Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.88/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$116.88

110 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$43.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

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	507	118.59	602	86
Medium and Large 2-3	395	112.78	446	22
Small and Medium 1-2	405	102.50	415	1thin
Small 1-2	450	75.00	338	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.59/cwt here — about $264 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 sale110 hd

116.88

—

KY average25 barns · 5,964 hd

120.20

−3.32

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	1,717	81.71	1,403	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	56.59	660	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	55.71	805	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	45.85	430	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	51.82/cwt	50.50–53.50	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	57.56/cwt	57.00–58.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	54.19/cwt	50.00–56.50	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	134.71/cwt	125.00–139.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	148.29/cwt	138.00–155.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	36.54/cwt	34.00–39.00	266	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	59.26/cwt	57.00–62.00	694	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	44.10/cwt	41.00–46.50	407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	79.95/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.15/cwt	118.00–132.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.61/cwt	119.00–134.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	114.66/cwt	108.00–118.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.57/cwt	126.00–132.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.32/cwt	131.00–143.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	115.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	429	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.21/cwt	136.00–147.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	105.54/cwt	99.00–112.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	121.77/cwt	116.00–128.00	519	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	123.42/cwt	115.00–127.00	592	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	101.28/cwt	96.00–112.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.46/cwt	115.00–128.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	115.25/cwt	112.50–118.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	119.91/cwt	112.50–127.50	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.78/cwt	141.00–150.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	914	2

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 873Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 94Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	50.50–53.50	51.82
2	—	728	34.00–39.00	36.54
3	—	923	41.00–46.50	44.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	57.00–58.00	57.56
1	—	1,595	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	50.00–56.50	54.19
9	—	1,171	57.00–62.00	59.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,582	78.50–81.00	79.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	125.00–139.00	134.71
2	—	540	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
3	—	292	135.00	135.00
2	—	430	112.50–127.50	119.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	138.00–155.00	148.29
4	—	625	132.50	132.50
11	—	473	136.00–146.00	141.75
6	—	532	136.00–147.00	140.21
1	—	385	162.50	162.50
6	—	569	141.00–150.00	142.78
2	—	928	97.00–100.00	98.47
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	118.00–132.00	124.15
6	—	530	119.00–134.00	126.61
3	—	420	140.00–149.00	145.93
6	—	626	108.00–118.00	114.66
3	—	850	80.00	80.00
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
7	—	463	126.00–132.00	128.57
4	—	384	131.00–143.00	139.32
2	—	740	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	112.50–115.00	113.71
2	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	372	110.00–116.00	115.24
2	—	458	99.00–112.00	105.54
2	—	530	105.00–114.00	109.50
3	—	331	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	110.00–113.00	111.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	116.00–128.00	121.77
5	—	575	110.00–119.00	116.83
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
31	—	480	115.00–127.00	123.42
8	—	632	96.00–112.00	101.28
1	—	1,075	77.00	77.00
1	—	320	112.00	112.00
17	—	518	115.00–128.00	122.46
2	—	390	112.50–118.00	115.25
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	102.50	102.50

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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