Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.91/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$129.91

212 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$25.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	785	130.38	1,024	205
Medium and Large 2-3	551	118.00	650	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	570	105.00	599	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $425 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 sale212 hd

129.91

—

KY average28 barns · 6,498 hd

133.07

−3.16

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	—	Low	1,430	89.50	1,280	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	63.56	1,090	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	60.12	784	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	55.20	579	5thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3	—	665	104.72/cwt	101.00–106.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,107	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.50	786	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.79/cwt	114.00–120.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.39/cwt	108.00–112.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.63/cwt	119.00–133.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.03/cwt	127.00–132.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	89.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	114.16/cwt	108.00–118.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	88.37/cwt	85.00–91.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.97/cwt	119.00–126.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	97.72/cwt	94.00–99.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.10/cwt	124.00–138.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	136.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	117.37/cwt	114.00–118.50	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.17/cwt	125.00–134.75	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	134.80/cwt	132.00–135.50	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.15/cwt	112.00–123.50	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	127.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	114.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	551	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	78.65/cwt	68.00–81.00	523	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	497	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	393	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	57.93/cwt	56.50–59.00	779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.17/cwt	55.00–55.50	600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	51.62/cwt	48.00–55.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	62.98/cwt	60.50–68.00	815	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	63.56/cwt	62.50–64.00	1,090	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.48/cwt	126.00–133.50	891	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	127.61/cwt	120.00–134.50	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	117.31/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	125.72/cwt	124.00–125.75	1,120	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.40/cwt	134.00–147.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 392Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	101.00–106.00	104.72
2	—	525	110.00–116.00	112.97
3	—	700	85.00–92.00	89.67
1	—	360	116.00	116.00
3	—	777	85.00–91.00	88.37
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	112.00–115.00	113.53
3	—	480	110.00–117.00	114.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	119.00–133.00	128.63
5	—	465	127.00–132.00	129.03
2	—	725	107.00–109.00	108.01
6	—	661	108.00–118.00	114.16
2	—	903	94.00–96.00	95.00
4	—	560	119.00–126.00	123.97
4	—	808	94.00–99.00	97.72
5	—	363	124.00–138.00	131.10
7	—	610	112.00–123.50	119.15
5	—	439	124.00–135.00	127.91
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	838	132.10	132.10
61	—	891	124.00–125.75	125.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	144.00–148.00	146.68
2	—	925	106.00	106.00
8	—	608	130.00–139.00	136.35
4	—	819	114.00–118.50	117.37
11	—	723	125.00–134.75	132.17
5	—	594	132.00–135.50	134.80
13	—	527	140.00–145.00	142.38
5	—	683	126.00–133.50	130.48
13	—	776	120.00–134.50	127.61
5	—	892	114.00–119.50	117.31
6	—	424	134.00–147.00	138.40
1	—	980	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	129.00–131.00	129.65
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
2	—	375	139.00–144.00	141.60
2	—	710	110.00–111.50	110.76
4	—	620	114.00–120.00	117.79
5	—	674	108.00–112.00	110.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	670	89.00	89.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	68.00–81.00	78.65
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
2	—	497	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,260	91.00	91.00
1	—	2,010	102.50	102.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	56.50–59.00	57.93
2	—	1,275	48.00–55.00	51.62
9	—	1,294	60.50–68.00	62.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	55.00–55.50	55.17
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,100	60.50	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	62.50–64.00	63.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	84.00	84.00

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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