Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady,Good to 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 $121.98/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$121.98

91 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	546	122.70	669	87
Medium and Large 2-3	571	106.50	608	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $61 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 sale91 hd

121.98

—

KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd

124.49

−2.51

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	1,580	91.00	1,438	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	62.25	959	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	60.99	782	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	58.02	579	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	465	141.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.23/cwt	108.00–111.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.64/cwt	115.00–127.50	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.25/cwt	134.00–135.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.01/cwt	131.00–134.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.28/cwt	49.00–56.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	128.60/cwt	128.00–132.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	137.79/cwt	133.00–139.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.54/cwt	103.00–110.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.08/cwt	116.00–133.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.28/cwt	114.00–127.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.84/cwt	103.00–116.00	677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.32/cwt	121.00–140.50	564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	116.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.59/cwt	136.00–153.00	592	7

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 399Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady,Good to 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	138.00–151.00	141.05
9	—	555	141.00	141.00
5	—	669	120.00–132.00	129.32
4	—	427	135.00–150.00	146.09
13	—	779	120.50	120.50
3	—	508	131.00–134.00	132.01
9	—	708	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
7	—	393	136.00–153.00	150.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
3	—	683	112.00–118.00	116.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	108.00–111.00	110.23
4	—	522	137.00	137.00
2	—	325	165.00	165.00
11	—	624	115.00–127.50	124.64
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
11	—	419	140.00–155.00	152.30
1	—	255	152.50	152.50
9	—	574	123.00–133.00	130.05
8	—	481	134.00–135.00	134.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	763	92.00–96.00	94.02
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	84.00	84.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	457	128.00–132.00	128.60
5	—	386	133.00–139.00	137.79
15	—	733	103.00–110.00	109.54
8	—	519	116.00–133.00	127.08
16	—	569	114.00–127.00	122.28
9	—	622	103.00–116.00	108.84
18	—	420	121.00–140.50	134.32
2	—	340	127.00	127.00
2	—	665	104.00–108.00	106.03
2	—	770	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,295	57.00–59.00	57.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,495	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	65.00–66.00	65.50
4	—	1,005	49.00–56.00	54.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,375.00	1,375.00

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