Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.99/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$124.99

158 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$25.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

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	582	127.22	740	144
Medium and Large 2-3	431	102.11	440	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $300 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 sale158 hd

124.99

—

KY average27 barns · 4,318 hd

119.08

+5.91

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	1,770	79.30	1,404	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	48.01	605	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	43.89	459	15

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	—	661	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	106.53/cwt	97.50–112.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	77.14/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,353	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	43.37/cwt	40.50–46.50	539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	84.66/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	105.74/cwt	104.00–111.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.44/cwt	131.00–143.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	114.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	541	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	121.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	115.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.26/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	134.87/cwt	129.00–136.60	960	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	339	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	882	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	106.00/cwt	103.00–109.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	110.71/cwt	100.00–116.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.07/cwt	124.00–134.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	115.83/cwt	113.00–119.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	114.38/cwt	108.00–118.00	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.64/cwt	123.00–126.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	130.00/cwt	126.00–135.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	115.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	122.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	116.56/cwt	114.00–119.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.86/cwt	121.00–133.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	122.10/cwt	116.00–125.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.40/cwt	124.00–132.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	49.17/cwt	47.00–52.00	622	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	49.42/cwt	48.00–52.00	551	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	41.88/cwt	36.00–46.00	428	11
Bulls	—	—	1,565	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,158	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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	114.00–115.00	114.34
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	114.00–119.00	116.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	128.00	128.00
5	—	670	131.00	131.00
59	—	712	129.00–136.60	134.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	370	131.00–143.00	135.44
3	—	813	119.50	119.50
6	—	520	124.00–134.00	130.07
1	—	685	123.00	123.00
9	—	457	126.00–135.00	130.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
11	—	573	121.00–133.00	127.86
2	—	413	128.00–132.50	130.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	139.00	139.00
6	—	339	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	97.50–112.00	106.53
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	91.00	91.00
1	—	230	92.50	92.50
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
2	—	458	104.00–111.00	107.44
1	—	365	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
19	—	473	112.00–119.00	114.43
4	—	376	116.00–125.00	121.06
4	—	681	103.00–109.00	106.00
5	—	511	113.00–119.00	115.83
5	—	557	112.00–118.00	115.21
9	—	427	116.00–125.00	122.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	650	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	129.00	129.00
4	—	407	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
2	—	383	112.00–119.00	115.48
3	—	458	100.00–116.00	110.71
1	—	290	90.00	90.00
8	—	421	108.00–118.00	114.38
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	89.00	89.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	104.00–111.00	105.74
2	—	418	120.00	120.00
8	—	565	119.00–125.00	122.26
2	—	987	74.50	74.50
3	—	327	130.00–143.00	137.02
3	—	527	123.00–126.00	124.64
4	—	459	120.00–127.00	122.76
5	—	373	124.00–132.00	127.40
2	—	285	130.00–139.00	134.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	72.00–80.00	77.14
3	—	1,865	83.00–87.00	84.66
1	—	1,565	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	40.50–46.50	43.37
8	—	1,264	47.00–52.00	49.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	48.00–52.00	49.42
11	—	1,021	36.00–46.00	41.88

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)	1	—	1,155	550.00	550.00

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