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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 18

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

531 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 850▲ 531 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 135▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 80▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully 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 $139.54/cwt on 270 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.46 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$139.54

270 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

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	571	139.76	797	267
Small 1-2	505	120.00	606	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $191 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 sale270 hd

139.54

—

KY average25 barns · 6,457 hd

136.28

+3.26

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−85.46

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	—	High	1,894	102.30	1,937	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	66.28	813	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	59.80	941	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	51.69	663	22

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 1-2Value Added	330	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	171.03/cwt	169.00–173.00	573	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	170.74/cwt	169.00–174.00	693	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	184.15/cwt	178.00–187.00	941	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	172.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	892	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	166.70/cwt	163.00–174.00	920	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	988	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	151.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	941	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	139.00/cwt	133.50–150.00	525	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	151.63/cwt	149.00–154.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	152.07/cwt	151.00–153.00	634	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	140.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	607	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.06/cwt	129.00–142.00	689	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	746	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	133.03/cwt	128.00–135.00	762	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	141.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	130.86/cwt	127.00–134.00	815	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	881	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	142.57/cwt	125.00–144.05	1,021	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	122.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	886	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	547	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	169.68/cwt	168.00–173.00	636	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	151.93/cwt	149.00–155.00	661	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	161.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	750	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	162.14/cwt	152.00–170.00	840	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	139.06/cwt	129.00–149.00	794	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	850	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	128.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	875	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	122.96/cwt	115.00–126.00	953	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	94.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,954	106.74/cwt	103.00–109.50	2,086	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	601	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	66.09/cwt	65.00–70.00	761	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	61.80/cwt	59.00–65.00	763	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	71.38/cwt	66.00–77.00	886	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	45.82/cwt	45.00–46.00	594	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,332	51.83/cwt	50.00–58.00	690	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	64.71/cwt	63.00–67.00	982	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	926	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	524.90/cwt	425.00–650.00	5,585	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	918.51/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	10,912	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	792.60/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,209	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,491	828.29/cwt	600.00–860.00	12,350	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,884	6

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 Dec 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 80Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	152.00–170.00	162.14
10	—	435	149.00–155.00	151.93
10	—	329	165.00–167.50	166.21
3	—	703	122.00	122.00
29	—	571	129.00–149.00	139.06
7	—	775	115.00–126.00	122.96
16	—	682	122.00–135.00	128.24
8	—	463	160.00–165.00	161.93
18	—	626	130.00–145.00	135.79
11	—	375	168.00–173.00	169.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	178.00	178.00
7	—	430	192.50	192.50
11	—	708	141.00	141.00
3	—	330	198.00	198.00
14	—	860	150.00	150.00
3	—	395	190.00	190.00
22	—	511	178.00–187.00	184.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	406	169.00–174.00	170.74
15	—	800	132.00	132.00
10	—	623	148.00–158.00	151.03
5	—	765	139.00	139.00
9	—	518	170.00–175.00	172.21
9	—	552	163.00–174.00	166.70
12	—	335	169.00–173.00	171.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	128.00–135.00	130.95
20	—	431	135.00–148.00	140.72
18	—	573	128.00–135.00	133.03
26	—	378	133.50–150.00	139.00
11	—	623	127.00–134.00	130.86
5	—	335	142.00	142.00
11	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.97
15	—	510	129.00–142.00	135.06
9	—	722	118.00–125.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	716	125.00–144.05	142.57
20	—	581	140.00–144.00	141.16
11	—	382	149.00–154.00	151.63
9	—	511	146.00	146.00
9	—	417	151.00–153.00	152.07
6	—	453	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	50.00–58.00	51.83
10	—	1,297	45.00–46.00	45.82
4	—	1,151	65.00–70.00	66.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	63.00–67.00	64.71
6	—	1,592	56.00–60.00	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	54.00–56.00	55.24
14	—	1,241	66.00–77.00	71.38
11	—	1,235	59.00–65.00	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,954	103.00–109.50	106.74
4	—	1,788	90.00–96.00	94.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,491	600.00–860.00	828.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	760.00–875.00	792.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,188	750.00–1,100.00	918.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,064	425.00–650.00	524.90

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	6	—	1,323	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.