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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 5

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,115 head

▲ 568 vs last sale 547▼ 587 vs year ago 1,702 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 85▼ 30 vs year ago 125 · −24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 55▼ 62 vs year ago 150 · −41.3%

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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 sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $124.47/cwt on 330 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −100.53 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$124.47

330 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.25

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	548	124.47	683	330

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 sale330 hd

124.47

—

KY average28 barns · 7,912 hd

123.21

+1.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−100.53

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	1,741	88.07	1,533	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	53.37	787	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	51.98	618	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	41.13	401	9thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	158.59/cwt	156.00–162.00	436	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	161.85/cwt	151.00–175.00	583	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	147.11/cwt	144.00–155.00	693	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	145.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	743	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	157.54/cwt	153.00–162.00	819	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	141.26/cwt	139.00–145.00	811	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	142.60/cwt	141.00–143.00	923	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.89/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	904	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	123.77/cwt	121.50–127.00	956	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,065	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,127	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,129	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	977	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,182	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	419	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	129.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	136.17/cwt	134.00–139.00	515	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	126.58/cwt	121.00–133.00	534	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	578	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	642	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	127.34/cwt	119.00–133.00	624	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	128.26/cwt	120.00–133.00	664	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	128.78/cwt	127.00–131.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.86/cwt	111.00–128.00	693	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	128.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.50	750	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	111.99/cwt	106.00–120.00	749	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	111.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	789	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	108.00/cwt	104.00–109.00	850	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	891	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	982	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,058	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,132	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	157.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	456	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	158.67/cwt	151.00–168.00	601	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	157.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	670	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	145.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.22/cwt	123.00–142.00	703	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.49/cwt	125.00–141.00	749	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	121.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	743	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	114.26/cwt	105.00–117.00	954	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	85.83/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,460	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	93.30/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,710	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	32.27/cwt	30.00–35.00	275	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	42.71/cwt	41.00–44.00	413	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	48.42/cwt	47.00–50.00	536	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	49.96/cwt	47.00–52.00	568	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	60.37/cwt	59.00–62.00	825	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	51.66/cwt	49.00–53.00	753	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	946	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	701.02/cwt	575.00–760.00	8,686	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	772.89/cwt	650.00–860.00	9,599	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	904.34/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	12,317	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,955	1

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 Dec 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,115Last week 547Year ago 1,702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 85Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 55Year ago 150

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	127.00–131.00	128.78
5	—	636	121.00	121.00
4	—	575	127.00–132.00	128.25
6	—	710	110.00–117.00	111.16
5	—	930	104.00	104.00
6	—	857	104.00	104.00
6	—	754	114.00	114.00
14	—	431	134.00	134.00
14	—	378	134.00–139.00	136.17
13	—	1,058	107.00	107.00
12	—	481	133.00–134.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	135.00	135.00
4	—	747	122.00	122.00
52	—	490	119.00–133.00	127.34
28	—	573	111.00–128.00	120.86
11	—	616	119.00–124.50	121.74
48	—	518	120.00–133.00	128.26
48	—	422	121.00–133.00	126.58
8	—	877	112.00	112.00
8	—	372	126.00–134.00	129.03
11	—	316	132.50	132.50
9	—	669	106.00–120.00	111.99
5	—	787	104.00–109.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	647	130.00	130.00
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
34	—	360	151.00–175.00	161.85
30	—	512	142.00–150.00	145.06
5	—	275	156.00–162.00	158.59
3	—	918	119.50	119.50
16	—	719	124.00–128.00	125.77
14	—	671	125.00–129.00	126.89
27	—	471	144.00–155.00	147.11
20	—	574	139.00–145.00	141.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	647	141.00–143.00	142.60
13	—	977	121.00	121.00
5	—	374	179.00	179.00
7	—	933	121.00	121.00
40	—	870	129.50	129.50
10	—	520	153.00–162.00	157.54
12	—	772	121.50–127.00	123.77
10	—	849	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	140.00–148.00	145.72
5	—	835	105.00–117.00	114.26
18	—	379	151.00–168.00	158.67
9	—	611	115.00–125.00	121.66
7	—	289	152.00–160.00	157.70
3	—	650	122.00	122.00
18	—	574	125.00–141.00	130.49
40	—	426	155.00–162.00	157.33
5	—	770	117.00	117.00
48	—	524	123.00–142.00	134.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,362	800.00–1,035.00	904.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,242	650.00–860.00	772.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,239	575.00–760.00	701.02

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	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	47.00–50.00	48.42
3	—	967	41.00–44.00	42.71
3	—	852	30.00–35.00	32.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	60.00–62.00	61.06
9	—	1,457	49.00–53.00	51.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,367	59.00–62.00	60.37
9	—	1,136	47.00–52.00	49.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	87.00–95.50	93.30
7	—	1,701	84.00–88.00	85.83

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.