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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 2

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,117 head

▲ 304 vs last sale 813▼ 885 vs year ago 2,002 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 95▼ 53 vs year ago 102 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 55▼ 10 vs year ago 42 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last weeks holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

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 $139.98/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$139.98

453 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

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	662	139.98	927	453

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 sale453 hd

139.98

—

KY average1 barns · 453 hd

139.98

+0.00

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	1,922	93.41	1,796	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	59.87	706	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	55.72	785	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	53.10	618	13

Every lot

56 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	167.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	542	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	171.64/cwt	164.00–180.00	632	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	170.86/cwt	170.00–171.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	156.59/cwt	150.00–164.00	673	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	153.52/cwt	147.00–158.50	738	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	157.14/cwt	155.00–159.00	762	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	156.21/cwt	149.00–161.00	804	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	140.43/cwt	130.00–150.00	725	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	136.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	140.51/cwt	137.00–147.00	816	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	136.16/cwt	133.00–140.00	829	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	130.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	825	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	133.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	887	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	129.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	923	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	126.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	916	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	134.37/cwt	127.00–134.85	1,047	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	125.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,024	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,136	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,346	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	127.71/cwt	126.00–129.00	476	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	129.06/cwt	126.00–132.00	534	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	131.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	133.88/cwt	132.00–134.50	688	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	126.49/cwt	124.00–134.00	707	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.56/cwt	122.00–125.00	707	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	130.04/cwt	122.00–132.85	819	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	117.07/cwt	116.00–118.00	752	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	126.49/cwt	117.00–127.10	863	74
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	149.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	651	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	145.97/cwt	139.00–150.00	683	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	129.75/cwt	125.00–134.00	720	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	119.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	794	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	79.42/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	95.53/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,770	2
Bulls	—	—	2,067	101.33/cwt	97.00–106.00	2,094	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	561	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	51.76/cwt	45.00–57.00	591	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	40.08/cwt	35.00–45.00	473	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	59.92/cwt	57.00–62.00	709	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	62.82/cwt	62.00–65.00	785	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	55.03/cwt	54.00–56.00	748	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	936	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	1,245.00/cwt	1,245.00–1,245.00	18,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	921.84/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	9,956	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	970.14/cwt	855.00–1,250.00	13,504	9

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 Jan 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 813Year ago 2,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 95Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 42

No trend from last weeks holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,067	97.00–106.00	101.33
2	—	1,853	95.00–96.00	95.53
2	—	1,775	74.00–85.00	79.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,250	62.00–65.00	62.82
1	—	1,100	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	35.00–45.00	40.08
5	—	1,184	57.00–62.00	59.92
6	—	1,142	45.00–57.00	51.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	54.00–56.00	55.03
1	—	1,600	58.50	58.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	368	164.00–180.00	171.64
23	—	724	120.00–129.00	126.47
13	—	631	130.00–133.00	130.69
18	—	569	135.00–140.00	136.50
5	—	752	125.00	125.00
7	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.79
16	—	481	147.00–158.50	153.52
9	—	430	150.00–164.00	156.59
5	—	667	133.00	133.00
25	—	516	130.00–150.00	140.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	779	127.00–134.85	134.37
24	—	581	137.00–147.00	140.51
19	—	714	125.00–130.00	129.31
7	—	416	170.00–171.00	170.86
12	—	665	132.00–137.00	133.66
36	—	609	133.00–140.00	136.16
52	—	515	149.00–161.00	156.21
1	—	375	174.00	174.00
18	—	817	123.00–130.00	125.32
1	—	330	183.00	183.00
32	—	485	155.00–159.00	157.14
49	—	1,136	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	530	120.00–128.00	123.87
16	—	414	126.00–132.00	129.06
11	—	373	126.00–129.00	127.71
13	—	642	116.00–118.00	117.07
14	—	572	122.00–125.00	123.56
12	—	490	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	124.00–134.00	126.49
74	—	682	117.00–127.10	126.49
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
17	—	514	132.00–134.50	133.88
108	—	630	122.00–132.85	130.04
11	—	425	137.00	137.00
17	—	479	130.00–136.00	131.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	115.00–124.00	119.08
10	—	533	125.00	125.00
25	—	436	140.00–154.00	149.29
23	—	468	139.00–150.00	145.97
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
21	—	555	125.00–134.00	129.75

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	2	—	1,510	1,245.00	1,245.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,392	855.00–1,250.00	970.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,080	825.00–1,010.00	921.84

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.