Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-01-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
998 head
▼ 862 vs last sale 1,860▼ 151 vs year ago 1,149 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 75▼ 67 vs year ago 115 · −58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 50▲ 80 vs year ago 55 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers weighing under 500 pounds sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cattle over 500 pounds including yearlings sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.27/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$136.27
231 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595136.27810231
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 sale231 hd
136.27
—
KY average27 barns · 8,800 hd
132.37
+3.90
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—High1,76290.621,5977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27257.197289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44555.9280810
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18444.1552311

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330164.73/cwt164.00–165.005447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384165.96/cwt159.00–170.006379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441155.57/cwt155.00–161.0068610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442164.00/cwt164.00–164.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480141.95/cwt138.00–155.0068110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515154.24/cwt150.00–158.0079418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539131.45/cwt130.00–136.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564142.76/cwt138.00–147.0080520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582133.66/cwt130.00–143.0077823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635130.30/cwt128.00–135.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642126.25/cwt120.00–130.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674126.50/cwt122.00–132.0085343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677126.22/cwt122.00–129.0085522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718123.59/cwt123.00–124.0088715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731119.29/cwt114.00–123.0087211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.70/cwt120.00–121.0091710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315132.04/cwt130.00–135.004167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363135.06/cwt134.00–140.0049017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438126.66/cwt120.00–130.0055529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451135.50/cwt135.50–135.506115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482124.93/cwt120.00–131.0060220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517126.47/cwt125.00–127.0065423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528121.11/cwt110.00–125.0063925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567122.00/cwt122.00–122.0069215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585118.27/cwt112.00–126.0069213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612117.00/cwt117.00–117.0071614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618107.93/cwt102.00–112.0066721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672101.60/cwt95.00–110.0068311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731110.23/cwt108.00–113.0080623
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427151.00/cwt151.00–151.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465146.22/cwt143.00–150.0068026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526125.96/cwt122.00–130.0066317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570120.46/cwt116.00–126.0068731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613118.52/cwt114.00–125.0072719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665117.43/cwt114.00–120.0078129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716115.40/cwt110.00–122.0082611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783104.69/cwt102.00–110.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290581.00/cwt81.00–81.007331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76194.04/cwt90.00–96.001,6564
Bulls——1,76386.05/cwt80.00–88.001,5173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13438.73/cwt38.00–41.004394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21347.24/cwt43.00–51.005737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26153.05/cwt52.00–54.006694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26752.74/cwt50.00–54.006683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27559.42/cwt58.00–62.007586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56757.84/cwt57.00–58.509066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103705.67/cwt700.00–710.007,7846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,4352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3711,153.66/cwt925.00–1,325.0015,81721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,372947.99/cwt850.00–1,275.0013,00613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,7482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,206.85/cwt1,025.00–1,375.0016,08710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6581,480.21/cwt1,375.00–1,600.0024,5427

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.