Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-03-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 6
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,709 head
▲ 744 vs last sale 965▲ 689 vs year ago 1,020 · +67.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 135▲ 23 vs year ago 102 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 30 vs year ago 55 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for grass cattle with an offering of many high quality weaned calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.72/cwt on 465 head.
Average price
$152.72
465 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563152.72860465
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 sale465 hd
152.72
—
KY average25 barns · 7,653 hd
140.01
+12.71
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—Low1,76394.491,66623
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35361.7783616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14359.5368026
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09347.2751722

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215157.50/cwt157.50–157.503391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272179.40/cwt177.00–190.0048815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322172.53/cwt170.00–186.0055618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366187.14/cwt180.00–201.0068514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382181.52/cwt170.00–200.0069317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425178.57/cwt169.00–189.0075929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480164.87/cwt154.00–174.0079138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524151.85/cwt147.00–165.0079627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528163.17/cwt157.00–169.0086237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573144.87/cwt139.00–151.0083024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574152.25/cwt150.00–156.0087430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619142.02/cwt138.00–144.0087933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621150.89/cwt147.25–153.5093775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676140.01/cwt135.00–144.0094616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.50/cwt128.00–134.0088235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716123.86/cwt122.00–125.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738126.98/cwt126.00–131.0093711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765122.50/cwt120.00–125.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780124.60/cwt122.00–127.0097222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884116.20/cwt115.00–120.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284143.70/cwt140.00–145.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326155.86/cwt143.00–165.0050820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376148.03/cwt138.00–160.0055737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421148.28/cwt147.00–151.0062439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425142.25/cwt135.00–146.0060546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468145.60/cwt143.00–149.0068130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469138.72/cwt131.00–145.0065137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521133.03/cwt125.00–136.0069348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526138.17/cwt133.00–141.0072716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560125.64/cwt120.00–130.0070419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588128.57/cwt125.00–139.0075619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617124.98/cwt120.00–126.0077133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635118.18/cwt113.00–125.0075036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671115.58/cwt112.00–117.0077613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726115.63/cwt105.00–117.0083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759112.24/cwt105.00–115.0085222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2247165.00/cwt165.00–165.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375170.51/cwt157.00–183.0063934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428168.09/cwt155.00–177.0071931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476161.10/cwt147.50–165.0076744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528147.82/cwt142.00–151.0078018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553142.59/cwt138.00–145.0078913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622135.52/cwt132.50–139.0084329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668128.65/cwt126.00–130.0085912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2756116.38/cwt116.00–117.008808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72894.03/cwt90.00–97.001,62512
Bulls——1,73080.76/cwt80.00–81.001,3974
Bulls——1,841103.13/cwt100.00–108.501,8997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90042.00/cwt42.00–42.003782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07957.79/cwt56.00–60.0062414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10047.00/cwt47.00–47.005173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10346.73/cwt45.00–49.0051516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15052.04/cwt51.00–53.005984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25766.41/cwt65.00–69.008359
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26159.48/cwt58.00–61.007509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47164.72/cwt64.00–66.009527
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060670.34/cwt650.00–725.007,1068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197868.94/cwt825.00–900.0010,40110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3271,321.95/cwt1,235.00–1,350.0017,5424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,168883.77/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,3223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,454.23/cwt1,200.00–1,600.0017,1317
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,372910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,4852

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.