Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower,Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.94/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$128.94

106 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

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	511	130.50	667	95
Medium and Large 2-3	475	115.50	549	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $118 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 sale106 hd

128.94

—

KY average28 barns · 6,269 hd

133.78

−4.84

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	1,703	82.56	1,406	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	55.64	893	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	50.85	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	47.35	488	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.57/cwt	113.00–121.50	678	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	121.62/cwt	112.00–124.50	626	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.67/cwt	119.00–129.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	118.29/cwt	113.00–124.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	86.71/cwt	85.00–90.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.30/cwt	116.00–128.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	103.24/cwt	102.00–104.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	140.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	43.52/cwt	42.00–45.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	55.64/cwt	54.00–57.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.59/cwt	52.50–56.50	679	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	46.48/cwt	44.00–49.00	564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	82.98/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,149	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	555.05/cwt	510.00–585.00	5,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.94/cwt	117.00–124.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.13/cwt	127.50–137.50	497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	122.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	139.37/cwt	136.50–144.25	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	106.82/cwt	104.00–109.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	106.73/cwt	104.00–108.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	100.97/cwt	100.00–103.00	392	3

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 223Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	320	109.00	109.00
1	—	245	97.00	97.00
6	—	573	104.00–109.00	106.82
4	—	477	104.00–108.00	106.73
3	—	388	100.00–103.00	100.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	572	113.00–121.50	118.57
21	—	515	112.00–124.50	121.62
16	—	426	119.00–129.00	125.67
14	—	652	124.75	124.75
9	—	484	113.00–124.00	118.29
4	—	336	117.50–122.50	120.01
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	85.00–90.00	86.71
2	—	725	85.00–88.00	86.48
2	—	640	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	520	113.00–125.00	119.57
10	—	571	110.00–122.00	115.84
7	—	473	116.00–128.00	122.30
6	—	433	125.00–136.00	127.59
4	—	610	102.00–104.00	103.24
4	—	316	130.00–145.00	140.48
2	—	668	97.00–99.00	98.01
2	—	378	135.00–144.00	139.29
2	—	235	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	147.50	147.50
11	—	473	136.50–144.25	139.37
5	—	436	134.50	134.50
3	—	360	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	113.50	113.50
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	560	124.00–135.00	130.47
15	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.70
12	—	627	117.00–124.00	121.94
8	—	379	127.50–137.50	131.13
7	—	427	121.00–127.00	124.98
4	—	660	118.00–124.00	119.53
3	—	453	120.00–128.00	122.71

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	—	1,510	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,070	510.00–585.00	555.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	42.00–45.00	43.52
1	—	995	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	54.00–57.00	55.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	52.50–56.50	54.59
6	—	1,213	44.00–49.00	46.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	80.00–86.00	82.98
2	—	1,473	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,950	90.00	90.00

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

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