Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.98/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$119.98

156 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

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	517	121.20	627	141
Medium and Large 2-3	451	108.49	489	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $137 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 sale156 hd

119.98

—

KY average18 barns · 4,958 hd

124.57

−4.59

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	1,598	78.51	1,255	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	52.84	818	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	48.07	627	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	42.07	461	22

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	715	126.46/cwt	118.00–129.25	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.54/cwt	136.00–148.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	134.47/cwt	128.00–137.50	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.52/cwt	132.00–143.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	114.15/cwt	112.50–117.50	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	108.98/cwt	104.00–114.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.59/cwt	124.00–128.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.22/cwt	138.00–147.75	811	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.30/cwt	125.00–129.50	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.72/cwt	104.00–113.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	775.29/cwt	750.00–800.00	11,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	750.88/cwt	725.00–800.00	10,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.44/cwt	130.00–150.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.94/cwt	139.00–155.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	145.45/cwt	141.00–154.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	151.06/cwt	150.00–153.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	125.12/cwt	115.00–131.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.85/cwt	116.00–126.50	642	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	123.19/cwt	114.00–126.00	602	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	120.09/cwt	114.00–129.00	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	113.21/cwt	108.00–118.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.33/cwt	116.00–126.50	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	105.47/cwt	92.50–111.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	429	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	53.44/cwt	50.00–60.00	833	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	34.81/cwt	30.00–39.00	380	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	44.20/cwt	40.00–49.00	484	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.57/cwt	100.00–112.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.98/cwt	112.00–117.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	35.33/cwt	35.00–36.00	453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.94/cwt	50.00–60.00	694	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	46.15/cwt	43.50–49.00	602	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	78.51/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.22/cwt	125.00–139.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	8

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

No comparison due to Christmas break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	118.00–129.25	126.46
11	—	519	136.00–148.00	142.54
10	—	609	128.00–137.50	134.47
8	—	480	132.00–143.00	139.52
7	—	764	124.00–128.00	124.59
6	—	435	140.00–147.50	142.09
6	—	375	150.00–155.00	151.65
5	—	863	120.00–122.00	120.80
3	—	290	155.00	155.00
30	—	562	138.00–147.75	144.22
4	—	669	125.00–129.50	127.30
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	112.50–117.50	114.15
2	—	723	104.00–114.00	108.98
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	509	150.00–153.00	151.06
4	—	495	152.00	152.00
2	—	407	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	605	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	104.00–113.00	111.72
8	—	359	115.00–131.00	125.12
35	—	527	116.00–126.50	121.85
24	—	489	114.00–126.00	123.19
12	—	426	114.00–129.00	120.09
17	—	634	108.00–118.00	113.21
19	—	568	116.00–126.50	121.33
3	—	268	119.00–120.00	119.65
5	—	705	100.00–112.00	109.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
2	—	450	112.00	112.00
5	—	428	92.50–111.00	105.47
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
3	—	380	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	130.00–150.00	141.44
3	—	378	139.00–155.00	147.94
3	—	326	141.00–154.00	145.45
2	—	668	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	880	86.00	86.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	633	112.00–117.00	114.98
6	—	483	125.00–139.00	133.22
10	—	529	128.00–136.00	131.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
3	—	435	122.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
2	—	563	124.00	124.00
1	—	255	117.50	117.50

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)	2	—	1,498	750.00–800.00	775.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,463	725.00–800.00	750.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	48.00	48.00
8	—	1,558	50.00–60.00	53.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	30.00–39.00	34.81
17	—	1,096	40.00–49.00	44.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	35.00–36.00	35.33
13	—	1,310	50.00–60.00	52.94
13	—	1,305	43.50–49.00	46.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	76.00–82.00	78.51

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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