Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher,over 600 lbs steady,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher,Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher,Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.64/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$141.64

283 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	598	142.11	850	276
Medium and Large 2-3	511	122.82	627	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $223 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 sale283 hd

141.64

—

KY average26 barns · 6,427 hd

143.89

−2.26

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	1,743	88.94	1,551	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	59.12	768	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	56.75	905	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	48.15	495	7thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.01/cwt	119.00–138.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.49/cwt	108.00–119.50	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.82/cwt	121.00–126.50	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.34/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	128.45/cwt	122.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	114.24/cwt	114.00–115.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	113.14/cwt	111.00–120.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.95/cwt	134.00–144.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	129.53/cwt	122.00–134.75	889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.40/cwt	130.00–144.00	737	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.88/cwt	141.00–152.50	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.98/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	96.36/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	156.50/cwt	156.00–158.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	157.36/cwt	156.00–157.50	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	160.00/cwt	158.00–165.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	142.85/cwt	141.00–145.00	604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	149.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	138.34/cwt	138.00–138.60	934	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	146.62/cwt	145.75–147.25	795	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.38/cwt	145.00–147.00	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	772	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	127.87/cwt	124.00–129.75	846	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.73/cwt	141.00–155.50	647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.32/cwt	132.00–139.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	53.30/cwt	51.50–55.00	672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	49.49/cwt	49.00–50.00	502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	119.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	112.06/cwt	106.00–118.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	37.53/cwt	31.00–44.50	359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	62.74/cwt	62.00–63.50	722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	62.09/cwt	58.50–66.50	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.24/cwt	132.50–139.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	113.30/cwt	111.00–120.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.98/cwt	120.00–138.00	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	110.91/cwt	107.00–115.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	112.93/cwt	108.00–118.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	541	6

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 512Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	245	127.50	127.50
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	147.50–155.00	151.25
5	—	375	141.00–152.50	146.88
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
10	—	432	141.00–155.50	149.73
2	—	568	135.00–136.00	135.48
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
6	—	523	132.00–139.00	134.32
3	—	607	117.00–124.00	119.35
2	—	673	116.00–121.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	104.00	104.00
4	—	531	114.00–115.00	114.24
4	—	369	111.00–120.00	113.14
2	—	333	105.00–112.50	108.61
2	—	240	115.00–117.00	116.02
3	—	700	97.00	97.00
2	—	563	107.00–115.00	110.91
1	—	925	75.00	75.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	119.00–138.00	131.01
12	—	705	108.00–119.50	118.49
10	—	569	121.00–126.50	124.82
10	—	528	126.00–129.00	127.34
4	—	859	106.00–118.00	112.06
2	—	955	99.50	99.50
1	—	795	107.50	107.50
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
9	—	378	132.50–139.00	136.24
8	—	659	111.00–120.00	113.30
6	—	285	120.00–138.00	130.98
8	—	634	108.00–118.00	112.93
6	—	425	121.00–131.00	127.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
3	—	273	140.00–142.00	141.34
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
13	—	423	141.00–145.00	142.85
5	—	333	148.00–152.00	149.67
3	—	563	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	567	136.10	136.10
33	—	662	124.00–129.75	127.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	118.00–126.00	121.96
2	—	328	122.00–135.00	128.45
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	634	135.00–137.00	135.67
5	—	583	130.00–139.00	136.76
3	—	701	128.75	128.75
3	—	363	144.00–145.00	144.66
2	—	490	134.00–144.00	138.95
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
19	—	686	122.00–134.75	129.53
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
20	—	525	130.00–144.00	140.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	154.00	154.00
4	—	431	156.00–158.00	156.50
11	—	488	156.00–157.50	157.36
11	—	384	158.00–165.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	675	138.00–138.60	138.34
72	—	542	145.75–147.25	146.62
17	—	617	145.00–147.00	146.38
8	—	803	133.00	133.00
4	—	705	135.50	135.50

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)	1	—	1,470	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	86.50–87.50	86.98
2	—	1,905	90.00–102.00	96.36
1	—	1,580	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	51.50–55.00	53.30
1	—	1,335	44.00	44.00
9	—	1,303	58.50–66.50	62.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	49.00–50.00	49.49
3	—	957	31.00–44.50	37.53
2	—	1,150	62.00–63.50	62.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,560	49.50	49.50

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