Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.30/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$129.30

284 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	644	132.24	852	247
Medium and Large 2-3	558	109.66	612	37

One grade step is worth $22.58/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

129.30

—

KY average26 barns · 5,053 hd

128.64

+0.66

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	1,574	88.21	1,388	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	61.25	994	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	56.70	562	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	56.23	706	15

Every lot, as filed

80 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	118.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	116.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	108.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	114.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	98.39/cwt	85.00–109.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	133.57/cwt	131.00–134.75	696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	961	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	937	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	116.39/cwt	113.00–119.50	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	126.53/cwt	124.00–132.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.42/cwt	121.00–123.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.50	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.06/cwt	120.00–134.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.54/cwt	121.00–129.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,062	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	150.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,022	135
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.09/cwt	130.00–147.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	130.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.66/cwt	128.00–140.50	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.59/cwt	122.00–137.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.74/cwt	138.00–147.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	124.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.50	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	120.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	689	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	133.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	103.71/cwt	102.50–105.00	231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	115.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	107.18/cwt	100.00–115.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.19/cwt	123.00–136.00	635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	43.18/cwt	39.00–48.00	446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	992	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	55.32/cwt	50.50–59.00	689	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	61.98/cwt	61.50–62.50	761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	55.42/cwt	50.00–59.00	551	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	62.76/cwt	61.00–68.00	613	7
Bulls	—	—	1,506	86.09/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,297	9
Bulls	—	—	1,778	94.55/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,681	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	831.73/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,885	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,066.53/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	530.14/cwt	510.00–550.00	3,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	139.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	127.37/cwt	127.00–127.50	350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	97.80/cwt	90.00–109.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.65/cwt	123.00–126.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	93.93/cwt	91.00–97.00	775	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Tue Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 512Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	636	116.00–120.00	118.52
5	—	714	113.00–119.50	116.39
6	—	388	124.00–132.00	126.53
7	—	569	121.00–123.00	121.42
7	—	652	118.00–121.50	120.00
9	—	431	120.00–134.00	127.06
11	—	523	121.00–129.00	124.54
13	—	484	123.00–136.00	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	115.00–119.00	116.37
5	—	672	104.00–110.00	108.01
6	—	533	108.00–118.00	114.00
6	—	772	85.00–109.00	98.39
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
2	—	223	102.50–105.00	103.71
2	—	388	112.00–118.00	115.02
2	—	430	113.00–114.00	113.51
3	—	483	113.00–116.00	113.99
4	—	621	100.00–115.00	107.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	131.00–134.75	133.57
30	—	767	125.25	125.25
60	—	715	134.00	134.00
75	—	669	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
3	—	522	130.00–147.00	139.09
3	—	575	141.00	141.00
5	—	806	136.50	136.50
6	—	783	125.00–134.00	130.48
18	—	668	128.00–140.50	133.66
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
2	—	613	122.00–137.00	129.59
3	—	428	142.00–148.00	146.04
3	—	467	138.00–147.00	143.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–132.50	131.21
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
1	—	560	112.50	112.50
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	786	135.10	135.10
135	—	677	149.00–153.00	150.92
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	121.00–130.00	124.19
4	—	691	107.00–110.50	108.74
5	—	615	113.00–119.00	114.99
11	—	572	114.00–125.00	120.52
2	—	328	130.00–136.00	133.02
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
4	—	275	127.00–127.50	127.37
3	—	873	87.00	87.00
3	—	775	90.00–109.00	97.80
3	—	510	123.00–126.00	124.65
2	—	825	91.00–97.00	93.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	117.00	117.00
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
5	—	472	135.00–142.00	138.06
4	—	444	132.00–142.00	139.00
2	—	560	131.00–133.00	132.01
2	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	153.00–155.00	154.01
2	—	420	153.00	153.00
1	—	975	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	39.00–48.00	43.18
12	—	994	50.00–59.00	55.42
7	—	976	61.00–68.00	62.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,535	64.50	64.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,246	50.50–59.00	55.32
3	—	1,228	61.50–62.50	61.98
1	—	1,440	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,506	82.00–88.50	86.09
3	—	1,778	89.50–100.00	94.55

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	775.00–875.00	831.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,066.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	510.00–550.00	530.14

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.

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle