Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 higher,Good demand for feeders under 700 lbs and moderate demand for feeders over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.02/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$135.02

132 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	560	138.89	778	106
Medium and Large 2-3	539	119.27	643	26

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $135 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 sale132 hd

135.02

—

KY average27 barns · 3,823 hd

136.59

−1.57

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	1,545	85.00	1,313	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	62.00	1,070	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	61.15	774	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	54.45	564	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	60.60/cwt	59.50–61.00	639	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.18/cwt	59.00–64.00	793	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	54.30/cwt	51.00–58.00	567	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	106.80/cwt	106.00–107.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	83.05/cwt	80.00–89.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	121.46/cwt	118.00–124.00	678	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	123.46/cwt	121.00–127.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.43/cwt	93.00–111.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	105.94/cwt	95.00–111.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	113.72/cwt	110.00–117.50	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.34/cwt	122.50–141.50	493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	121.45/cwt	119.00–126.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	127.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	106.88/cwt	104.00–110.00	406	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	212	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	228	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	306	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	330	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	374	91.39/cwt	65.00–95.00	342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	114.86/cwt	114.00–115.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	124.05/cwt	116.00–129.00	629	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	721	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	104.80/cwt	98.00–112.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.04/cwt	121.00–140.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	98.67/cwt	95.00–101.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	102.02/cwt	97.00–107.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.80/cwt	122.50–129.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	399	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	128.26/cwt	128.00–129.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	126.97/cwt	121.00–130.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.86/cwt	130.00–147.00	753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	99.36/cwt	98.00–102.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	108.44/cwt	100.00–117.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.14/cwt	134.00–154.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	147.22/cwt	147.00–149.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	39.59/cwt	37.00–42.50	380	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
6	—	1,275	59.00–64.00	62.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	59.50–61.00	60.60
7	—	1,045	51.00–58.00	54.30
2	—	960	37.00–42.50	39.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	110.00–117.00	113.58
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
2	—	515	98.00–112.00	104.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	149.00	149.00
2	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
5	—	682	106.00–107.00	106.80
3	—	267	142.50	142.50
2	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.95
3	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.34
2	—	533	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	80.00–89.00	83.05
2	—	283	112.50	112.50
4	—	581	95.00–111.00	105.94
2	—	328	110.00–117.50	113.72
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	104.00–110.00	106.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	558	118.00–124.00	121.46
13	—	482	121.00–127.00	123.46
5	—	655	93.00–111.00	107.43
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
14	—	370	122.50–141.50	133.34
7	—	536	119.00–126.00	121.45
3	—	340	125.00–132.50	127.47
15	—	426	121.00–140.00	133.04
9	—	715	95.00–101.00	98.67
4	—	633	97.00–107.00	102.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	212	107.50	107.50
8	—	306	108.00	108.00
8	—	374	65.00–95.00	91.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	114.00–115.00	114.86
3	—	507	116.00–129.00	124.05
2	—	335	122.50–129.00	125.80
4	—	455	128.00–129.00	128.26
3	—	372	121.00–130.00	126.97
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
3	—	637	100.00–117.00	108.44
2	—	727	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	127.00–130.00	128.82
8	—	664	125.00	125.00
2	—	407	150.00	150.00
16	—	531	130.00–147.00	141.86
10	—	373	140.00–150.00	146.60
3	—	823	98.00–102.00	99.36
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
13	—	470	134.00–154.00	149.14
9	—	554	147.00–149.00	147.22
2	—	712	115.00	115.00
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	163.00	163.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	71.00	71.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	77.50	77.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle