Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower,over 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.71/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$135.71

260 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$9.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	663	136.16	902	248
Medium and Large 2-3	519	126.55	657	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about $245 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 sale260 hd

135.71

—

KY average28 barns · 5,583 hd

134.55

+1.16

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	1,672	100.44	1,680	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	67.35	1,118	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	66.17	863	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	64.76	695	5thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	117.36/cwt	106.00–130.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.73/cwt	127.00–145.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	94.93/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.03/cwt	126.00–136.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.83/cwt	122.50–140.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	105.26/cwt	105.00–106.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	108.00–113.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	124.35/cwt	123.00–127.25	761	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	109.17/cwt	100.00–113.50	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	109.03/cwt	103.00–115.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	119.73/cwt	119.50–121.50	814	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	128.99/cwt	126.00–129.50	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.50	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	134.58/cwt	133.00–135.50	682	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	125.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.69/cwt	124.00–137.00	850	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	145.90/cwt	137.00–151.25	855	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	923	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,004	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.90/cwt	136.00–158.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.76/cwt	122.00–131.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	115.77/cwt	105.00–120.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.35/cwt	125.00–135.50	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	135.91/cwt	133.00–139.50	569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	102.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,092.50/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	14,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	103.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.13/cwt	146.00–160.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	63.45/cwt	61.00–64.50	680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	59.24/cwt	59.00–59.50	772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	70.85/cwt	70.00–72.00	969	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	66.16/cwt	62.00–69.00	854	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	66.21/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,102	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1

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 Jun 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 215Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	106.00–130.00	117.36
2	—	478	115.00–121.00	118.08
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	127.00–145.00	134.73
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
7	—	534	126.00–136.00	132.03
2	—	318	147.00–150.00	148.56
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	565	126.00–136.00	130.27
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
3	—	690	110.00–115.00	112.66
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
3	—	763	104.00	104.00
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	122.50–140.00	132.83
4	—	662	105.00–106.00	105.26
3	—	610	108.00–113.00	110.00
6	—	732	100.00–113.50	109.17
7	—	509	126.00–129.50	128.99
10	—	575	122.00–131.00	125.76
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
13	—	479	125.00–135.50	132.35
1	—	995	92.00	92.00
19	—	419	133.00–139.50	135.91
3	—	792	100.00–108.00	102.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
2	—	478	118.00–120.00	119.03
2	—	588	103.00–115.00	109.03
3	—	315	120.00–122.50	120.79
5	—	422	105.00–120.00	115.77
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
1	—	620	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	135.00	135.00
40	—	612	123.00–127.25	124.35
44	—	680	119.50–121.50	119.73
49	—	507	133.00–135.50	134.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	120.00–127.00	125.95
2	—	407	125.00	125.00
3	—	486	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	631	124.00–137.00	134.69
47	—	586	137.00–151.25	145.90
1	—	335	154.00	154.00
5	—	486	136.00–158.00	145.90
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
8	—	667	125.00–138.00	131.26
1	—	895	116.00	116.00
21	—	518	139.00–149.00	148.24
4	—	379	146.00–160.00	155.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	162.50	162.50
2	—	513	153.00–155.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	712	125.00–134.00	129.63
68	—	777	129.25	129.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	90.00–98.00	94.93
4	—	1,796	100.00–108.00	103.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,071	61.00–64.50	63.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	59.00–59.50	59.24
3	—	1,368	70.00–72.00	70.85
15	—	1,291	62.00–69.00	66.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	70.00–71.00	70.47
11	—	1,665	60.00–69.00	66.21

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	875.00	875.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle