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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 26

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,480 head

▲ 746 vs last sale 734▲ 480 vs year ago 1,000 · +48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 85▼ 32 vs year ago 122 · −26.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 45▲ 48 vs year ago 102 · +47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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 $140.55/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$140.55

406 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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	685	140.55	963	406

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 sale406 hd

140.55

—

KY average24 barns · 4,888 hd

138.65

+1.90

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	1,766	97.32	1,719	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	59.52	890	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	56.35	657	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	42.41	444	19

Every lot

59 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	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	166.36/cwt	157.00–170.00	486	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	164.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	661	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	144.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	683	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	150.17/cwt	147.00–152.00	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	139.29/cwt	135.00–141.50	780	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	856	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	129.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	807	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	127.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,057	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	134.35/cwt	134.35–134.35	1,197	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	943	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,242	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	964	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,242	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	306	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	435	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	133.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	128.33/cwt	120.00–132.00	493	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	128.84/cwt	123.00–134.00	553	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	127.55/cwt	123.00–131.50	596	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	123.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	686	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	122.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	749	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.33/cwt	112.00–120.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	963	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	156.51/cwt	147.00–160.00	416	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	158.92/cwt	155.00–163.00	585	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	152.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	645	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.49/cwt	129.00–149.00	655	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	131.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	693	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	128.55/cwt	115.00–130.00	712	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	123.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	755	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	826	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.45/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,882	102.18/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,923	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	46.14/cwt	41.00–50.00	477	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	37.28/cwt	35.00–39.00	396	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	51.34/cwt	50.00–52.00	569	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	652	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	63.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	783	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	53.50/cwt	52.00–55.00	749	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	64.74/cwt	63.00–66.00	960	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	58.62/cwt	57.50–60.00	909	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,360	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,226.17/cwt	950.00–1,385.00	15,769	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,532	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,405	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	856.07/cwt	615.00–1,000.00	8,655	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	818.24/cwt	795.00–875.00	9,246	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	958.08/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,934	15

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 Sep 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,480Last week 734Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 45Year ago 102

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	467	123.00–131.50	127.55
39	—	612	116.00–125.00	122.40
43	—	429	123.00–134.00	128.84
7	—	895	110.00	110.00
10	—	555	120.00–126.00	123.68
21	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.02
16	—	384	120.00–132.00	128.33
3	—	665	112.00–120.00	117.33
19	—	329	130.00–140.00	133.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	772	124.75	124.75
6	—	205	135.00	135.00
6	—	306	142.00	142.00
6	—	701	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	140.00–150.00	143.87
26	—	474	140.00–146.00	144.18
8	—	672	127.00	127.00
18	—	292	157.00–170.00	166.36
33	—	424	150.00–162.00	155.88
26	—	560	135.00–141.50	139.29
16	—	622	129.00–135.00	129.77
8	—	330	165.00	165.00
11	—	828	122.00–129.00	127.70
26	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.25
1	—	245	167.00	167.00
5	—	710	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	891	134.35	134.35
12	—	603	140.00–144.00	141.99
8	—	764	133.00	133.00
56	—	943	131.75	131.75
55	—	964	128.85	128.85
8	—	513	147.00–152.00	150.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	120.00–130.00	123.02
21	—	554	115.00–130.00	128.55
12	—	528	128.00–134.00	131.21
45	—	423	145.00–157.00	152.60
25	—	473	129.00–149.00	138.49
5	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	845	109.00	109.00
10	—	368	155.00–163.00	158.92
7	—	266	147.00–160.00	156.51
5	—	712	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,882	99.00–107.00	102.18
6	—	1,650	90.00–94.00	92.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	41.00–50.00	46.14
8	—	1,063	35.00–39.00	37.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,551	57.50–60.00	58.62
4	—	1,400	52.00–55.00	53.50
6	—	1,483	63.00–66.00	64.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	54.00–57.00	55.75
6	—	1,108	50.00–52.00	51.34
5	—	1,230	60.00–66.00	63.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	44	—	1,286	950.00–1,385.00	1,226.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,532	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,540	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,130	795.00–875.00	818.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,350	900.00–1,025.00	958.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,011	615.00–1,000.00	856.07

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.