Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.71/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$130.71

215 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

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	628	132.27	830	176
Medium and Large 2-3	519	123.68	641	39

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $189 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 sale215 hd

130.71

—

KY average27 barns · 5,245 hd

128.68

+2.03

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	—	Low	1,140	69.00	787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	57.57	777	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	55.77	972	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	53.39	553	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Value Added	—	628	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.58/cwt	117.00–131.00	599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	131.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	106.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.84/cwt	110.00–125.50	691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.93/cwt	106.00–112.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	129.91/cwt	124.00–136.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	108.32/cwt	107.00–109.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.37/cwt	111.00–125.50	636	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.63/cwt	108.00–115.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.88/cwt	111.00–121.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.92/cwt	121.00–132.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	128.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.33/cwt	131.00–153.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	149.07/cwt	145.00–154.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	152.76/cwt	149.00–154.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	111.47/cwt	104.00–112.00	935	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.02/cwt	116.00–122.25	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.88/cwt	131.00–146.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	652	4
Bulls	—	—	1,140	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	110.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.75/cwt	132.00–148.00	760	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.54/cwt	129.00–133.50	834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	149.74/cwt	148.00–157.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.28/cwt	54.50–56.00	557	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	55.77/cwt	55.00–56.50	972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	61.27/cwt	59.00–68.00	827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	53.87/cwt	49.50–57.00	728	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	123.75	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	117.00–131.00	125.58
6	—	316	127.00–133.00	131.93
2	—	283	135.00–137.50	136.28
16	—	572	110.00–125.50	120.84
10	—	668	106.00–112.00	109.93
3	—	437	124.00–136.00	129.91
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
28	—	524	111.00–125.50	121.37
11	—	376	124.00–130.00	128.07
5	—	630	108.00–115.00	112.63
1	—	760	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	467	100.00–109.00	106.80
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
3	—	578	107.00–109.00	108.32
4	—	717	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	118.00	118.00
3	—	527	117.00–120.00	118.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	134.00–140.00	136.97
2	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
4	—	740	106.50	106.50
3	—	625	111.00–121.00	114.88
1	—	960	86.00	86.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
6	—	566	121.00–132.00	123.92
4	—	382	138.00	138.00
2	—	523	129.00–140.00	134.26
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	446	120.00–130.00	128.16
13	—	565	124.00	124.00
3	—	651	114.00	114.00
12	—	479	126.00	126.00
3	—	537	105.00–114.00	110.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	612	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	479	131.00–153.00	149.33
9	—	434	145.00–154.00	149.07
4	—	362	149.00–154.00	152.76
2	—	907	103.00	103.00
44	—	839	104.00–112.00	111.47
16	—	710	116.00–122.25	121.02
6	—	564	131.00–146.00	141.88
3	—	690	122.00–123.00	122.33
2	—	858	108.00–109.00	108.50
26	—	525	132.00–148.00	144.75
14	—	629	129.00–133.50	132.54
5	—	290	148.00–157.00	149.74
3	—	348	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	158.00	158.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	54.50–56.00	55.28
1	—	990	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,140	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	55.00–56.50	55.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	59.00–68.00	61.27
5	—	1,352	49.50–57.00	53.87

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