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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 769▼ 413 vs year ago 999 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 55▼ 23 vs year ago 77 · −29.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 95▼ 36 vs year ago 85 · −42.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $123.18/cwt on 284 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.82 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.18

284 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$0.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	490	124.00	608	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	688	123.18	848	283

One grade step is worth $0.82/cwt here — about −$240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale284 hd

123.18

—

KY average29 barns · 4,486 hd

128.01

−4.83

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.82

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	1,756	98.01	1,721	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	72.65	944	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	68.43	946	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	49.85	541	6thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	220	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	165.69/cwt	160.00–172.00	522	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	161.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	150.81/cwt	144.00–154.00	793	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	139.12/cwt	138.00–140.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	142.23/cwt	139.00–145.00	897	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	129.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	934	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	125.70/cwt	124.00–127.00	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,123	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.00	532	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	136.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	593	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	138.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	649	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	662	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	128.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	717	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	124.42/cwt	110.00–130.00	826	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	117.64/cwt	110.00–121.00	841	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	863	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	115.95/cwt	115.10–116.75	960	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	154.24/cwt	148.00–169.00	581	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	143.60/cwt	135.00–157.00	620	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.27/cwt	125.00–144.00	650	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.17/cwt	142.00–144.00	756	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	123.84/cwt	122.00–131.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	120.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	744	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	120.51/cwt	116.00–125.00	811	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	86.13/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	105.53/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	95.91/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,743	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	38.59/cwt	35.00–42.00	397	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	49.48/cwt	49.00–50.00	520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	725	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	74.59/cwt	70.00–77.00	994	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	71.93/cwt	69.00–74.00	973	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	65.63/cwt	65.00–66.00	923	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	1,358.36/cwt	975.00–1,500.00	18,351	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,882	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	787.13/cwt	725.00–910.00	9,296	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,740	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 769Year ago 999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 55Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 95Year ago 85

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
5	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
14	—	664	110.00–130.00	124.42
13	—	435	135.00–144.00	136.33
24	—	715	110.00–121.00	117.64
3	—	920	96.00	96.00
4	—	817	107.00	107.00
3	—	875	112.00	112.00
20	—	469	130.00–146.00	138.41
22	—	556	120.00–132.00	128.92
15	—	366	143.00–147.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	122.00	122.00
9	—	487	136.00	136.00
6	—	719	120.00	120.00
134	—	828	115.10–116.75	115.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	235.00	235.00
58	—	900	124.75	124.75
9	—	724	124.00–133.00	129.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	631	139.00–145.00	142.23
7	—	581	138.00–140.00	139.12
5	—	860	118.00	118.00
4	—	404	160.00–165.00	161.28
4	—	315	160.00–172.00	165.69
9	—	731	124.00–127.00	125.70
2	—	373	170.00	170.00
9	—	526	144.00–154.00	150.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	125.00–144.00	136.27
10	—	377	148.00–169.00	154.24
20	—	673	116.00–125.00	120.51
14	—	432	135.00–157.00	143.60
12	—	528	142.00–144.00	143.17
2	—	280	174.00	174.00
5	—	578	122.00–131.00	123.84
6	—	616	120.00–125.00	120.84
2	—	780	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	65.00–66.00	65.63
4	—	1,353	69.00–74.00	71.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,333	70.00–77.00	74.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	60.00–63.00	61.47
2	—	1,028	35.00–42.00	38.59
2	—	1,050	49.00–50.00	49.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	84.00–88.00	86.13
4	—	1,813	102.00–108.00	105.53
3	—	1,817	95.00–98.00	95.91

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	7	—	1,351	975.00–1,500.00	1,358.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,181	725.00–910.00	787.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,017	775.00	775.00

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.