Sale reports / Kentucky / Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2019-06-25

Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
36 vs last sale 171 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
2 vs last sale 42 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
16 vs last sale 4 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.06/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$123.06
94 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.80
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646124.6080475
Medium and Large 2-3491116.9857419thin
One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $230 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 sale94 hd
123.06
KY average24 barns · 3,966 hd
125.86
−2.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,57187.741,3798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30259.8777912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04157.3459713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64555.009051thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475150.00/cwt146.00–153.007133
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3276136.24/cwt132.50–142.503764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610122.50/cwt122.00–123.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added639124.36/cwt124.25–128.0079532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518116.31/cwt113.00–120.006026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422153.22/cwt145.00–160.006479
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540134.00/cwt134.00–134.007241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615114.00/cwt105.00–123.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430131.88/cwt127.00–137.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added778119.75/cwt119.75–119.7593216
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575115.40/cwt108.00–120.006644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585140.50/cwt140.00–141.008222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355122.00/cwt122.00–122.004331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3318127.52/cwt125.00–130.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559131.87/cwt125.00–135.007378
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3364121.28/cwt120.00–122.004414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575125.50/cwt121.00–130.007222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526140.37/cwt135.00–152.007386
BullsMedium and Large 2-3225133.17/cwt125.00–140.003002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524129.74/cwt125.00–135.006806
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638108.96/cwt106.00–112.006952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32860.78/cwt59.00–63.508079
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22357.13/cwt55.50–58.506993
Bulls1,70093.29/cwt90.00–97.501,5865
Bulls1,15376.00/cwt76.00–76.008762
CowsLean 85-90%1,04255.89/cwt52.00–58.005829
Bulls1,76583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,4741
CowsLean 85-90%1,03960.61/cwt59.50–61.506304
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64555.00/cwt55.00–55.009051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083673.11/cwt635.00–710.007,2902
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5701,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0022,1371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,5601
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0019,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108711.70/cwt685.00–750.007,8862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,438753.09/cwt685.00–800.0010,8293
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,170950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,1152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-271062.04/cwt60.00–64.004402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325147.50/cwt147.50–147.504791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666119.61/cwt116.00–123.007975
BullsMedium and Large 2-3710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007311
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465138.48/cwt137.00–140.006444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475122.59/cwt118.00–127.005822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280136.00/cwt136.00–136.003811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562139.68/cwt132.00–144.007853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3494131.74/cwt127.00–135.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950101.50/cwt101.50–101.509643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620143.00/cwt143.00–143.0088724

How this sale compares

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.