Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-04-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,934 head
▲ 879 vs last sale 1,055▲ 1,507 vs year ago 427 · +352.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 75▲ 50 vs year ago 45 · +111.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 80▲ 166 vs year ago 22 · +754.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.36/cwt on 587 head.
Average price
$155.36
587 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606155.36942587
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 sale587 hd
155.36
—
KY average26 barns · 8,008 hd
151.03
+4.33
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—High1,72596.191,65930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33666.1388419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15663.6073513
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10345.5250217

Every lot

70 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 1-2215188.00/cwt188.00–188.004045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280197.00/cwt197.00–197.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326171.68/cwt161.00–182.0056023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369179.38/cwt178.00–187.0066220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420169.22/cwt165.00–178.0071129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433183.98/cwt179.00–190.0079717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474171.22/cwt158.00–188.0081263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521166.79/cwt165.00–172.0086962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532162.79/cwt157.00–165.0086642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566158.72/cwt145.00–164.0089834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582170.41/cwt170.25–171.0099214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619155.03/cwt150.00–163.0096041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632150.80/cwt143.00–153.0095321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.23/cwt121.00–139.0089012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700138.50/cwt138.50–138.509703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708138.10/cwt136.00–140.0097818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780134.22/cwt134.00–135.001,04718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795137.85/cwt137.85–137.851,09666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,12167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828124.35/cwt120.00–129.001,03012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883122.44/cwt122.00–123.001,0819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914119.55/cwt119.00–120.001,0939
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261159.70/cwt158.00–160.004177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339153.09/cwt150.00–155.0051919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376156.29/cwt145.00–166.0058829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.62/cwt141.00–161.0064181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477151.31/cwt148.00–155.0072222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489157.61/cwt157.00–159.0077120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515148.63/cwt143.00–156.0076526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521140.07/cwt125.00–150.0073048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581130.65/cwt125.00–140.0075939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589130.82/cwt130.00–132.0077124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626126.18/cwt122.00–130.0079017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668123.10/cwt114.00–127.0082221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715117.96/cwt117.00–121.0084313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,01270
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288592.00/cwt92.00–92.008147
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382169.44/cwt156.00–179.0064724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434168.12/cwt163.00–180.0073025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477161.97/cwt154.00–173.0077325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520149.83/cwt144.00–153.0077923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650133.86/cwt133.00–135.0087021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3668105.25/cwt105.25–105.2570316
Dairy Steers—Large 378899.00/cwt99.00–99.0078012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51884.52/cwt84.00–85.001,28311
Bulls——1,81796.58/cwt95.00–99.001,75512
Bulls——1,893113.85/cwt110.00–118.002,1557
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04546.21/cwt45.00–49.0048310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12057.00/cwt57.00–57.006384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14557.38/cwt55.00–60.006572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16261.98/cwt59.00–64.007206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19075.64/cwt74.00–77.009003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20139.40/cwt39.00–41.004735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30964.77/cwt64.00–66.0084810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36771.66/cwt70.00–73.009806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36759.63/cwt59.00–61.008153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,5203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082827.95/cwt800.00–875.008,9589
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,032.24/cwt990.00–1,100.0011,29310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,142.69/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0013,76914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,172.81/cwt900.00–1,250.0013,80410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2921,457.84/cwt1,300.00–1,585.0018,83537
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0023,1282

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.