Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes,Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 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 $142.75/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$142.75

193 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$41.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	623	144.03	897	182
Medium and Large 2-3	435	123.50	537	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	355	102.50	364	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.53/cwt here — about $533 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 sale193 hd

142.75

—

KY average28 barns · 3,824 hd

142.97

−0.22

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	—	High	1,466	86.70	1,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	67.36	1,088	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	63.32	842	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	54.77	557	19

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
Bulls	—	—	1,672	96.04/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	80.55/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	717	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	126.99/cwt	120.00–137.50	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.28/cwt	110.00–128.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	143.81/cwt	140.50–146.00	913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	152.47/cwt	152.00–152.50	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.25/cwt	143.00–156.00	641	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.11/cwt	144.00–148.75	855	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.93/cwt	117.00–124.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.67/cwt	121.00–127.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	128.77/cwt	122.00–137.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.67/cwt	116.00–123.50	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	131.62/cwt	131.00–132.50	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.10/cwt	150.00–153.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.24/cwt	126.00–134.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	139.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,136	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	164.34/cwt	161.00–166.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	117.94/cwt	116.00–119.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	104.01/cwt	97.50–110.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	111.95/cwt	105.00–119.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	134.33/cwt	133.25–135.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.96/cwt	126.00–137.00	568	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	129.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	481	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.32/cwt	125.00–139.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	126.61/cwt	126.00–129.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	149.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.93/cwt	141.00–157.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.25/cwt	149.00–157.50	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	64.61/cwt	60.00–68.00	669	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	41.07/cwt	32.00–45.00	403	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.18/cwt	48.00–59.00	548	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	67.36/cwt	64.00–70.50	1,088	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	66.37/cwt	61.00–73.00	895	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	54.92/cwt	49.00–58.00	702	4

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes,Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 higher,Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	91.00–102.50	96.04
2	—	1,385	79.00–82.00	80.55
1	—	1,010	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,035	60.00–68.00	64.61
6	—	981	32.00–45.00	41.07
4	—	1,031	48.00–59.00	53.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	64.00–70.50	67.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,349	61.00–73.00	66.37
4	—	1,278	49.00–58.00	54.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	120.00–137.50	126.99
2	—	475	110.00–128.00	119.28
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	635	140.50–146.00	143.81
14	—	532	152.00–152.50	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	413	143.00–156.00	155.25
19	—	581	144.00–148.75	147.11
6	—	621	126.00–134.00	130.24
3	—	512	135.00–144.00	139.00
2	—	727	129.00	129.00
2	—	347	158.00	158.00
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	142.50	142.50
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
13	—	367	140.00–157.00	149.70
9	—	679	129.00–136.00	132.65
9	—	474	141.00–157.00	148.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	825	137.75	137.75
3	—	416	161.00–166.00	164.34
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	117.00–124.00	120.93
6	—	586	121.00–127.00	124.67
5	—	329	122.00–137.00	128.77
4	—	620	116.00–123.50	121.67
2	—	930	83.00	83.00
2	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
24	—	424	126.00–137.00	133.96
22	—	371	120.00–135.00	129.76
15	—	472	125.00–139.00	132.32
8	—	536	126.00–129.00	126.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	140.00	140.00
5	—	525	131.00–132.50	131.62
2	—	447	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	116.00–119.00	117.94
2	—	418	97.50–110.00	104.01
2	—	363	105.00–119.00	111.95
1	—	870	70.00	70.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	135.00	135.00
13	—	564	133.25–135.00	134.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	110.00	110.00
4	—	688	109.00	109.00
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	140.00–151.00	144.27
4	—	380	150.00–153.00	152.10
3	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.72
2	—	535	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	410	149.00–157.50	153.25
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	160.00–161.00	160.67

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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