Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and 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 $129.60/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$129.60

334 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

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	632	131.77	832	299
Medium and Large 2-3	536	111.12	596	35

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $236 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 sale334 hd

129.60

—

KY average25 barns · 5,627 hd

132.74

−3.13

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	—	High	1,198	85.86	1,028	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	61.86	930	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	57.74	715	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	53.25	502	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,090	85.00	927	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	590	126.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	722	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	125.82/cwt	112.00–129.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	152.20/cwt	148.25–154.50	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	114.04/cwt	105.00–119.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	114.34/cwt	111.00–118.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.22/cwt	122.00–131.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.29/cwt	126.00–136.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.20/cwt	136.00–144.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	133.58/cwt	133.25–134.00	890	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.59/cwt	123.00–128.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	121.15/cwt	107.00–130.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	109.91/cwt	106.00–114.00	635	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	64.04/cwt	61.00–67.50	952	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	64.16/cwt	62.00–66.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,096	84.32/cwt	83.00–86.00	924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	53.16/cwt	51.00–56.00	524	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	63.73/cwt	61.50–66.00	807	3
Steers	Select	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	55.89/cwt	52.50–58.00	697	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	58.58/cwt	58.00–59.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	126.75/cwt	124.00–132.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	103.67/cwt	103.00–105.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	700	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	127.60/cwt	123.00–131.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	119.42/cwt	111.00–122.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.90/cwt	106.00–114.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	137.78/cwt	132.00–143.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	938.41/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.71/cwt	136.00–142.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	105.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	975	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	101.02/cwt	95.00–107.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	124.81/cwt	121.00–129.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.59/cwt	134.00–143.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	115.21/cwt	107.00–121.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.54/cwt	124.00–135.00	503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	142.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	107.18/cwt	102.00–111.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	605	18

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 524Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and 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
3	—	590	124.00–130.00	126.02
4	—	504	124.00–132.00	126.75
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
5	—	412	132.00–143.00	137.78
2	—	305	144.00	144.00
5	—	603	115.00–117.00	115.80
2	—	650	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	893	95.00–107.00	101.02
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
4	—	454	140.00–149.00	142.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
6	—	467	107.00–130.00	121.15
2	—	578	106.00–114.00	109.91
6	—	520	111.00–122.00	119.42
2	—	615	106.00–114.00	109.90
2	—	793	101.00–104.00	102.50
3	—	423	120.00–122.00	120.69
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
2	—	220	128.00	128.00
4	—	671	102.00–111.00	107.18
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	112.00–129.00	125.82
2	—	415	127.00	127.00
2	—	618	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	662	121.00	121.00
3	—	530	120.00–128.00	123.42
6	—	563	121.00–129.00	124.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	558	148.25–154.50	152.20
6	—	463	159.00	159.00
13	—	665	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	140.00–143.00	142.22
5	—	625	126.00–136.00	129.29
1	—	930	118.00	118.00
6	—	481	136.00–144.00	138.20
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	132.53
2	—	708	129.00–133.00	131.02
3	—	365	136.00–142.00	138.71
3	—	430	134.00–143.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	105.00–119.00	114.04
2	—	373	111.00–118.00	114.34
2	—	630	109.00–111.00	109.98
2	—	735	98.00–100.00	98.99
3	—	590	103.00–105.00	103.67
4	—	659	100.00–113.00	105.59
8	—	467	107.00–121.00	115.21
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	122.00–131.00	127.22
2	—	828	102.00–106.00	103.96
5	—	608	123.00–128.00	125.59
12	—	483	123.00–131.00	127.60
13	—	585	124.00–132.00	127.94
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
16	—	385	124.00–135.00	130.54
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	431	125.00–127.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	666	133.25–134.00	133.58
40	—	503	139.25	139.25
138	—	751	129.80	129.80
18	—	419	144.50	144.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	61.00–67.50	64.04
2	—	1,528	58.00–59.00	58.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	62.00–66.00	64.16
2	—	905	40.00–45.00	42.50
4	—	986	51.00–56.00	53.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,267	61.50–66.00	63.73
5	—	1,247	52.50–58.00	55.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,096	83.00–86.00	84.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	85.00	85.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	925.00–950.00	938.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	700.00	700.00

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