Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.53/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$127.53

95 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	513	132.35	680	80
Medium and Large 2-3	477	101.86	486	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $194 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 sale95 hd

127.53

—

KY average28 barns · 3,391 hd

127.92

−0.39

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	2,110	81.00	1,709	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	58.22	994	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	56.46	753	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	50.05	508	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	635	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	135.27/cwt	132.75–136.00	778	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	135.00/cwt	131.00–136.50	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	91.97/cwt	80.00–98.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	136.37/cwt	133.00–139.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	121.74/cwt	121.00–124.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	133.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.18/cwt	144.00–153.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.84/cwt	154.00–162.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	723	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	43.02/cwt	35.00–47.00	438	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	62.56/cwt	60.00–64.50	1,104	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	53.52/cwt	50.00–58.00	548	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	55.32/cwt	55.00–56.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	61.05/cwt	59.50–62.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	122.21/cwt	121.00–122.50	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	133.09/cwt	132.50–134.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	105.56/cwt	105.00–107.00	395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.93/cwt	128.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.64/cwt	124.00–137.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.73/cwt	114.00–127.00	694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	665.14/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	161.96/cwt	158.00–163.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	130.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.28/cwt	158.00–166.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.32/cwt	139.00–154.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	120.83/cwt	112.50–137.50	320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,338	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate 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
3	—	635	110.00–118.00	115.39
9	—	487	131.00–136.50	135.00
4	—	380	132.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	285	123.00	123.00
12	—	436	133.00–139.00	136.37
4	—	508	121.00–124.00	121.74
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
5	—	331	121.00–122.50	122.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	94.00	94.00
3	—	732	80.00–98.00	91.97
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
2	—	337	105.00	105.00
7	—	374	105.00–107.00	105.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	575	132.75–136.00	135.27
5	—	530	132.50–134.00	133.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00–137.50	133.87
3	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
4	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
2	—	575	114.00–127.00	120.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	126.00	126.00
3	—	551	144.00	144.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
4	—	521	144.00–153.00	149.18
3	—	380	154.00–162.00	157.84
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
1	—	345	154.00	154.00
2	—	675	128.00–134.00	130.93
3	—	612	124.00–137.00	132.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	128.00	128.00
5	—	415	158.00–163.00	161.96
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
3	—	567	139.00–143.00	141.61
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
3	—	382	158.00–166.00	161.28
7	—	476	139.00–154.00	151.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
2	—	428	125.00–136.00	130.73
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
3	—	265	112.50–137.50	120.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,018	35.00–47.00	43.02
9	—	1,023	50.00–58.00	53.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,317	50.00–58.00	54.93
3	—	1,385	59.50–62.00	61.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	60.00–64.50	62.56
3	—	1,668	55.00–56.00	55.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	81.00	81.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	550.00–750.00	665.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle