Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher over 600 lbs,Feeder heifers steady,Moderate demand for calves,Good demand for weaned calves and yearlings,Slaughter cows and 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 $136.12/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$136.12

553 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	688	136.67	940	536
Medium and Large 2-3	392	118.85	466	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $474 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 sale553 hd

136.12

—

KY average27 barns · 8,251 hd

134.96

+1.17

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	1,591	80.98	1,289	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	58.66	927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	52.80	681	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	46.44	477	15

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	58.66/cwt	55.00–62.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	51.31/cwt	47.50–53.00	669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	54.84/cwt	53.50–56.50	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	137.25/cwt	136.50–138.50	1,040	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	122.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.23/cwt	114.50–117.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	124.31/cwt	124.00–124.75	704	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	106.93/cwt	103.00–109.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.13/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	100.51/cwt	99.00–102.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	113.24/cwt	100.00–120.00	365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.56/cwt	112.00–113.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.88/cwt	113.00–123.00	621	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	92.48/cwt	86.00–99.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.16/cwt	123.00–131.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	119.87/cwt	119.00–122.00	402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	119.83/cwt	114.00–126.00	510	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	134.33/cwt	126.00–137.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.23/cwt	121.00–130.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	109.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	118.82/cwt	117.50–120.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.13/cwt	118.00–120.50	668	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	112.26/cwt	112.00–112.50	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	807	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,126	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	131.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	142.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	883	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	119.24/cwt	111.00–122.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	110.73/cwt	105.00–116.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	117.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	101.09/cwt	90.00–112.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	898	135.95/cwt	135.95–135.95	1,221	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.74/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.38/cwt	121.00–134.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	136.56/cwt	135.35–140.75	925	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.69/cwt	101.00–117.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	119.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	451	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	108.74/cwt	108.00–109.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.87/cwt	125.00–133.00	674	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,002	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	613.12/cwt	600.00–625.00	8,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	81.07/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,337	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	84.74/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	49.89/cwt	46.50–52.50	532	10
Bulls	—	—	1,285	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	39.55/cwt	38.00–43.00	375	5

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	55.00–62.00	58.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,303	47.50–53.00	51.31
8	—	1,274	53.50–56.50	54.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	46.50–52.50	49.89
5	—	947	38.00–43.00	39.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,649	79.00–83.50	81.07
2	—	1,600	84.50–85.00	84.74
1	—	1,285	73.00	73.00

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
92	—	758	136.50–138.50	137.25
10	—	727	128.50	128.50
10	—	508	139.50	139.50
9	—	455	138.00	138.00
5	—	564	139.50	139.50
100	—	619	135.00–145.00	142.72
96	—	677	135.35–140.75	136.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	121.00–125.00	122.85
3	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
6	—	417	111.00–122.00	119.24
3	—	468	115.00–116.00	115.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	124.50	124.50
17	—	480	125.00–136.00	128.13
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
12	—	612	123.00–131.00	124.16
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
6	—	437	126.00–137.00	134.33
6	—	313	126.00–133.00	131.77
4	—	723	114.00–115.00	114.74
21	—	571	121.00–134.00	130.38
4	—	395	142.50	142.50
19	—	527	125.00–133.00	127.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	807	139.50	139.50
58	—	898	135.95	135.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	114.50–117.00	116.23
9	—	620	112.00–113.00	112.56
33	—	522	113.00–123.00	118.88
7	—	335	119.00–122.00	119.87
22	—	426	114.00–126.00	119.83
2	—	265	117.50–120.00	118.82
21	—	561	118.00–120.50	119.13
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
20	—	461	114.00–123.00	117.73
15	—	376	115.00–126.00	119.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	566	124.00–124.75	124.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	103.00–109.00	106.93
2	—	728	86.00–99.00	92.48
2	—	463	105.00–111.00	107.95
2	—	358	112.00–112.50	112.26
2	—	293	90.00–112.00	101.09
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
4	—	427	108.00–109.00	108.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	99.00–102.00	100.51
6	—	332	130.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	407	125.00	125.00
5	—	563	121.00–126.00	122.38
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
5	—	376	121.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	530	120.00–122.00	120.76
3	—	762	92.00–96.00	93.99
3	—	466	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	100.00–120.00	113.24
5	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.75
3	—	488	107.00–113.00	109.99
2	—	418	105.00–116.00	110.73
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
9	—	568	101.00–117.00	110.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	600.00–625.00	613.12

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle