Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower,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 $113.37/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$113.37

133 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

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	503	116.08	584	115
Medium and Large 2-3	448	96.05	430	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $154 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 sale133 hd

113.37

—

KY average27 barns · 6,384 hd

119.77

−6.40

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	1,612	73.02	1,177	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,629	48.59	792	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	46.15	500	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	43.07	558	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	96.90/cwt	90.00–102.50	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	115.38/cwt	109.00–123.00	493	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	678.38/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	598.71/cwt	460.00–725.00	7,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	139.89/cwt	139.00–140.75	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.16/cwt	132.50–145.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	129.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	142.04/cwt	140.00–142.50	753	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	664	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.82/cwt	126.00–137.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.43/cwt	117.00–126.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	111.27/cwt	107.00–116.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	134.75/cwt	124.00–139.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	143.46/cwt	143.00–145.00	623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	45.94/cwt	45.00–48.00	493	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	49.33/cwt	49.00–50.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	36.89/cwt	34.50–38.50	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	44.67/cwt	41.50–48.00	584	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	49.24/cwt	49.00–49.50	555	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	47.48/cwt	47.00–48.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.32/cwt	108.00–121.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	103.64/cwt	100.00–111.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.14/cwt	122.50–131.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	69.43/cwt	63.00–72.50	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.07/cwt	100.00–120.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.02/cwt	124.00–134.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	76.60/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	107.31/cwt	101.00–113.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	114.83/cwt	109.00–121.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.61/cwt	122.00–135.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	99.33/cwt	99.00–99.50	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	151.71/cwt	150.00–152.50	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	115.05/cwt	112.50–124.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	98.21/cwt	88.00–103.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.22/cwt	109.00–120.00	607	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	100.03/cwt	96.00–102.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	112.57/cwt	110.00–114.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	117.41/cwt	116.00–120.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	120.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	104.60/cwt	100.00–112.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	129.31/cwt	128.00–131.00	482	10

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 64Year 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
5	—	426	90.00–102.50	96.90
1	—	205	80.00	80.00
7	—	467	88.00–103.00	98.21
1	—	360	98.00	98.00
4	—	524	93.00–96.00	94.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	109.00–123.00	115.38
5	—	292	112.50–124.00	115.05
2	—	763	95.00–98.00	96.50
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
21	—	522	109.00–120.00	116.22
5	—	689	96.00–102.00	100.03
3	—	318	110.00–114.00	112.57
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
25	—	572	110.00–120.00	116.49
12	—	489	116.00–120.00	117.41
6	—	371	117.00–125.00	120.68
3	—	610	100.00–112.00	104.60
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
6	—	521	126.00	126.00
10	—	373	128.00–131.00	129.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
3	—	572	107.00–116.00	111.27
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	139.00–140.75	139.89
17	—	530	140.00–142.50	142.04
13	—	833	132.75	132.75
4	—	677	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	132.50–145.00	141.16
3	—	582	127.00–131.00	129.02
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
24	—	482	130.00–140.00	137.66
4	—	516	126.00–137.00	128.82
2	—	670	117.00–126.00	121.43
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
7	—	438	124.00–139.00	134.75
3	—	632	120.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
4	—	434	143.00–145.00	143.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	108.00–121.00	114.32
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
4	—	470	112.00–120.00	116.93
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
5	—	578	101.00–113.00	107.31
2	—	433	109.00–121.00	114.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	100.00–111.00	103.64
4	—	431	122.50–131.00	126.14
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
9	—	632	100.00–120.00	114.07
4	—	474	124.00–134.00	130.02
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
10	—	570	117.00–123.00	119.92
4	—	523	122.00–135.00	128.61
3	—	773	99.00–99.50	99.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	150.00–152.50	151.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	600.00–735.00	678.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	460.00–725.00	598.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	50.50	50.50
5	—	1,272	34.50–38.50	36.89
10	—	1,308	41.50–48.00	44.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	45.00–48.00	45.94
1	—	1,040	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,128	49.00–49.50	49.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	49.00–50.00	49.33
2	—	1,640	47.00–48.00	47.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	63.00–72.50	69.43
3	—	1,672	74.00–78.50	76.60

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