Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.29/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$126.29

458 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	683	127.26	869	428
Medium and Large 2-3	559	112.39	628	30

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $241 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 sale458 hd

126.29

—

KY average26 barns · 4,901 hd

126.42

−0.13

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	—	Low	1,320	81.75	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	61.23	912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	55.50	673	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	50.33	514	7thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Value Added	—	666	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	347	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	754.88/cwt	750.00–760.00	9,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	77.11/cwt	75.00–79.00	914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	84.84/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	49.09/cwt	48.50–50.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	116.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	694	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	854	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	127.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	129.77/cwt	126.00–134.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	123.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	127.17/cwt	126.00–129.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	864	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	126.77/cwt	124.75–127.60	914	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	60.41/cwt	59.50–61.50	777	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.19/cwt	53.00–59.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	139.40/cwt	132.00–147.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	713	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	115.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	111.98/cwt	108.50–115.50	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	46.20/cwt	45.00–47.00	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.83/cwt	51.50–59.50	577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	61.23/cwt	60.00–62.50	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	132.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 363Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	666	142.00	142.00
9	—	769	139.75	139.75
8	—	736	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
2	—	630	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	416	135.00–143.00	137.04
4	—	474	130.00–141.00	134.08
2	—	390	132.00–147.00	139.40
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
10	—	619	140.00	140.00
8	—	652	130.00–137.00	133.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	792	130.00	130.00
26	—	713	130.75	130.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	146.00	146.00
2	—	480	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	114.00–118.00	116.21
3	—	512	114.00–115.00	114.34
2	—	637	116.00	116.00
2	—	470	116.00–122.00	119.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	130.00–141.00	132.89
4	—	287	147.00	147.00
3	—	628	119.00–125.00	120.97
2	—	515	124.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	129.50	129.50
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	694	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
2	—	230	132.00	132.00
2	—	610	122.00–124.00	123.02
3	—	290	122.00–130.00	127.28
3	—	506	127.00–128.00	127.66
4	—	360	126.00–134.00	129.77
5	—	334	120.00–135.00	123.81
6	—	464	126.00–129.00	127.17
7	—	670	126.50	126.50
9	—	567	124.00–130.00	126.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	655	131.85	131.85
261	—	721	124.75–127.60	126.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
11	—	474	113.00–120.00	115.47
6	—	705	108.50–115.50	111.98
6	—	538	110.00–116.00	111.79
2	—	680	109.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	427	106.00	106.00
1	—	905	91.00	91.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	750.00–760.00	754.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	75.00–79.00	77.11
3	—	1,410	82.00–87.50	84.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	48.50–50.00	49.09
5	—	1,286	59.50–61.50	60.41
11	—	1,205	53.00–59.00	56.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	45.00–47.00	46.20
3	—	1,033	51.50–59.50	55.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	60.00–62.50	61.23

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle