Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes of cattle throughout the offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle throughout the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.43/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$143.43

175 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.70

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	700	144.37	1,011	170
Medium and Large 2-3	457	111.40	509	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $502 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 sale175 hd

143.43

—

KY average26 barns · 3,235 hd

136.74

+6.70

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	1,582	87.99	1,392	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	59.19	914	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	56.24	670	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	49.13	486	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	375	123.89/cwt	122.00–126.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	124.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	138.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	133.74/cwt	132.00–136.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	106.53/cwt	104.00–109.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.71/cwt	129.00–139.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	852.08/cwt	725.00–975.00	11,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	59.17/cwt	59.00–59.50	768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	45.19/cwt	43.50–46.00	469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.27/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	55.03/cwt	54.50–55.50	506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,209	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	57.67/cwt	57.50–58.00	867	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	987	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	55.95/cwt	54.00–58.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.75/cwt	119.00–123.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.69/cwt	108.00–117.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	124.25/cwt	119.00–126.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	110.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,013	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	133.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.50/cwt	95.00–102.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,169	63

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	122.00–126.00	123.89
7	—	509	123.00–128.00	124.61
1	—	285	107.50	107.50
5	—	627	115.00–121.00	118.62
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
5	—	570	120.00–127.00	123.12
3	—	670	108.00–117.00	111.69
2	—	490	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	430	123.00–127.00	124.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	95.00	95.00
2	—	738	104.00–109.00	106.53
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
7	—	483	109.00–115.00	110.79
3	—	420	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	562	142.50	142.50
20	—	516	150.75	150.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
6	—	381	132.00–140.00	138.24
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
5	—	573	129.00–139.00	134.71
5	—	475	127.00–137.00	131.92
4	—	518	125.00–137.00	131.22
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	89.00	89.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	142.00	142.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	661	153.25	153.25
63	—	847	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	132.00–136.00	133.74
2	—	613	110.00–116.00	112.96
2	—	278	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
4	—	568	119.00–123.00	120.75
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
4	—	545	119.00–126.00	124.25
3	—	460	129.00–135.00	133.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
3	—	615	110.00–113.00	111.69
2	—	670	95.00–102.00	98.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	136.00	136.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	725.00–975.00	852.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	59.00–59.50	59.17
1	—	1,190	50.00	50.00
9	—	1,157	54.00–58.00	55.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	43.50–46.00	45.19
2	—	920	54.50–55.50	55.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	57.50–58.00	57.67
2	—	1,605	61.00–62.00	61.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	90.00–90.50	90.27
2	—	1,410	80.00–89.00	85.71

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle