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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,647 head

▲ 797 vs last sale 850▲ 253 vs year ago 1,394 · +18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 60▼ 70 vs year ago 225 · −31.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 66 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.26/cwt on 596 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.74 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$136.26

596 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

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	563	136.26	767	596

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 sale596 hd

136.26

—

KY average27 barns · 7,044 hd

131.21

+5.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−88.74

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	—	Low	1,748	90.45	1,581	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	61.98	730	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	61.02	797	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	48.24	534	27

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	406	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	167.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	470	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	170.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	558	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	173.98/cwt	160.00–180.00	645	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	163.65/cwt	152.00–168.00	689	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	176.90/cwt	175.00–181.00	770	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	167.71/cwt	166.00–170.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	155.77/cwt	144.00–166.00	743	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	156.99/cwt	145.00–164.00	824	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	163.62/cwt	160.50–168.00	862	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	153.74/cwt	145.00–165.00	872	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	957	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	139.68/cwt	134.00–143.50	870	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	139.94/cwt	134.00–143.50	938	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	142.79/cwt	142.00–144.00	961	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	135.94/cwt	135.50–136.00	1,009	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	127.57/cwt	127.00–131.00	968	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	130.26/cwt	129.50–131.50	1,024	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	128.80/cwt	120.00–129.60	1,123	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	118.33/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	979	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,175	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	148.28/cwt	146.50–150.00	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	150.87/cwt	149.00–153.00	576	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	144.40/cwt	131.00–149.00	617	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	146.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	629	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.09/cwt	130.00–144.00	651	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	130.47/cwt	125.00–139.50	685	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	125.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	136.31/cwt	134.00–136.50	810	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	119.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	737	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	840	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	122.58/cwt	120.00–126.50	824	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	112.80/cwt	112.00–114.00	869	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	106.14/cwt	104.00–106.50	929	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	153.40/cwt	145.00–166.00	368	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	158.56/cwt	145.00–174.00	604	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	158.14/cwt	149.00–170.00	659	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	150.12/cwt	135.00–160.00	695	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.35/cwt	126.00–139.00	821	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	121.51/cwt	113.00–125.00	817	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,041	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	81.94/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	88.44/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,460	6
Bulls	—	—	1,948	96.27/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,875	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	817	33.96/cwt	32.00–35.00	277	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	48.81/cwt	45.00–51.00	549	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	58.84/cwt	55.00–60.00	686	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	68.25/cwt	66.00–75.00	819	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	54.62/cwt	53.00–56.00	664	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	56.37/cwt	56.00–57.00	715	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	64.46/cwt	63.00–66.00	828	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	58.13/cwt	57.00–59.00	786	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	1,145.87/cwt	1,075.00–1,260.00	13,876	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,301	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	822.50/cwt	785.00–885.00	10,092	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	875.72/cwt	820.00–910.00	11,174	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,094	3

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 Mar 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,647Last week 850Year ago 1,394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 60Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 45Year ago 66

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	116.00	116.00
9	—	618	115.00–122.00	119.25
16	—	525	125.00–139.50	130.47
47	—	427	131.00–149.00	144.40
7	—	875	104.00–106.50	106.14
20	—	672	120.00–126.50	122.58
15	—	770	112.00–114.00	112.80
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
5	—	292	155.00	155.00
42	—	465	130.00–144.00	140.09
11	—	382	149.00–153.00	150.87
20	—	568	120.00–128.00	125.05
2	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
6	—	305	146.50–150.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	525	146.00	146.00
78	—	660	127.25	127.25
14	—	428	144.00–154.00	146.92
6	—	460	147.00	147.00
187	—	594	134.00–136.50	136.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	135.00–160.00	150.12
37	—	417	149.00–170.00	158.14
7	—	672	113.00–125.00	121.51
6	—	563	140.00	140.00
3	—	733	142.00	142.00
3	—	315	175.00	175.00
18	—	620	126.00–139.00	132.35
5	—	240	145.00–166.00	153.40
19	—	381	145.00–174.00	158.56
36	—	521	140.00–145.00	142.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	145.00–164.00	156.99
11	—	623	134.00–143.50	139.68
26	—	477	144.00–166.00	155.77
4	—	281	165.00–175.00	167.27
7	—	759	127.00–131.00	127.57
29	—	567	145.00–165.00	153.74
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
21	—	421	152.00–168.00	163.65
18	—	670	134.00–143.50	139.94
6	—	888	117.00–119.00	118.33
11	—	327	160.00–175.00	170.56
36	—	371	160.00–180.00	173.98
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
6	—	243	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	673	142.00–144.00	142.79
125	—	872	120.00–129.60	128.80
13	—	527	160.50–168.00	163.62
8	—	786	129.50–131.50	130.26
6	—	606	158.00	158.00
9	—	469	166.00–170.00	167.71
53	—	979	120.00	120.00
70	—	742	135.50–136.00	135.94
9	—	435	175.00–181.00	176.90

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	10	—	1,211	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,145.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,185.00	1,185.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,227	785.00–885.00	822.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,290	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,276	820.00–910.00	875.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,125	45.00–51.00	48.81
3	—	817	32.00–35.00	33.96
5	—	1,216	53.00–56.00	54.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	56.00–57.00	56.37
16	—	1,284	63.00–66.00	64.46
11	—	1,353	57.00–59.00	58.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	66.00–75.00	68.25
8	—	1,166	55.00–60.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	79.00–85.00	81.94
5	—	1,948	93.00–100.50	96.27
6	—	1,651	86.00–90.00	88.44

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.