Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-07-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-18

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

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

612 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 869▲ 64 vs year ago 548 · +11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 105▲ 13 vs year ago 50 · +26.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 46▼ 28 vs year ago 65 · −43.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $143.87/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$143.87

193 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.02

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	558	143.87	803	193

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 sale193 hd

143.87

—

KY average27 barns · 6,041 hd

134.85

+9.02

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	1,862	101.77	1,895	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	65.13	829	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	56.99	603	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	51.98	503	5thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	155.96/cwt	151.00–164.00	600	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	157.79/cwt	155.00–163.00	686	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	150.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	712	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	137.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	740	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	153.25/cwt	152.50–154.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	153.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	864	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	145.71/cwt	140.00–159.00	839	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	149.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	931	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	136.15/cwt	129.00–138.00	852	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	142.74/cwt	141.00–144.50	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	125.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	832	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	142.67/cwt	131.00–150.00	407	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	145.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	137.41/cwt	129.00–144.00	588	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	134.16/cwt	129.00–141.00	645	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.62/cwt	125.00–133.00	681	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.98/cwt	118.00–129.00	709	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	121.59/cwt	112.00–126.00	749	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	129.81/cwt	127.00–136.00	692	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,754	98.32/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,725	5
Bulls	—	—	1,939	104.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,021	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	49.97/cwt	46.00–52.00	459	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	56.22/cwt	55.50–57.00	565	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	57.36/cwt	42.00–63.00	582	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	699	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	63.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	783	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	69.26/cwt	68.00–71.00	947	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	982.58/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,936	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	832.25/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	9,296	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	795.97/cwt	775.00–810.00	9,568	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,566	1,349.18/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	21,128	4

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 Jul 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 869Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 105Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	140.00–155.00	150.63
11	—	626	129.00–138.00	136.15
10	—	435	155.00–163.00	157.79
10	—	385	151.00–164.00	155.96
2	—	235	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
51	—	538	135.00–149.00	137.58
30	—	576	140.00–159.00	145.71
8	—	663	120.00–134.00	125.52
5	—	789	115.00–125.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	145.00–150.00	149.27
13	—	563	150.00–155.00	153.47
8	—	547	152.50–154.00	153.25
5	—	728	132.50	132.50
4	—	656	141.00–144.50	142.74
1	—	340	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.62
22	—	481	129.00–141.00	134.16
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
12	—	616	112.00–126.00	121.59
12	—	572	118.00–129.00	123.98
8	—	428	129.00–144.00	137.41
7	—	285	131.00–150.00	142.67
5	—	718	108.00–114.00	111.63
5	—	338	143.00–150.00	145.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	128.50	128.50
5	—	498	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	533	127.00–136.00	129.81
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	677	116.00	116.00
2	—	588	117.00–125.00	120.98
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	151.00	151.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,202	775.00–810.00	795.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,117	725.00–1,100.00	832.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	900.00–1,075.00	982.58

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	4	—	1,566	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,349.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	46.00–52.00	49.97
1	—	1,165	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	62.00–65.00	63.28
3	—	1,367	68.00–71.00	69.26
1	—	1,165	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,005	55.50–57.00	56.22
4	—	1,015	42.00–63.00	57.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,939	103.00–108.00	104.23
5	—	1,754	96.00–100.00	98.32

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.