Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower,Feeder heifers steady. Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher,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 $127.33/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$127.33

156 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$18.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	641	129.45	830	138
Medium and Large 2-3	565	111.04	627	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.41/cwt here — about $203 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 sale156 hd

127.33

—

KY average26 barns · 5,210 hd

128.47

−1.14

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	1,648	88.30	1,455	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	61.12	962	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	59.87	726	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	55.66	553	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	62.16/cwt	60.00–66.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	55.06/cwt	51.00–59.00	531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	88.30/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	62.03/cwt	60.00–65.00	677	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	57.24/cwt	55.00–59.00	731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	61.85/cwt	60.50–63.00	721	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.69/cwt	113.00–120.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.61/cwt	120.00–138.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.67/cwt	132.50–145.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	122.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.50	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	116.47/cwt	111.00–119.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	132.79/cwt	127.50–133.60	944	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	122.80/cwt	121.00–128.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	125.39/cwt	123.00–126.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	108.77/cwt	104.00–111.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.70/cwt	121.00–136.00	603	8

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 648Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	355	132.50	132.50
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
2	—	455	124.00–127.50	125.77
5	—	678	123.00–126.00	125.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	139.00	139.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	487	136.00	136.00
3	—	583	130.00–141.00	133.55
4	—	750	123.00–126.00	125.25
6	—	622	130.00–145.00	139.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	109.00–110.00	109.34
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	825	94.00	94.00
3	—	527	115.00–119.00	117.66
4	—	473	111.00–119.00	116.47
5	—	574	104.00–111.00	108.77
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	118.00–128.00	123.70
8	—	517	125.00–133.00	130.58
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
9	—	672	113.00–120.00	115.69
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
11	—	429	120.00–138.00	131.61
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	113.00–114.00	113.49
2	—	765	108.00–114.00	110.98
8	—	476	121.00–136.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	711	127.50–133.60	132.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	111.00	111.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
2	—	420	118.00–128.00	122.82
4	—	531	121.00–128.00	122.80
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	565	131.00	131.00
3	—	473	136.00–139.00	137.71
4	—	325	132.50–145.00	138.67
6	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	60.00–66.00	62.16
1	—	1,630	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	47.00	47.00
3	—	965	51.00–59.00	55.06
3	—	1,092	60.00–65.00	62.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	55.00–59.00	57.24
4	—	1,165	60.50–63.00	61.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	88.00–89.00	88.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	610.00	610.00

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.

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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