Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. 460 head in the feeder offerings were Stonegate influenced cattle. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.88/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$139.88

367 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	619	140.40	869	359
Medium and Large 2-3	529	116.37	615	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $254 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 sale367 hd

139.88

—

KY average20 barns · 4,890 hd

139.32

+0.56

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	1,626	77.50	1,260	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	48.58	759	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	43.96	586	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	42.21	447	14

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	588	118.27/cwt	117.00–119.50	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	105.39/cwt	105.00–107.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	109.75/cwt	106.00–111.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.47/cwt	109.00–118.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	146.97/cwt	135.50–149.00	924	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	147.91/cwt	142.00–151.00	779	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	134.27/cwt	132.50–134.50	1,050	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	141.52/cwt	134.00–145.00	950	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	138.65/cwt	137.00–139.50	789	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	669.43/cwt	450.00–760.00	8,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.50	440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	116.88/cwt	116.00–117.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	113.28/cwt	105.00–120.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	114.37/cwt	110.00–122.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.87/cwt	122.00–131.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.99/cwt	123.00–137.00	533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	123.89/cwt	120.00–131.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	41.23/cwt	36.00–44.50	431	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	46.97/cwt	46.00–48.50	521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	33.73/cwt	33.00–34.50	332	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	49.97/cwt	46.00–54.50	776	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	48.71/cwt	46.00–53.00	657	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	43.26/cwt	40.00–45.00	574	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	34.33/cwt	33.00–35.00	451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	81.24/cwt	81.00–81.50	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	152.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.33/cwt	128.50–134.00	750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.71/cwt	126.00–135.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.31/cwt	119.00–128.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	134.50/cwt	134.00–138.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	127.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	134.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	129.96/cwt	120.50–131.00	982	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	128.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	622	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	124.95/cwt	123.00–126.00	710	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	128.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	679	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	120.51/cwt	117.00–125.50	766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	116.08/cwt	114.25–120.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	124.40/cwt	124.00–126.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.57/cwt	111.00–122.50	574	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	116.62/cwt	113.00–121.00	603	12

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	117.00–119.50	118.27
7	—	336	122.00–125.00	123.70
5	—	762	105.00–107.00	105.39
4	—	615	106.00–111.00	109.75
4	—	433	110.00–121.00	116.57
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	365	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	925	105.50	105.50
1	—	840	110.50	110.50
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
23	—	476	111.00–122.50	120.57
12	—	517	113.00–121.00	116.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	129.00	129.00
5	—	337	130.00–132.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	81.00	81.00
1	—	895	89.00	89.00
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	756	120.50–131.00	129.96
46	—	483	124.00–131.00	128.72
35	—	568	123.00–126.00	124.95
35	—	530	124.00–130.00	128.19
20	—	636	117.00–125.50	120.51
18	—	667	114.25–120.00	116.08
5	—	422	124.00–126.00	124.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	109.00–118.00	113.47
2	—	267	119.00	119.00
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	629	135.50–149.00	146.97
56	—	527	142.00–151.00	147.91
43	—	782	132.50–134.50	134.27
30	—	671	134.00–145.00	141.52
21	—	569	137.00–139.50	138.65
17	—	423	145.00–155.00	152.90
15	—	704	134.25	134.25
7	—	485	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	128.50–134.00	131.33
12	—	533	126.00–135.00	131.71
10	—	718	119.00–128.00	124.31
10	—	408	134.00–138.00	134.50
7	—	870	123.00	123.00
6	—	774	123.00–128.00	127.17
4	—	392	130.00–145.00	134.28
3	—	840	131.50	131.50
3	—	343	136.00	136.00
2	—	975	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	623	126.00–129.00	127.52
1	—	1,110	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	116.00–117.00	116.88
4	—	540	105.00–120.00	113.28
4	—	428	110.00–122.00	114.37
2	—	315	117.00	117.00
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	122.00–131.00	125.87
7	—	413	123.00–137.00	128.99
3	—	467	120.00–131.00	123.89
2	—	823	101.00–102.00	101.49
2	—	780	104.00–106.00	104.99
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	128.00	128.00

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	—	1,337	450.00–760.00	669.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	36.00–44.50	41.23
5	—	1,110	46.00–48.50	46.97
2	—	983	33.00–34.50	33.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	46.00–54.50	49.97
1	—	1,600	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,348	46.00–53.00	48.71
6	—	1,326	40.00–45.00	43.26
4	—	1,314	33.00–35.00	34.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	75.00–77.00	76.00
2	—	1,483	81.00–81.50	81.24
1	—	1,810	73.00	73.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle