Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-07-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 784▼ 4 vs year ago 873 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 75▲ 3 vs year ago 102 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 80▼ 39 vs year ago 85 · −45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.96/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$127.96
286 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582127.96744286
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 sale286 hd
127.96
—
KY average25 barns · 4,715 hd
124.72
+3.23
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−97.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,85499.601,84710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37666.0990918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18160.8771916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05950.605366thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288168.25/cwt163.00–182.504858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414159.39/cwt154.00–164.0066017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473143.06/cwt139.00–145.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.18/cwt136.50–140.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567154.00/cwt154.00–154.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569142.69/cwt133.00–145.0081229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612137.32/cwt129.00–141.0084010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624143.31/cwt142.00–145.0089411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671135.99/cwt131.00–137.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730124.79/cwt121.00–130.0091114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776126.96/cwt125.00–130.0098520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,06928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315144.57/cwt140.00–149.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added337147.56/cwt147.00–150.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373133.26/cwt126.00–135.0049712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420137.70/cwt137.00–139.0057814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436132.82/cwt123.00–135.0057915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523131.27/cwt122.00–134.0068753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580123.24/cwt115.00–130.0071535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625131.38/cwt121.00–133.85821104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628113.02/cwt111.00–116.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676115.68/cwt114.00–119.007829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766112.00/cwt112.00–112.008588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,066100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0718
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265143.00/cwt143.00–143.003791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327155.00/cwt155.00–155.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426143.93/cwt135.00–149.0061314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465134.91/cwt120.00–145.0062730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509131.94/cwt125.00–138.0067215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592126.64/cwt119.00–135.0075027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666117.25/cwt113.00–120.0078117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717130.00/cwt130.00–130.009326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2941114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0736
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79697.99/cwt95.00–100.001,7608
Bulls——2,088106.06/cwt104.00–108.002,2152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01348.60/cwt46.00–50.004924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05557.00/cwt57.00–57.006011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15054.61/cwt52.00–57.006282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15368.44/cwt66.00–71.007893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18156.66/cwt55.00–59.006697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19462.00/cwt60.00–64.007406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19962.00/cwt62.00–62.007434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45568.05/cwt65.00–72.0099013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,160.73/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0014,7763
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,213.45/cwt1,150.00–1,285.0015,6902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,5151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073720.15/cwt685.00–750.007,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210915.76/cwt675.00–1,000.0011,08114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,037.70/cwt625.00–1,220.0012,8476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4091,098.90/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0015,48411

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.