Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Good demand for weaned calves,moderate demand for unweaned calves,Good demand for yearlings.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.75/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$123.75

461 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

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	587	124.62	732	442
Medium and Large 2-3	566	103.53	586	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $146 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 sale461 hd

123.75

—

KY average26 barns · 5,009 hd

118.98

+4.77

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	1,752	80.35	1,408	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	48.36	720	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	44.92	572	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	39.49	421	18

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	533	133.28/cwt	123.00–138.00	710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	557	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.71/cwt	123.00–135.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.94/cwt	124.50–129.50	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.46/cwt	135.00–142.50	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	144.40/cwt	144.00–145.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	130.10/cwt	130.10–130.10	857	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	133.49/cwt	128.00–134.95	754	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.50/cwt	115.00–119.50	670	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	621	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.80/cwt	116.50–125.50	563	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.89/cwt	115.00–126.00	534	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	116.35/cwt	113.00–118.50	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	113.97/cwt	105.00–117.50	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.44/cwt	109.00–123.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	121.40/cwt	116.00–124.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	36.49/cwt	32.00–40.50	389	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.49/cwt	43.00–51.50	484	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	48.36/cwt	45.00–51.00	720	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	47.91/cwt	45.00–51.00	617	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	38.94/cwt	35.00–43.50	486	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	79.53/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	117.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	117.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.15/cwt	123.00–126.00	716	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	594	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.07/cwt	110.00–121.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.99/cwt	111.00–116.00	761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.68/cwt	123.00–128.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.28/cwt	124.00–130.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	132.65/cwt	131.00–134.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	134.11/cwt	133.00–135.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	119.28/cwt	113.00–125.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	116.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	127.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	141.89/cwt	138.50–142.35	972	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	142.07/cwt	141.00–142.50	896	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	719	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,022	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.78/cwt	123.00–134.00	795	19

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 81Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	123.00–138.00	133.28
17	—	428	127.00–132.00	130.24
11	—	568	123.00–135.00	127.71
8	—	652	125.00–130.00	128.74
7	—	855	124.50–129.50	125.94
6	—	828	127.00–129.00	128.34
5	—	485	135.00	135.00
5	—	323	135.00–142.50	139.46
3	—	356	136.00	136.00
2	—	735	126.00	126.00
19	—	622	123.00–134.00	127.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	144.00–145.00	144.40
6	—	464	139.00	139.00
4	—	525	141.00	141.00
3	—	425	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	113.00–125.00	119.28
4	—	526	110.00–119.00	116.20
4	—	314	125.00–128.00	127.19
2	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	685	138.50–142.35	141.89
86	—	631	141.00–142.50	142.07
31	—	499	144.00	144.00
30	—	749	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	102.00	102.00
6	—	655	105.50	105.50
2	—	635	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	659	130.10	130.10
42	—	565	128.00–134.95	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	580	115.00–119.50	115.50
32	—	526	110.00–122.00	118.09
32	—	470	116.50–125.50	119.80
27	—	431	115.00–126.00	123.89
16	—	676	113.00–118.50	116.35
12	—	718	105.00–117.50	113.97
12	—	629	109.00–123.00	113.44
7	—	326	116.00–124.00	121.40
6	—	866	108.00	108.00
6	—	765	104.00–108.00	105.33
5	—	373	115.00–117.00	115.83
4	—	271	118.00	118.00
2	—	225	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	128.50	128.50
4	—	430	131.00	131.00
2	—	320	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	116.00–120.00	117.44
7	—	467	115.00–121.00	117.24
2	—	435	108.00	108.00
2	—	235	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	577	123.00–126.00	124.15
16	—	479	122.00–126.00	124.04
13	—	612	110.00–121.00	118.07
12	—	668	111.00–116.00	113.99
12	—	532	123.00–128.00	124.68
11	—	373	130.00–133.00	132.47
8	—	435	124.00–130.00	127.28
6	—	338	131.00–134.00	132.65
3	—	920	106.00	106.00
3	—	725	105.00–110.00	108.38
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	133.00–135.00	134.11
2	—	430	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	32.00–40.50	36.49
6	—	1,063	43.00–51.50	45.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	45.00–51.00	48.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,287	45.00–51.00	47.91
8	—	1,248	35.00–43.50	38.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	79.00–80.00	79.53
1	—	2,055	82.00	82.00

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