Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$125.79

193 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

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	642	126.79	814	173
Medium and Large 2-3	464	117.17	544	20

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $270 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 sale193 hd

125.79

—

KY average18 barns · 3,456 hd

125.89

−0.09

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	1,228	90.74	1,114	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	61.50	931	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	61.00	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	57.59	591	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	438	152.59/cwt	142.00–158.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.97/cwt	142.50–158.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.48/cwt	119.00–137.50	919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	142.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	143.84/cwt	142.50–145.50	908	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.77/cwt	133.00–144.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.20/cwt	146.00–154.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.72/cwt	138.00–141.00	643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,228	90.74/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.66/cwt	126.00–137.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.50/cwt	137.00–146.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	104.03/cwt	101.00–107.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	128.06/cwt	127.00–128.50	784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	140.66/cwt	138.00–142.25	738	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	149.45/cwt	149.00–149.50	853	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	62.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	658	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	57.20/cwt	54.00–59.00	594	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	58.76/cwt	57.00–59.50	777	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	63.24/cwt	61.50–66.50	809	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.33/cwt	61.00–64.00	944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	45.76/cwt	43.00–48.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.14/cwt	119.00–134.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	132.00/cwt	126.00–138.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	943	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.41/cwt	126.00–132.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.35/cwt	133.00–142.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.44/cwt	133.00–142.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.60/cwt	109.00–119.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.05/cwt	109.00–120.00	726	4

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	142.00–158.00	152.59
6	—	574	138.00–144.00	141.20
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
9	—	462	142.50–158.00	150.97
2	—	630	130.00–134.00	132.05
12	—	678	119.00–137.50	135.48
4	—	371	140.00–144.00	142.11
4	—	723	126.50	126.50
5	—	532	133.00–144.00	139.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
4	—	583	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	142.50	142.50
22	—	631	142.50–145.50	143.84
45	—	571	149.00–149.50	149.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	146.00–154.00	151.20
7	—	460	138.00–141.00	139.72
10	—	530	126.00–137.00	130.66
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
12	—	425	137.00–146.00	140.50
2	—	638	118.00–125.00	121.51
2	—	783	101.00–107.00	104.03
3	—	246	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	115.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	112.08
4	—	509	115.00–117.00	116.50
6	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	127.00–128.50	128.06
23	—	525	138.00–142.25	140.66
67	—	778	121.25	121.25
14	—	658	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	120.00–137.00	131.65
5	—	567	119.00–134.00	128.14
2	—	340	126.00–138.00	132.00
7	—	463	126.00–132.00	128.41
2	—	373	133.00–142.00	137.35
11	—	426	133.00–142.00	140.44
2	—	770	114.00	114.00
11	—	685	109.00–119.00	115.60
3	—	273	131.00	131.00
4	—	626	109.00–120.00	116.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	89.00–93.00	90.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	60.00–65.00	62.05
8	—	1,038	54.00–59.00	57.20
2	—	870	43.00–48.00	45.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	57.00–59.50	58.76
6	—	1,279	61.50–66.50	63.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,515	61.00–64.00	62.33

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	860.00	860.00

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