Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.83/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$140.83

242 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

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	678	141.64	961	232
Medium and Large 2-3	626	122.20	765	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $196 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 sale242 hd

140.83

—

KY average28 barns · 6,745 hd

143.35

−2.52

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	1,625	78.63	1,278	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	56.50	881	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	50.80	683	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	38.52	413	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	129.37/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,012	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.89/cwt	127.00–134.50	951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.64/cwt	132.00–145.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.19/cwt	133.00–149.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	125.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.53/cwt	137.00–149.00	742	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.90/cwt	128.00–138.25	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	142.58/cwt	141.50–147.00	804	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.02/cwt	129.00–145.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.25/cwt	119.00–128.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.09/cwt	135.00–147.50	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	151.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,070	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,034	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	144.28/cwt	130.00–149.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,061	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	288	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	288	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	103.26/cwt	90.00–115.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	80.19/cwt	79.50–81.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.60/cwt	134.00–147.50	609	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	33.99/cwt	30.00–39.00	353	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	44.55/cwt	40.50–48.50	497	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	54.50/cwt	53.00–55.00	726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	117.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.63/cwt	114.00–125.00	635	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	98.00/cwt	90.00–107.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	110.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	119.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.15/cwt	115.00–130.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.38/cwt	127.50–137.00	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.74/cwt	120.00–134.00	584	11

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 920Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year 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
2	—	690	109.00	109.00
2	—	265	120.00–127.50	123.75
1	—	795	115.50	115.50
8	—	321	128.00–135.00	131.20
3	—	611	114.00–119.00	117.28
28	—	518	114.00–125.00	122.63
9	—	579	115.00–123.00	119.74
14	—	422	115.00–130.00	126.15
12	—	384	127.50–137.00	133.38
11	—	468	120.00–134.00	124.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
9	—	418	135.00–139.00	137.03
3	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	650	132.00	132.00
12	—	742	125.50	125.50
6	—	624	124.25	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	90.00–107.00	98.00
3	—	573	108.00–116.00	110.70
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	250	117.50	117.50
1	—	240	107.50	107.50
1	—	475	107.50	107.50
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
1	—	310	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
14	—	782	128.50–130.50	129.37
10	—	716	127.00–134.50	132.89
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
3	—	368	132.00–145.00	140.64
10	—	481	133.00–149.00	144.19
2	—	865	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
22	—	517	137.00–149.00	143.53
17	—	675	128.00–138.25	134.90
7	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.83
5	—	564	141.50–147.00	142.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	572	121.00–128.00	125.30
3	—	643	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	751	142.50	142.50
72	—	708	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	117.50	117.50
2	—	320	120.00–122.50	121.25
3	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.72
2	—	528	127.00–128.00	127.52
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
5	—	371	110.00–120.00	116.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	130.00–143.00	136.83
10	—	567	129.00–145.00	136.02
3	—	618	119.00–128.00	122.25
3	—	510	130.00–136.00	133.00
3	—	280	135.00–147.50	140.09
7	—	360	130.00–149.00	144.28
3	—	653	120.50	120.50
7	—	427	134.00–147.50	142.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	160.50	160.50
3	—	432	150.00–153.00	151.33
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	100.00	100.00
2	—	373	90.00–115.00	103.26

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,735	79.50–81.00	80.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	30.00–39.00	33.99
6	—	1,115	40.50–48.50	44.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	56.50	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	53.00–55.00	54.50
1	—	1,390	36.00	36.00

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle