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Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 6

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,709 head

▲ 744 vs last sale 965▲ 689 vs year ago 1,020 · +67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 135▲ 23 vs year ago 102 · +22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 30 vs year ago 55 · +54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for grass cattle with an offering of many high quality weaned calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.72/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$152.72

465 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.71

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	563	152.72	860	465

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 sale465 hd

152.72

—

KY average25 barns · 7,653 hd

140.01

+12.71

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	1,763	94.49	1,666	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	61.77	836	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	59.53	680	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	47.27	517	22

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	179.40/cwt	177.00–190.00	488	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	172.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	556	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	187.14/cwt	180.00–201.00	685	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	181.52/cwt	170.00–200.00	693	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	178.57/cwt	169.00–189.00	759	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.87/cwt	154.00–174.00	791	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Mar 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,709Last week 965Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 135Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 90Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	147.00–165.00	151.85
7	—	716	122.00–125.00	123.86
33	—	619	138.00–144.00	142.02
29	—	425	169.00–189.00	178.57
6	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.50
15	—	272	177.00–190.00	179.40
35	—	676	128.00–134.00	130.50
4	—	884	115.00–120.00	116.20
2	—	930	116.00	116.00

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 6

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,709 head

▲ 744 vs last sale 965▲ 689 vs year ago 1,020 · +67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 135▲ 23 vs year ago 102 · +22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 30 vs year ago 55 · +54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.72/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$152.72

465 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.71

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	563	152.72	860	465

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 sale465 hd

152.72

—

KY average25 barns · 7,653 hd

140.01

+12.71

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	1,763	94.49	1,666	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	61.77	836	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	59.53	680	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	47.27	517	22

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	179.40/cwt	177.00–190.00	488	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	172.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	556	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	187.14/cwt	180.00–201.00	685	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	181.52/cwt	170.00–200.00	693	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	178.57/cwt	169.00–189.00	759	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.87/cwt	154.00–174.00	791	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Mar 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,709Last week 965Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 135Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 90Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	147.00–165.00	151.85
7	—	716	122.00–125.00	123.86
33	—	619	138.00–144.00	142.02
29	—	425	169.00–189.00	178.57
6	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.50
15	—	272	177.00–190.00	179.40
35	—	676	128.00–134.00	130.50
4	—	884	115.00–120.00	116.20
2	—	930	116.00	116.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	143.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	155.86/cwt	143.00–165.00	508	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	148.03/cwt	138.00–160.00	557	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	148.28/cwt	147.00–151.00	624	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.25/cwt	135.00–146.00	605	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	145.60/cwt	143.00–149.00	681	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	138.72/cwt	131.00–145.00	651	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.03/cwt	125.00–136.00	693	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	138.17/cwt	133.00–141.00	727	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	125.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	128.57/cwt	125.00–139.00	756	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	124.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	771	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	118.18/cwt	113.00–125.00	750	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	115.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	776	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	115.63/cwt	105.00–117.00	839	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	112.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	852	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	5

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	408	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.51/cwt	157.00–183.00	639	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	168.09/cwt	155.00–177.00	719	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	161.10/cwt	147.50–165.00	767	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.82/cwt	142.00–151.00	780	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	142.59/cwt	138.00–145.00	789	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	135.52/cwt	132.50–139.00	843	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	859	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	116.38/cwt	116.00–117.00	880	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,625	12
Bulls	—	—	1,730	80.76/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,841	103.13/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,899	7

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	378	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	57.79/cwt	56.00–60.00	624	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	517	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	46.73/cwt	45.00–49.00	515	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	52.04/cwt	51.00–53.00	598	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	66.41/cwt	65.00–69.00	835	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	59.48/cwt	58.00–61.00	750	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	64.72/cwt	64.00–66.00	952	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	670.34/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,106	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	868.94/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,401	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,856	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	1,321.95/cwt	1,235.00–1,350.00	17,542	4

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	883.77/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,322	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,454.23/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	17,131	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,485	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	676	135.00–144.00	140.01
37	—	528	157.00–169.00	163.17
4	—	815	120.00	120.00
30	—	574	150.00–156.00	152.25
22	—	780	122.00–127.00	124.60
75	—	621	147.25–153.50	150.89
14	—	366	180.00–201.00	187.14
11	—	738	126.00–131.00	126.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	468	143.00–149.00	145.60
39	—	421	147.00–151.00	148.28
19	—	588	125.00–139.00	128.57
16	—	526	133.00–141.00	138.17
33	—	617	120.00–126.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	105.00	105.00
13	—	671	112.00–117.00	115.58
37	—	376	138.00–160.00	148.03
20	—	326	143.00–165.00	155.86
36	—	635	113.00–125.00	118.18
22	—	759	105.00–115.00	112.24
4	—	284	140.00–145.00	143.70
48	—	521	125.00–136.00	133.03
46	—	425	135.00–146.00	142.25
10	—	726	105.00–117.00	115.63
5	—	890	105.00	105.00
19	—	560	120.00–130.00	125.64
37	—	469	131.00–145.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	528	142.00–151.00	147.82
13	—	553	138.00–145.00	142.59
12	—	668	126.00–130.00	128.65
2	—	735	104.00	104.00
29	—	622	132.50–139.00	135.52
2	—	247	165.00	165.00
34	—	375	157.00–183.00	170.51
2	—	870	95.00	95.00
8	—	756	116.00–117.00	116.38
31	—	428	155.00–177.00	168.09
44	—	476	147.50–165.00	161.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,232	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,327	1,235.00–1,350.00	1,321.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,060	650.00–725.00	670.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,197	825.00–900.00	868.94

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	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,454.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	800.00–1,025.00	883.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,372	910.00	910.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,079	56.00–60.00	57.79
3	—	1,100	47.00	47.00
9	—	1,257	65.00–69.00	66.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	51.00–53.00	52.04
16	—	1,103	45.00–49.00	46.73
2	—	900	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,471	64.00–66.00	64.72
9	—	1,261	58.00–61.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	80.00–81.00	80.76
7	—	1,841	100.00–108.50	103.13
12	—	1,728	90.00–97.00	94.03