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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 24

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▼ 472 vs last sale 1,147▼ 277 vs year ago 952 · −29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 123▲ 25 vs year ago 80 · +31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 105▲ 70 vs year ago 55 · +127.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $133.27/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.73 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$133.27

189 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.70

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	543	133.27	723	189

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 sale189 hd

133.27

—

KY average25 barns · 6,055 hd

134.97

−1.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−91.73

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	1,649	93.68	1,545	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	61.89	845	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	59.92	701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	46.11	470	18

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	164.04/cwt	159.00–168.00	472	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	157.28/cwt	150.00–166.00	645	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	151.94/cwt	147.00–158.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	146.01/cwt	142.00–153.00	767	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	843	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	144.29/cwt	144.00–145.00	874	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	131.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	811	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	893	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	890	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	121.39/cwt	119.00–123.00	994	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	151.36/cwt	145.00–157.50	498	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	150.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	545	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	143.89/cwt	138.00–150.00	623	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	143.60/cwt	139.00–146.00	682	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	755	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.48/cwt	128.00–145.00	720	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	721	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	116.86/cwt	107.00–124.00	720	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	770	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	116.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	847	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	148.88/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	151.62/cwt	143.00–152.50	749	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	143.97/cwt	136.00–158.00	757	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	771	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	85.58/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	103.96/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	93.90/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,655	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	40.57/cwt	39.00–42.00	355	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	46.23/cwt	42.00–50.00	506	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	65.96/cwt	63.00–69.00	782	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	57.01/cwt	55.00–59.00	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	57.79/cwt	57.00–58.00	699	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	721	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	65.48/cwt	65.00–66.00	897	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	60.68/cwt	60.00–62.00	860	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	778.92/cwt	710.00–850.00	8,436	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,012.13/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	13,897	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,042.23/cwt	1,020.00–1,075.00	14,695	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,115	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	18,819	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,519	1,419.63/cwt	1,175.00–1,700.00	21,564	21

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 Apr 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 1,147Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 123Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 105Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	145.00–146.00	145.51
20	—	621	123.00–125.00	124.03
5	—	685	120.00	120.00
7	—	592	139.00	139.00
20	—	728	114.00–122.00	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	139.00–146.00	143.60
13	—	329	145.00–157.50	151.36
22	—	524	128.00–145.00	137.48
20	—	433	138.00–150.00	143.89
3	—	845	106.00	106.00
6	—	695	115.00	115.00
17	—	616	107.00–124.00	116.86
11	—	362	148.00–158.00	150.54
12	—	575	122.00–130.00	125.42
3	—	245	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	288	159.00–168.00	164.04
4	—	573	135.00–139.00	137.99
17	—	525	142.00–153.00	146.01
10	—	617	130.00–137.00	131.41
6	—	703	125.00–130.00	126.67
15	—	410	150.00–166.00	157.28
9	—	466	147.00–158.00	151.94
5	—	755	128.00	128.00
17	—	673	130.00–137.00	132.69
1	—	385	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	160.00	160.00
24	—	819	119.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	606	144.00–145.00	144.29
8	—	560	150.00–151.00	150.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	157.00	157.00
4	—	845	105.00	105.00
3	—	990	85.00	85.00
13	—	575	131.00–139.00	134.16
12	—	526	136.00–158.00	143.97
13	—	625	125.00–130.00	128.51
24	—	424	140.00–155.00	148.88
20	—	494	143.00–152.50	151.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	10	—	1,410	1,020.00–1,075.00	1,042.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,083	710.00–850.00	778.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,373	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	1,490.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,519	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,419.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	63.00–69.00	65.96
5	—	1,210	57.00–58.00	57.79
4	—	1,093	51.00–53.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	60.00–62.00	60.68
2	—	1,275	55.00–58.00	56.53
4	—	1,370	65.00–66.00	65.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	42.00–50.00	46.23
8	—	875	39.00–42.00	40.57
4	—	1,195	55.00–59.00	57.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	85.00–87.00	85.58
3	—	1,633	102.00–105.00	103.96
7	—	1,763	92.00–95.00	93.90

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.