Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sharply lower,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower,Yearlings steady,Lite demand for calves and good demand for yearlings.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher,Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.56/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$135.56

203 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

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	712	136.65	973	196
Medium and Large 2-3	545	105.14	573	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $399 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 sale203 hd

135.56

—

KY average21 barns · 6,024 hd

139.02

−3.46

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	1,783	74.03	1,320	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,671	48.29	807	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	44.04	583	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	42.46	466	5thin

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 1-2Fancy	—	441	138.78/cwt	138.00–140.00	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	42.44/cwt	39.00–46.00	458	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	49.88/cwt	48.00–51.00	852	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	42.56/cwt	40.00–46.00	570	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	554	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	38.54/cwt	37.50–39.50	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	98.79/cwt	82.50–110.00	368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	127.25/cwt	112.00–130.00	583	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	121.73/cwt	114.00–130.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	96.35/cwt	95.00–97.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	99.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	117.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	106.64/cwt	100.00–121.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	120.79/cwt	117.50–125.00	318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	107.63/cwt	100.00–116.00	497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	96.63/cwt	95.00–97.50	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.20/cwt	104.00–116.00	592	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	103.03/cwt	90.00–105.00	337	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	108.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	106.45/cwt	100.00–114.00	458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	103.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	189	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	580.99/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	142.95/cwt	142.95–142.95	1,219	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	124.08/cwt	114.00–126.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	105.84/cwt	105.00–107.50	289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	98.97/cwt	92.50–105.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	690	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	111.22/cwt	108.00–115.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	121.36/cwt	116.00–126.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	74.03/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	109.33/cwt	98.00–112.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.37/cwt	121.00–137.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	119.24/cwt	112.50–127.50	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,124	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	123.78/cwt	119.00–128.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	122.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	138.00–140.00	138.78
2	—	357	140.00	140.00
5	—	460	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	853	142.95	142.95
69	—	786	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	114.00–126.00	124.08
3	—	662	115.00–123.00	119.00
2	—	333	117.50–120.00	118.80
16	—	537	121.00–137.00	126.37
5	—	719	118.00–119.00	118.80
3	—	365	112.50–127.50	119.24
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
12	—	581	119.00–128.00	123.78
5	—	481	120.00–127.00	122.66
2	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	82.50–110.00	98.79
2	—	590	95.00	95.00
2	—	647	97.00	97.00
1	—	665	83.00	83.00
3	—	273	105.00–107.50	105.84
2	—	420	92.50–105.00	98.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	458	112.00–130.00	127.25
7	—	416	114.00–130.00	121.73
3	—	720	95.00–97.00	96.35
2	—	753	97.00–103.00	99.99
1	—	895	94.00	94.00
9	—	361	114.00–120.00	117.91
4	—	629	100.00–121.00	106.64
3	—	263	117.50–125.00	120.79
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
23	—	583	115.00–122.00	118.42
6	—	522	108.00–115.00	111.22
3	—	323	116.00–126.00	121.36
2	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	100.00–116.00	107.63
3	—	283	95.00–97.50	96.63
2	—	573	109.00–112.00	110.51
30	—	518	104.00–116.00	114.20
14	—	327	90.00–105.00	103.03
4	—	356	107.00–111.00	108.00
2	—	837	102.00	102.00
15	—	430	100.00–114.00	106.45
7	—	659	100.00–105.00	103.84
2	—	908	85.00–86.00	85.50
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
16	—	622	98.00–112.00	109.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	87.00	87.00
1	—	435	72.50	72.50
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	43.00	43.00
1	—	525	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	39.00–46.00	42.44
1	—	1,095	37.00	37.00
1	—	1,155	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	48.00–51.00	49.88
1	—	1,560	43.50	43.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	48.00–50.00	49.00
6	—	1,339	40.00–46.00	42.56
2	—	1,310	37.50–39.50	38.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	73.50–74.50	74.03

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	—	1,158	500.00–650.00	580.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	500.00	500.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle