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Somerset Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,414 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 1,115▲ 606 vs year ago 808 · +75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 95▲ 32 vs year ago 90 · +35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 88▼ 13 vs year ago 68 · −19.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully 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 $137.86/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$137.86

532 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.02

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	621	137.86	855	532

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 sale532 hd

137.86

—

KY average31 barns · 12,435 hd

134.84

+3.02

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	—	Average	1,787	88.93	1,589	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	53.37	740	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	52.95	637	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	39.97	384	15

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	170.83/cwt	159.00–174.00	565	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	155.10/cwt	149.00–162.00	670	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	153.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	140.59/cwt	135.00–148.00	744	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	142.58/cwt	140.00–152.00	803	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	128.01/cwt	117.00–132.00	737	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	859	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	130.32/cwt	122.00–135.00	812	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	132.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	899	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.81/cwt	124.50–130.00	856	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	129.27/cwt	129.00–130.00	926	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	125.37/cwt	123.00–127.00	906	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	971	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	126.68/cwt	126.00–126.75	1,102	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,105	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	129.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	326	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	127.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	458	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	125.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	526	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	607	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.10/cwt	119.00–130.00	644	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	667	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	118.30/cwt	109.00–127.00	671	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	126.11/cwt	126.00–127.00	736	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.50	750	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	111.94/cwt	111.00–114.00	706	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	105.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.50	848	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	110.46/cwt	106.00–114.50	851	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	434	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	148.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	646	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	146.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	700	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	132.86/cwt	127.00–138.00	708	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	726	66
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	119.76/cwt	114.00–124.00	757	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	116.14/cwt	116.00–117.00	786	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	784	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	95.57/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,784	81.59/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,456	5
Bulls	—	—	1,832	88.31/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,618	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	38.20/cwt	35.00–42.00	363	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	50.68/cwt	49.00–52.00	583	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	47.60/cwt	46.50–49.00	641	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	59.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	801	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	719	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	57.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	821	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,908	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	1,030.02/cwt	825.00–1,350.00	9,126	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,061	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,567	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	833.56/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,578	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,178.72/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	13,614	6

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 1,115Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 95Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 68

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	478	138.00–150.00	146.38
66	—	574	120.00–135.00	126.47
2	—	960	80.00	80.00
5	—	315	165.00	165.00
48	—	533	127.00–138.00	132.86
9	—	435	140.00–152.00	148.48
16	—	632	114.00–124.00	119.76
3	—	855	85.00	85.00
5	—	395	148.00	148.00
2	—	297	146.00	146.00
7	—	677	116.00–117.00	116.14
10	—	765	102.00–103.00	102.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.84
10	—	735	114.00–117.50	115.42
23	—	621	120.00–122.50	120.77
18	—	584	126.00–127.00	126.11
26	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.80
15	—	770	106.00–114.50	110.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	419	120.00–132.00	125.46
50	—	523	119.00–130.00	123.10
6	—	870	104.00	104.00
9	—	360	122.00–130.00	127.29
7	—	713	105.00–111.00	105.89
18	—	631	111.00–114.00	111.94
63	—	567	109.00–127.00	118.30
6	—	675	105.00	105.00
52	—	472	120.00–130.00	125.61
8	—	252	125.00–134.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	466	145.00–155.00	153.54
20	—	576	117.00–132.00	128.01
24	—	723	123.00–127.00	125.37
35	—	331	159.00–174.00	170.83
9	—	680	124.50–130.00	125.81
5	—	760	123.00	123.00
44	—	623	122.00–135.00	130.32
91	—	529	135.00–148.00	140.59
55	—	432	149.00–162.00	155.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
29	—	716	129.00–130.00	129.27
37	—	616	138.00–141.00	139.38
39	—	679	129.00–138.00	132.38
13	—	774	125.50	125.50
33	—	870	126.00–126.75	126.68
54	—	923	119.75	119.75
14	—	563	140.00–152.00	142.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,046	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	695.00	695.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,269	750.00–875.00	833.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	886	825.00–1,350.00	1,030.02

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	6	—	1,155	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,178.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,435	55.00–61.00	57.19
24	—	1,369	50.00–55.00	52.51
5	—	1,346	46.50–49.00	47.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	58.00–62.00	59.30
14	—	1,151	49.00–52.00	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	949	35.00–42.00	38.20
2	—	1,045	51.00–52.00	51.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	85.00–89.00	88.31
5	—	1,784	78.00–84.00	81.59
6	—	1,751	92.00–100.00	95.57

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.