	381	150.00–155.00	153.84
11	—	430	144.00–155.00	148.25
6	—	527	130.00–135.00	134.21
3	—	470	145.00	145.00
3	—	322	153.00–155.00	154.33
2	—	825	93.00–96.00	94.46
2	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	773	112.00–114.00	112.41
16	—	568	147.00–160.00	158.43
13	—	515	157.50–165.00	161.81
12	—	432	153.00–173.00	166.08
10	—	612	135.00–142.00	139.67
7	—	300	173.00–179.00	175.57
5	—	684	131.50–135.00	132.19
4	—	930	103.00	103.00
4	—	827	105.00	105.00
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	129.00–145.00	142.71
11	—	482	149.00–162.00	155.30
11	—	364	155.00–172.00	160.82
6	—	417	144.00–158.00	150.29
5	—	515	143.00–154.00	151.74
2	—	687	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	129.00–135.00	132.00
2	—	262	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,085	94.00	94.00
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	62.00–64.00	62.68
6	—	1,122	56.00–61.00	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	54.00–57.00	55.79
3	—	989	40.00–48.00	42.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	61.00–67.00	64.38
1	—	1,120	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	83.00–89.00	85.23
3	—	1,648	89.00–95.50	93.32

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)	9	—	1,241	750.00–1,075.00	966.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	900.00–1,200.00	1,105.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	760.00–775.00	765.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	780.00	780.00

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	—	1,262	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,202	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.