Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2020-12-19

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▼ 601 vs last sale 1,414▲ 813 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 122▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 55▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.72/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$138.72
289 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2685138.72950289
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 sale289 hd
138.72
—
KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd
135.90
+2.82
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—High1,92288.361,6987thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42255.4278814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23353.156558thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02939.8641011

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295172.00/cwt172.00–172.005075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330171.80/cwt170.00–173.0056710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363177.00/cwt177.00–177.006436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376167.25/cwt162.00–172.0062924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418161.08/cwt160.00–164.0067310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470150.75/cwt146.00–163.0070911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506147.00/cwt138.00–150.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.98/cwt125.00–142.0074719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610134.94/cwt131.00–137.0082325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694130.00/cwt130.00–130.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705133.00/cwt133.00–133.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832131.81/cwt129.85–133.601,097132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,06713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921102.30/cwt100.00–109.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,123100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1235
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323130.27/cwt122.00–139.0042112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372138.24/cwt137.00–140.005147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376133.00/cwt133.00–133.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421128.51/cwt123.00–132.0054139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429133.72/cwt133.00–134.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486129.50/cwt129.50–129.506298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488131.19/cwt128.00–134.0064015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526123.71/cwt120.00–127.0065116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531130.00/cwt130.00–130.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579122.24/cwt120.00–127.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612123.00/cwt123.00–123.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630123.00/cwt123.00–123.0077525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680117.42/cwt116.00–120.0079817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305158.00/cwt158.00–158.0048211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372162.06/cwt155.00–175.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412148.92/cwt130.00–157.0061423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470145.09/cwt134.00–155.0068226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527122.09/cwt119.00–125.0064310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573127.91/cwt124.00–137.0073327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618121.31/cwt120.00–125.0075022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687117.00/cwt117.00–117.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285097.00/cwt97.00–97.008253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50078.40/cwt77.00–80.001,1762
Bulls——2,05088.41/cwt85.00–92.001,8122
Bulls——2,11794.96/cwt93.00–96.002,0103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81729.37/cwt25.00–35.002403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09542.20/cwt39.00–46.004626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15048.57/cwt47.00–50.005592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21050.65/cwt49.00–52.006135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25552.00/cwt52.00–52.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27057.32/cwt57.00–58.007283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29252.64/cwt51.00–54.006806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55758.30/cwt57.00–60.009087
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,0411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022806.52/cwt700.00–900.008,24316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,9112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200635.00/cwt635.00–635.007,6201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,9861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,289815.35/cwt735.00–1,050.0010,5104

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.