Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for a high quality offering.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.48/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$124.48

352 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	594	125.59	746	337
Medium and Large 2-3	493	99.70	491	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/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 sale352 hd

124.48

—

KY average28 barns · 9,227 hd

125.59

−1.10

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	1,835	78.50	1,440	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	53.55	885	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	49.17	629	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	44.54	462	14

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	579	119.88/cwt	115.00–126.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.25/cwt	109.00–120.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.55/cwt	115.00–126.00	627	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	103.51/cwt	99.00–110.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	102.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	840	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.43/cwt	126.00–134.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.78/cwt	137.00–148.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.45/cwt	139.00–147.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.22/cwt	132.00–146.00	725	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.45/cwt	133.00–144.00	786	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	555.17/cwt	550.00–560.00	7,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	121.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.97/cwt	130.00–148.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.49/cwt	137.00–139.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.08/cwt	131.00–145.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	151.13/cwt	151.00–152.50	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	157.32/cwt	152.00–165.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	151.07/cwt	149.00–153.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	133.34/cwt	132.00–134.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	146.26/cwt	145.35–149.00	848	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	138.40/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,008	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	141.07/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,161	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	141.61/cwt	140.00–142.25	964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	131.78/cwt	130.00–132.25	909	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	128.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	127.99/cwt	127.25–128.50	730	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	124.48/cwt	123.50–125.50	784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	118.63/cwt	117.00–121.00	853	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.26/cwt	129.00–134.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.28/cwt	119.00–128.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	121.07/cwt	112.00–125.50	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	427	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	53.55/cwt	52.00–56.00	885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	52.46/cwt	50.00–58.00	670	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	46.57/cwt	41.00–49.50	597	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	119.41/cwt	110.00–128.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	113.23/cwt	109.00–119.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.72/cwt	108.00–115.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	393	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	46.19/cwt	40.00–49.00	508	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	35.87/cwt	32.00–38.00	348	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	53.30/cwt	52.00–58.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	123.38/cwt	117.00–128.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	121.09/cwt	116.00–128.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	101.38/cwt	98.00–105.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	25

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for a high quality offering.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	115.00–126.00	119.88
14	—	618	109.00–120.00	117.25
26	—	520	115.00–126.00	120.55
5	—	689	109.00–119.00	113.23
3	—	818	108.00–115.00	112.72
3	—	320	120.00–128.00	122.88
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
1	—	260	117.50	117.50
9	—	437	117.00–128.00	123.38
9	—	373	116.00–128.00	121.09
6	—	755	113.00	113.00
25	—	472	120.00–128.00	124.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	985	63.00	63.00
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
5	—	468	99.00–110.00	103.51
2	—	503	95.00–110.00	102.54
1	—	835	79.00	79.00
2	—	430	98.00–105.00	101.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	138.00	138.00
9	—	466	132.00–134.00	133.34
3	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	690	130.00–132.25	131.78
15	—	520	128.00–130.00	128.41
3	—	761	118.00	118.00
51	—	570	127.25–128.50	127.99
26	—	630	123.50–125.50	124.48
16	—	719	117.00–121.00	118.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
3	—	586	124.00	124.00
1	—	960	99.00	99.00
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
6	—	486	120.00–127.00	121.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	625	130.00–135.00	134.41
8	—	665	126.00–134.00	130.43
5	—	704	123.00	123.00
5	—	426	137.00–148.00	141.78
4	—	476	139.00–147.00	141.45
3	—	913	122.00	122.00
3	—	321	152.50	152.50
2	—	750	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
20	—	517	132.00–146.00	140.22
17	—	564	133.00–144.00	139.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	151.00–152.50	151.13
5	—	422	152.00–165.00	157.32
18	—	532	149.00–153.00	151.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	580	145.35–149.00	146.26
29	—	728	136.50–140.00	138.40
57	—	823	134.00–142.00	141.07
14	—	681	140.00–142.25	141.61
9	—	756	136.50	136.50
2	—	617	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
12	—	576	112.00–125.50	121.07
3	—	473	129.00	129.00
2	—	685	101.00–109.00	105.00
2	—	628	114.00	114.00
1	—	970	84.00	84.00
5	—	525	120.00–122.00	120.40
4	—	334	110.00–128.00	119.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	130.00–148.00	140.97
4	—	510	137.00–139.00	138.49
4	—	416	131.00–145.00	141.08
2	—	707	116.00	116.00
7	—	568	129.00–134.00	131.26
5	—	631	119.00–128.00	126.28
5	—	378	130.00–140.00	133.86
2	—	672	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	159.00	159.00

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)	2	—	1,278	550.00–560.00	555.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,660	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	35.00	35.00
17	—	1,278	50.00–58.00	52.46
16	—	1,283	41.00–49.50	46.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	52.00–56.00	53.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	40.00–49.00	46.19
5	—	970	32.00–38.00	35.87
4	—	1,046	52.00–58.00	53.30

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