Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.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 $100.10/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$100.10

85 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.96

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	479	107.78	516	60
Medium and Large 2-3	509	81.66	416	25

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $100 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 sale85 hd

100.10

—

KY average22 barns · 5,334 hd

116.06

−15.96

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	1,531	72.93	1,116	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	49.00	750	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	45.74	585	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	42.66	447	16

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	103.96/cwt	101.00–106.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	102.49/cwt	90.00–114.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	128.86/cwt	125.00–136.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	91.56/cwt	84.00–99.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.28/cwt	101.00–112.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	115.33/cwt	113.50–119.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.32/cwt	113.00–114.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	123.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	88.26/cwt	75.00–95.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	84.27/cwt	75.00–92.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	77.68/cwt	64.00–89.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	86.13/cwt	80.00–94.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	70.79/cwt	70.00–72.50	239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	112.26/cwt	104.00–120.00	528	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.35/cwt	41.00–47.00	453	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	33.40/cwt	30.00–36.50	353	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	52.79/cwt	51.00–54.50	557	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	45.37/cwt	44.00–47.00	583	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	50.02/cwt	48.00–54.00	646	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	36.50/cwt	36.00–37.00	448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	66.14/cwt	62.00–70.50	926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	74.59/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	121.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	106.86/cwt	98.00–114.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	111.00/cwt	104.00–115.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	116.24/cwt	113.00–121.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	107.81/cwt	102.00–116.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	110.46/cwt	100.00–117.50	302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	78.31/cwt	72.00–83.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	90.58/cwt	85.00–96.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	94.51/cwt	91.00–98.00	617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	535.21/cwt	510.00–560.00	6,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	96.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	103.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.54/cwt	115.00–123.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	370	72.80/cwt	67.50–80.00	269	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	100.17/cwt	85.00–106.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	98.48/cwt	95.00–102.00	570	4

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	101.00–106.00	103.96
2	—	365	90.00–114.00	102.49
1	—	765	83.00	83.00
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	315	112.50	112.50
9	—	514	85.00–106.00	100.17
4	—	579	95.00–102.00	98.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	125.00–136.00	128.86
4	—	729	84.00–99.00	91.56
4	—	620	101.00–112.00	108.28
3	—	591	113.50–119.00	115.33
3	—	515	113.00–114.00	113.32
2	—	455	132.00	132.00
2	—	405	115.00–118.00	116.48
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	67.50–80.00	72.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	122.00–131.00	123.81
2	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
10	—	474	125.00–135.00	132.84
7	—	411	125.00–132.00	129.57
6	—	576	115.00–123.00	119.54
5	—	650	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	95.00–100.00	96.61
2	—	568	102.00–106.00	103.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	75.00–95.00	88.26
3	—	518	75.00–92.00	84.27
3	—	467	64.00–89.00	77.68
3	—	367	80.00–94.00	86.13
3	—	338	70.00–72.50	70.79
2	—	963	67.00–70.00	68.51
2	—	822	70.00	70.00
2	—	582	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	104.00–120.00	112.26
8	—	388	119.00–125.00	121.83
6	—	607	98.00–114.00	106.86
6	—	565	104.00–115.00	111.00
6	—	521	113.00–121.00	116.24
6	—	434	102.00–116.00	107.81
5	—	239	90.00	90.00
4	—	273	100.00–117.50	110.46
3	—	778	72.00–83.00	78.31
2	—	725	85.00–96.00	90.58
2	—	653	91.00–98.00	94.51
1	—	315	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,045	41.00–47.00	43.35
3	—	1,057	30.00–36.50	33.40
2	—	1,055	51.00–54.50	52.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,285	44.00–47.00	45.37
5	—	1,292	48.00–54.00	50.02
2	—	1,228	36.00–37.00	36.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	62.00–70.50	66.14
1	—	1,965	81.50	81.50
3	—	1,473	74.00–75.50	74.59

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)	3	—	1,165	510.00–560.00	535.21

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