Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.20/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$119.20

339 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

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	553	119.87	663	318
Medium and Large 2-3	515	109.05	562	21

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $101 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 sale339 hd

119.20

—

KY average26 barns · 5,257 hd

121.21

−2.02

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	1,566	82.94	1,299	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	56.40	901	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	54.49	695	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	50.29	549	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	635	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	111.84/cwt	108.50–115.25	709	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	107.32/cwt	106.25–116.00	744	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.27/cwt	114.00–119.50	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	107.63/cwt	105.00–113.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.13/cwt	128.00–129.00	668	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	120.42/cwt	116.00–126.00	653	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	118.75/cwt	116.00–119.00	437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	767	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	84.27/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,331	4
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,008	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	103.79/cwt	102.00–105.50	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	710	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	101.82/cwt	99.00–105.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	146.62/cwt	144.00–147.50	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.39/cwt	115.00–121.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	125.22/cwt	124.00–126.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	615	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	497	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	353	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	667	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	467	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	854	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.59/cwt	127.00–139.00	743	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.69/cwt	122.50–127.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	136.33/cwt	132.50–140.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	891	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	109.48/cwt	108.50–110.25	866	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.69/cwt	117.00–122.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.50	485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	848	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	624	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	106.83/cwt	104.00–107.25	920	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.44/cwt	143.00–145.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	54.06/cwt	52.00–55.00	592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	54.16/cwt	52.00–57.00	694	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	55.33/cwt	55.00–56.00	861	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	60.34/cwt	58.50–64.00	774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	47.77/cwt	45.00–49.50	520	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	963	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	47.03/cwt	46.00–48.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.53/cwt	119.00–128.00	596	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	122.57/cwt	116.00–130.00	403	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	555	11

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	95.00–100.00	98.33
1	—	340	114.00	114.00
11	—	525	110.00–113.00	112.55
3	—	355	105.00–113.00	107.63
3	—	580	105.00–108.00	106.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	634	108.50–115.25	111.84
38	—	693	106.25–116.00	107.32
12	—	564	114.00–119.50	118.27
41	—	542	116.00–126.00	120.42
13	—	368	116.00–119.00	118.75
44	—	475	119.00–128.00	125.53
15	—	329	116.00–130.00	122.57
11	—	420	120.00–135.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	142.00	142.00
23	—	767	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	521	128.00–129.00	128.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	102.00–105.50	103.79
2	—	420	120.00–126.00	122.89
3	—	523	110.00–125.00	120.03
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
5	—	459	124.00–126.00	125.22
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	531	130.00–143.00	133.78
7	—	726	99.00–105.00	101.82
4	—	341	144.00–147.50	146.62
9	—	629	115.00–121.00	118.39
4	—	483	129.00–135.00	131.98
23	—	428	140.00–146.00	143.61
4	—	565	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	71.00	71.00
2	—	667	70.00	70.00
2	—	525	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	651	131.25	131.25
67	—	765	116.50	116.50
5	—	723	118.50	118.50
7	—	646	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	578	127.00–139.00	128.59
18	—	720	109.00	109.00
11	—	632	122.50–127.00	123.69
2	—	235	132.50–140.00	136.33
23	—	791	108.50–110.25	109.48
14	—	676	117.00–122.00	119.69
7	—	321	150.00–153.50	150.97
31	—	418	148.00–155.00	149.29
16	—	861	104.00–107.25	106.83
7	—	529	143.00–145.00	144.44
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	566	149.85	149.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	80.00–88.50	84.27
2	—	1,353	74.00–75.00	74.50
1	—	1,935	94.50	94.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	52.00–55.00	54.06
6	—	1,088	45.00–49.50	47.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	52.00–57.00	54.16
3	—	1,282	58.50–64.00	60.34
2	—	1,238	46.00–48.00	47.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	55.00–56.00	55.33
2	—	1,660	58.00	58.00

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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