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

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,270 head
▲ 650 vs last sale 620▲ 114 vs year ago 1,156 · +9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 72▼ 70 vs year ago 125 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 64▼ 50 vs year ago 80 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.14/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.86 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$123.14
362 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556123.14684362
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 sale362 hd
123.14
—
KY average26 barns · 4,246 hd
120.04
+3.10
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−101.86
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—Low1,68685.921,4499thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57157.5690410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18156.4266615
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05143.4645714

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2203168.00/cwt168.00–168.003418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260150.41/cwt146.00–155.003914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322161.23/cwt149.00–167.0051912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323177.00/cwt177.00–177.005726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370161.00/cwt154.00–167.0059617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375166.58/cwt165.00–170.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418169.63/cwt169.00–170.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422152.87/cwt150.50–160.0064516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477156.10/cwt144.00–161.0074529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514159.76/cwt156.00–161.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517143.92/cwt130.00–152.0074422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558147.00/cwt147.00–147.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565138.69/cwt133.00–144.0078443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608140.99/cwt140.00–142.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627135.55/cwt125.00–137.0085017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677135.75/cwt134.00–138.009199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687121.25/cwt120.00–124.508337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792118.00/cwt118.00–118.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238131.75/cwt124.00–140.0031410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282128.19/cwt122.00–130.003618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331128.10/cwt123.00–134.0042420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372130.94/cwt130.00–132.0048713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377127.62/cwt120.00–133.0048120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.21/cwt121.00–134.0054836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477126.66/cwt120.00–132.0060440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531119.05/cwt112.00–124.0063227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568117.58/cwt110.00–123.5066836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637114.48/cwt102.00–118.0072924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641120.00/cwt120.00–120.0076919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652122.00/cwt122.00–122.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669111.67/cwt103.00–117.0074716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707114.00/cwt114.00–114.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760124.20/cwt115.00–125.9594482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324153.15/cwt148.00–165.004968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375152.91/cwt140.00–165.0057334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420143.94/cwt135.00–160.0060533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479139.64/cwt130.00–150.0066923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530132.09/cwt125.00–136.0070012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588124.19/cwt116.00–129.0073016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625120.85/cwt114.00–130.0075516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674111.39/cwt109.00–119.0075115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777114.32/cwt113.00–117.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282393.50/cwt93.50–93.507704
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340788.00/cwt88.00–88.003582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47578.53/cwt78.00–79.001,1582
Bulls——1,64483.53/cwt82.00–85.001,3734
Bulls——1,88394.04/cwt90.00–96.001,7713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01643.68/cwt41.00–46.004449
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02531.61/cwt30.00–33.003242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10048.00/cwt48.00–48.005281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11752.36/cwt52.00–53.005856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17350.68/cwt50.00–51.005943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23960.52/cwt57.00–65.007508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27551.47/cwt50.00–53.006562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61757.76/cwt57.00–59.009346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72863.04/cwt62.00–64.001,0892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,6083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223725.49/cwt685.00–760.008,8732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,274793.96/cwt710.00–875.0010,11511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,378769.66/cwt660.00–850.0010,6062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,474863.28/cwt835.00–925.0012,7255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,6562

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.