Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.88/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$134.88

208 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	743	135.25	1,005	203
Medium and Large 2-3	620	120.10	745	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $261 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 sale208 hd

134.88

—

KY average24 barns · 2,419 hd

131.91

+2.97

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	1,592	91.10	1,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	71.27	1,109	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	63.71	779	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	56.33	544	17

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	817	125.35/cwt	125.35–125.35	1,024	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.96/cwt	134.00–146.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	161.06/cwt	159.00–164.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	933.83/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,926	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	964.71/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.39/cwt	147.00–154.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	93.60/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	84.40/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	75.86/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,151	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	64.24/cwt	63.00–66.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.66/cwt	126.50–127.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	48.36/cwt	45.00–52.00	476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	58.12/cwt	54.00–61.00	553	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	73.18/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.82/cwt	53.00–61.50	671	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	67.60/cwt	63.00–70.00	844	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	64.38/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.60/cwt	144.00–154.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	144.95/cwt	144.95–144.95	970	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	132.95/cwt	132.95–132.95	1,042	64

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year 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
65	—	817	125.35	125.35
60	—	669	144.95	144.95
64	—	784	132.95	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	159.00–164.00	161.06
3	—	741	130.00	130.00
3	—	470	167.00–170.00	168.98
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	127.50–130.00	128.76
1	—	1,125	94.00	94.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	134.00–146.00	141.96
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	205	125.00	125.00
5	—	431	140.00–150.00	145.95
3	—	576	127.50	127.50
4	—	325	130.00–140.00	133.20
4	—	691	121.00	121.00
3	—	630	126.50–127.00	126.66
11	—	528	120.00–135.00	128.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	350	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	635	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	147.00–154.00	149.39
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
3	—	563	144.00–154.00	150.60
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	81.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	925.00–950.00	933.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	900.00–1,025.00	964.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	90.50–95.00	93.60
2	—	1,598	82.00–86.00	84.40
1	—	1,705	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	74.00–77.00	75.86
2	—	1,615	62.00–67.00	64.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	63.00–66.00	64.24
5	—	985	45.00–52.00	48.36
9	—	952	54.00–61.00	58.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	71.00–75.00	73.18
18	—	1,160	53.00–61.50	57.82
20	—	1,248	63.00–70.00	67.60

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