Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.34/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$138.34

222 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

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	139.30	882	211
Medium and Large 2-3	653	119.84	783	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $100 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 sale222 hd

138.34

—

KY average17 barns · 2,012 hd

133.52

+4.82

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	1,607	85.78	1,379	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	60.91	969	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	57.81	641	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	56.69	740	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	140.62/cwt	140.50–141.50	939	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.09/cwt	136.00–142.50	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.42/cwt	136.00–147.00	684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	120.32/cwt	120.00–125.50	996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	155.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	109.74/cwt	105.00–112.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.92/cwt	138.00–149.50	787	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.67/cwt	121.00–131.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.90/cwt	121.00–130.50	733	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	133.29/cwt	132.00–134.00	697	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.45/cwt	125.00–137.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.83/cwt	119.00–127.50	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.14/cwt	109.00–121.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.16/cwt	104.00–113.50	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.08/cwt	128.50–136.00	610	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	133.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,027	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.46/cwt	54.00–55.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	56.84/cwt	54.00–59.00	747	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	904	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	61.86/cwt	60.00–64.50	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	60.77/cwt	60.00–62.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,358	77.07/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,963	83.62/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	91.21/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.23/cwt	148.00–153.00	635	8

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 151Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 50

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
3	—	877	105.00–112.00	109.74
4	—	566	125.00–127.00	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	668	140.50–141.50	140.62
26	—	768	132.00–135.00	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	136.00–142.50	140.09
14	—	477	136.00–147.00	143.42
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
15	—	624	125.00–138.00	134.70
2	—	785	116.00	116.00
17	—	828	120.00–125.50	120.32
3	—	288	150.00–165.00	155.03
38	—	536	138.00–149.50	146.92
3	—	655	121.00–131.00	127.67
8	—	420	148.00–153.00	151.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	582	121.00–130.50	125.90
4	—	805	100.50	100.50
5	—	421	125.00–137.00	129.45
6	—	523	119.00–127.50	123.83
7	—	624	109.00–121.00	115.14
14	—	715	104.00–113.50	110.16
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
16	—	462	128.50–136.00	132.08
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	114.00–115.00	114.67
1	—	270	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	132.00–134.00	133.29
23	—	625	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	155.00	155.00
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	672	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	715	105.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,007	80.00	80.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
3	—	578	135.00	135.00
1	—	935	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	54.00–55.00	54.46
2	—	1,125	60.00–62.00	61.06
1	—	1,130	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	54.00–59.00	56.84
3	—	1,280	50.00–52.00	50.82
4	—	1,305	60.00–62.00	60.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,619	60.00–64.50	61.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	74.00–80.00	77.07
2	—	1,963	83.00–84.50	83.62
4	—	1,554	90.00–93.00	91.21

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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