Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers steady,Moderate to good 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 $113.58/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$113.58

204 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$6.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

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	633	114.27	723	182
Medium and Large 2-3	502	107.91	541	22

One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about $181 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 sale204 hd

113.58

—

KY average27 barns · 5,108 hd

118.72

−5.14

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	1,686	86.90	1,465	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	56.41	908	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	54.11	717	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	50.82	512	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	375	132.07/cwt	130.00–133.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	123.44/cwt	112.50–130.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	892	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.89/cwt	135.00–151.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.19/cwt	133.00–138.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	41.29/cwt	37.50–44.00	396	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	53.44/cwt	51.00–57.00	549	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	53.30/cwt	50.00–56.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	114.50/cwt	110.00–117.50	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	805	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	888	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	604	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.57/cwt	107.50–115.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	108.10/cwt	108.10–108.10	728	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.34/cwt	117.00–126.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	115.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	103.24/cwt	102.00–106.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	109.60/cwt	109.60–109.60	774	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.34/cwt	121.00–137.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	105.25/cwt	105.00–106.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	123.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	114.74/cwt	113.00–116.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.92/cwt	127.00–144.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	134.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	661	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	86.90/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	114.93/cwt	112.00–118.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	144.84/cwt	144.00–145.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.79/cwt	125.00–138.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.46/cwt	91.00–104.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	116.46/cwt	105.00–120.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	135.38/cwt	129.00–137.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	109.58/cwt	105.00–117.00	896	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers steady,Moderate to good 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	130.00–133.00	132.07
8	—	414	135.00–151.00	142.89
4	—	515	133.00–138.00	136.19
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
12	—	577	127.00–144.00	138.92
6	—	674	123.00–126.00	123.49
3	—	625	121.00–126.00	124.33
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
10	—	490	130.00–137.00	134.90
5	—	818	105.00–117.00	109.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	159.00	159.00
3	—	431	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	112.50–130.00	123.44
4	—	570	113.00–116.00	114.74
3	—	525	111.00–126.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	731	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	110.00–117.50	114.50
2	—	418	114.00–116.00	115.02
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
5	—	575	100.00–110.00	107.95
3	—	468	107.50–115.00	112.57
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
4	—	536	102.00–106.00	103.24
1	—	845	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	805	110.25	110.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	369	126.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	433	130.00–134.00	132.01
15	—	518	117.00–126.00	122.34
4	—	581	114.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	760	106.00	106.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
23	—	478	121.00–137.00	126.34
4	—	617	105.00–106.00	105.25
4	—	329	120.00–125.00	123.80
2	—	275	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	121.00	121.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	673	108.10	108.10
48	—	706	109.60	109.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	112.00–118.00	114.93
2	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
6	—	465	105.00–120.00	116.46
2	—	447	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	120.00–127.00	124.30
6	—	392	144.00–145.00	144.84
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
6	—	526	125.00–138.00	133.79
2	—	825	91.00–104.00	97.46
8	—	467	130.00–143.00	135.61
5	—	406	129.00–137.00	135.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	37.50–44.00	41.29
3	—	1,027	51.00–57.00	53.44
1	—	1,040	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,650	52.00–57.00	54.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,341	50.00–56.00	53.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	83.50–89.00	86.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Heifers · 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