Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.52/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$123.52

99 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$36.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

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	510	127.63	651	78
Medium and Large 2-3	466	112.26	523	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	91.25	379	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $273 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 sale99 hd

123.52

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

−3.67

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	1,632	78.91	1,287	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	52.73	705	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	52.25	843	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	45.85	483	12

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	456	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.04/cwt	135.00–146.50	815	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.68/cwt	144.00–152.50	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	121.04/cwt	113.00–127.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	111.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.54/cwt	123.50–131.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	659.39/cwt	585.00–710.00	7,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	14,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.51/cwt	126.00–131.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	153.34/cwt	149.00–159.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	126.82/cwt	125.50–127.50	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	82.86/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	103.64/cwt	91.00–113.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	50.88/cwt	48.00–54.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	145.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	134.68/cwt	133.00–135.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.15/cwt	133.00–151.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	52.25/cwt	52.00–52.50	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	59.12/cwt	57.00–61.00	792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	38.45/cwt	32.50–43.50	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	34.26/cwt	30.00–42.00	341	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	109.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.46/cwt	126.00–139.00	498	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	113.44/cwt	102.00–116.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.95/cwt	108.00–123.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.39/cwt	118.00–124.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	276	1

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 605Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	86.00	86.00
1	—	415	87.50	87.50
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	105.00–115.00	111.77
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
7	—	486	102.00–116.00	113.44
2	—	633	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	300	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	145.00	145.00
3	—	535	130.00–131.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	125.50–127.50	126.82
2	—	672	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	118.00–128.00	124.26
4	—	786	107.00–112.00	109.73
22	—	468	121.00–131.00	127.74
14	—	365	126.00–139.00	136.46
3	—	658	108.00–123.00	117.95
3	—	563	127.00–129.00	127.66
6	—	618	118.00–124.00	121.39
5	—	520	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	135.00–146.50	141.04
5	—	435	144.00–152.50	147.68
4	—	819	113.00–127.00	121.04
6	—	710	123.50–131.00	128.54
4	—	611	132.00–134.00	132.74
3	—	387	143.00–150.00	145.29
3	—	343	145.00	145.00
2	—	785	125.50	125.50
1	—	930	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
1	—	500	142.50	142.50
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	501	121.00	121.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	149.00–159.00	153.34
6	—	369	160.00–163.00	161.52
6	—	464	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	733	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
5	—	623	91.00–113.00	103.64
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	112.50	112.50
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	126.00–131.00	128.51
1	—	650	120.50	120.50
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
3	—	336	148.00	148.00
2	—	715	108.00–114.00	111.00
9	—	391	144.00–154.00	145.46
6	—	539	133.00–135.00	134.68
5	—	478	133.00–151.00	139.15
5	—	434	140.00–145.00	142.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	150.00	150.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	585.00–710.00	659.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	82.00–84.00	82.86
1	—	1,555	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	48.00–54.00	50.88
4	—	994	30.00–42.00	34.26
1	—	890	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	52.00–52.50	52.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,336	52.00–55.00	53.34
4	—	1,339	57.00–61.00	59.12
2	—	1,340	32.50–43.50	38.45

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