Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $143.90/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$143.90

266 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$8.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	647	144.06	931	261
Medium and Large 2-3	338	135.95	460	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.10/cwt here — about $472 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 sale266 hd

143.90

—

KY average26 barns · 5,585 hd

146.90

−3.00

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	1,594	85.74	1,367	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	57.50	896	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	57.22	694	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	45.71	481	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,088	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.01/cwt	149.00–158.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	154.16/cwt	152.50–155.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	175.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	722	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	68.16/cwt	61.00–74.50	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	42.52/cwt	40.00–45.00	452	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	52.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	537	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	53.85/cwt	50.00–59.50	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.80/cwt	133.00–150.00	802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	155.77/cwt	142.00–165.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.84/cwt	144.00–155.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.11/cwt	144.00–162.50	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.39/cwt	147.00–158.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	557	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	114.25/cwt	102.50–117.50	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	123.78/cwt	120.00–124.75	756	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.07/cwt	120.00–139.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	783.15/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	133.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,648	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	18,952	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	93.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	85.36/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	945.05/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	861	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.75/cwt	152.00–170.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	157.14/cwt	157.00–157.50	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	160.29/cwt	160.00–161.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	178.20/cwt	177.00–180.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	137.38/cwt	132.50–142.50	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	145.13/cwt	142.50–146.00	910	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.64/cwt	124.50–137.75	926	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	139.85/cwt	135.00–140.50	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.79/cwt	131.50–132.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	121.28/cwt	120.50–121.50	798	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.79/cwt	123.00–139.00	572	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	105.96/cwt	103.00–110.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.79/cwt	122.50–139.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	144.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	548	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.21/cwt	118.00–127.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	174.58/cwt	173.00–177.00	684	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	824	132.00	132.00
3	—	716	135.50	135.50
7	—	565	165.00	165.00
46	—	627	142.50–146.00	145.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	149.00–158.00	152.01
7	—	757	129.50	129.50
3	—	442	152.50–155.00	154.16
21	—	574	144.00–155.00	149.96
8	—	377	152.00–170.00	162.75
7	—	489	157.00–157.50	157.14
41	—	683	124.50–137.75	135.64
8	—	643	135.00–140.50	139.85
7	—	721	131.50–132.00	131.79
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	170.00–177.00	175.22
7	—	516	160.00–161.00	160.29
5	—	336	177.00–180.00	178.20
5	—	392	173.00–177.00	174.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
2	—	397	135.00	135.00
2	—	318	132.50–142.50	137.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	133.00–150.00	139.80
7	—	424	142.00–165.00	155.77
2	—	607	135.00	135.00
8	—	459	144.00–155.00	150.84
4	—	373	144.00–162.50	155.11
10	—	511	147.00–158.00	155.39
5	—	663	128.00–135.00	131.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
2	—	510	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
2	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.96
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
21	—	480	120.00–139.00	132.07
11	—	516	129.00–130.00	129.74
8	—	669	112.00–117.00	114.50
2	—	827	99.50	99.50
22	—	424	123.00–139.00	134.79
12	—	726	103.00–110.00	105.96
9	—	375	122.50–139.00	131.79
3	—	335	131.00–135.00	132.24
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
13	—	620	110.00–118.00	115.39
10	—	578	118.00–127.00	121.21
4	—	772	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	117.50	117.50
5	—	360	102.50–117.50	114.25
2	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
3	—	721	84.50	84.50
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
2	—	663	102.00–104.00	102.98
1	—	855	79.00	79.00
1	—	315	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	267	155.00	155.00
7	—	557	134.25	134.25
7	—	327	140.00–148.00	144.57
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
13	—	533	132.00–135.00	133.63
3	—	410	140.00	140.00
20	—	378	140.00–147.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	611	120.00–124.75	123.78
31	—	658	120.50–121.50	121.28
5	—	707	126.50	126.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,545	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	61.00–74.50	68.16
1	—	1,335	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,243	50.00–59.50	53.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	40.00–45.00	42.52
3	—	1,032	50.00–54.00	52.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	90.00–96.00	93.00
1	—	1,230	73.50	73.50
6	—	1,671	80.00–88.50	85.36

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)	2	—	1,005	725.00–850.00	783.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	962	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	850.00–1,000.00	945.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,648	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle