Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.07/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$141.07

214 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	720	142.04	1,023	203
Medium and Large 2-3	459	123.16	566	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $457 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 sale214 hd

141.07

—

KY average26 barns · 5,398 hd

141.55

−0.48

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	1,479	88.80	1,313	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	62.95	1,013	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	60.48	736	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	53.84	512	18

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	124.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.80/cwt	121.00–126.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,119	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.30/cwt	133.00–141.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.92/cwt	120.00–130.50	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.74/cwt	140.00–149.50	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	113.79/cwt	103.00–119.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.82/cwt	108.00–115.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	42.57/cwt	36.00–46.00	370	5
Bulls	—	—	1,434	85.76/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	56.79/cwt	52.00–59.50	557	9
Bulls	—	—	1,619	95.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,554	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	57.53/cwt	55.50–59.00	666	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	62.79/cwt	60.00–67.00	793	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	62.95/cwt	60.00–64.50	1,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	61.30/cwt	60.50–63.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,193	76.44/cwt	75.00–78.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.66/cwt	138.00–146.50	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	138.35/cwt	138.00–139.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	123.26/cwt	119.00–131.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	102.34/cwt	101.00–103.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	121.07/cwt	108.00–129.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	122.67/cwt	118.00–127.00	568	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	644.95/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	141.07/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.17/cwt	122.00–133.50	726	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.25/cwt	116.00–124.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	124.65/cwt	124.00–126.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.77/cwt	129.00–141.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.06/cwt	120.00–137.00	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	145.12/cwt	144.00–146.50	911	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	111.75/cwt	109.00–113.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	144.00	144.00
5	—	558	121.00–126.00	123.80
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
7	—	426	140.00–149.50	146.74
2	—	265	137.50–140.00	138.80
11	—	474	138.00–146.50	141.66
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
11	—	515	124.00–135.00	128.47
3	—	332	138.00–139.00	138.35
3	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
3	—	465	120.00–127.50	124.56
4	—	322	115.00–116.00	115.75
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
4	—	618	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
6	—	668	108.00–115.00	110.82
2	—	565	114.00–116.00	114.97
2	—	785	103.00	103.00
3	—	388	108.00–129.00	121.07
1	—	220	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	790	141.60	141.60
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
7	—	717	140.00–143.00	141.07
8	—	553	148.00	148.00
19	—	628	144.00–146.50	145.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	133.00–141.00	138.30
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
6	—	811	135.00	135.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	130.00–138.00	134.03
3	—	408	147.00	147.00
3	—	518	129.00–141.00	135.77
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
3	—	593	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	120.00–123.00	121.49
3	—	413	119.00–131.00	123.26
3	—	463	118.00–127.00	122.67
3	—	573	124.00–126.00	124.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	154.00	154.00
9	—	530	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	113.00–117.00	115.17
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
6	—	610	112.00–115.00	113.48
3	—	425	103.00–119.00	113.79
3	—	736	101.00–103.00	102.34
3	—	783	91.00	91.00
4	—	571	112.00–118.00	114.94
4	—	487	109.00–113.00	111.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	120.00–130.50	127.92
15	—	382	125.00–130.00	128.59
17	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.65
2	—	292	120.00	120.00
35	—	571	122.00–133.50	127.17
5	—	633	116.00–124.00	119.25
12	—	431	120.00–137.00	128.06
6	—	302	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	645	139.00	139.00
8	—	469	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	868	36.00–46.00	42.57
9	—	981	52.00–59.50	56.79
4	—	986	60.50–63.00	61.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	55.50–59.00	57.53
14	—	1,263	60.00–67.00	62.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	60.00–64.50	62.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	81.00–88.00	85.76
6	—	1,619	90.00–100.00	95.96
2	—	1,193	75.00–78.00	76.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	970	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	625.00–675.00	644.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	750.00	750.00

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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