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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 8

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 899▲ 296 vs year ago 473 · +62.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 60▼ 5 vs year ago 60 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 85▲ 25 vs year ago 70 · +35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $127.19/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.81 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$127.19

219 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.81

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	534	127.19	680	219

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 sale219 hd

127.19

—

KY average26 barns · 4,192 hd

128.00

−0.81

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−97.81

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	—	Average	1,813	98.71	1,789	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	71.13	900	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	68.66	923	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	46.82	513	11

Every lot

55 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	275	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	451	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	154.00/cwt	149.00–162.00	587	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	156.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	679	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	149.78/cwt	141.50–160.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	152.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	786	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	143.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	767	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	139.62/cwt	138.00–140.00	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	846	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	136.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	850	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	131.90/cwt	129.00–133.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	965	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	137.58/cwt	132.00–147.00	460	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	144.89/cwt	142.00–151.00	535	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	137.90/cwt	131.00–143.00	578	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	132.24/cwt	125.00–142.00	631	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.72/cwt	124.00–134.00	676	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	135.21/cwt	130.00–137.00	713	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	119.60/cwt	105.50–130.00	682	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	748	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	117.09/cwt	104.00–126.00	720	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	118.63/cwt	113.00–129.00	798	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	141.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	524	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.46/cwt	138.00–155.00	615	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	141.93/cwt	132.00–148.00	664	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	133.57/cwt	129.00–145.00	711	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	750	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	782	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,698	93.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,927	104.13/cwt	101.50–108.00	2,007	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	41.47/cwt	41.00–42.00	352	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	47.38/cwt	46.00–49.00	537	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	67.09/cwt	65.00–69.00	772	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	67.01/cwt	66.00–68.00	838	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	72.75/cwt	71.00–74.00	954	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	71.95/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,103	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	767.15/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,441	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	935.63/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,198	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	878.35/cwt	825.00–960.00	9,715	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	814.78/cwt	775.00–835.00	9,533	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,477	1,316.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	19,447	10

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 May 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 899Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 85Year ago 70

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	150.00–165.00	156.43
16	—	534	138.00–150.00	143.59
15	—	623	134.00–140.00	136.49
9	—	686	129.00–133.00	131.90
9	—	473	141.50–160.00	149.78
8	—	381	149.00–162.00	154.00
5	—	574	138.00–140.00	139.62
4	—	825	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	275	164.00	164.00
2	—	760	129.00	129.00
1	—	725	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	589	142.00–145.00	143.66
17	—	680	134.00	134.00
12	—	514	150.00–157.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	673	113.00–129.00	118.63
24	—	477	125.00–142.00	132.24
19	—	419	131.00–143.00	137.90
26	—	525	124.00–134.00	128.72
10	—	334	132.00–147.00	137.58
32	—	570	105.50–130.00	119.60
17	—	369	142.00–151.00	144.89
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
3	—	255	140.00	140.00
16	—	615	104.00–126.00	117.09
3	—	735	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	130.00–137.00	135.21
11	—	589	127.00	127.00
14	—	630	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
11	—	423	138.00–155.00	145.46
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
12	—	468	132.00–148.00	141.93
9	—	577	125.00–135.00	129.91
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
23	—	532	129.00–145.00	133.57
16	—	370	137.00–150.00	141.64
14	—	623	123.00–130.00	125.51
5	—	330	145.00	145.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,106	825.00–960.00	878.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,170	775.00–835.00	814.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,090	850.00–1,100.00	935.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	970	700.00–900.00	767.15

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	—	1,477	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,316.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	90.00–96.00	93.28
3	—	1,927	101.50–108.00	104.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	41.00–42.00	41.47
1	—	1,300	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,133	46.00–49.00	47.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	71.00–74.00	71.95
6	—	1,250	66.00–68.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	65.00–69.00	67.09
5	—	1,312	71.00–74.00	72.75

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.