Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher,Slaughter 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 $120.55/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$120.55

83 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$17.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.18

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	558	123.01	686	71
Medium and Large 2-3	618	106.01	655	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $31 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 sale83 hd

120.55

—

KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd

128.73

−8.18

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	—	High	1,544	100.84	1,557	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	76.34	1,231	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	70.78	964	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	64.91	692	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	780	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.62/cwt	112.00–125.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.07/cwt	112.50–116.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	111.21/cwt	108.00–112.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.62/cwt	122.00–132.00	720	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.69/cwt	126.00–140.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	149.12/cwt	147.50–150.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.46/cwt	122.00–132.50	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.01/cwt	127.00–138.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.71/cwt	103.00–114.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	133.87/cwt	132.50–136.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	72.66/cwt	66.50–79.00	993	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	71.53/cwt	69.50–74.50	793	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	55.00/cwt	51.50–58.00	539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	76.34/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.64/cwt	109.00–119.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	102.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	91.97/cwt	87.00–97.00	754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	128.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.79/cwt	120.00–133.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	679	2

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 377Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	105.00–114.00	109.50
10	—	380	130.00–136.00	133.64
2	—	737	109.00	109.00
8	—	618	112.00–125.00	117.62
2	—	330	131.00	131.00
8	—	430	120.00–129.00	125.74
1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
6	—	663	112.50–116.00	113.07
5	—	842	108.00–112.00	111.21
13	—	569	122.00–132.00	126.62
4	—	460	124.00–130.00	128.51
10	—	530	120.00–133.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
1	—	620	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
6	—	677	102.00–106.00	104.01
2	—	593	114.00–115.00	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	155.00	155.00
6	—	523	126.00–140.00	132.69
3	—	280	147.50–150.00	149.12
5	—	721	122.00–132.50	129.46
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
5	—	570	127.00–138.00	133.01
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
5	—	397	155.00	155.00
4	—	623	131.00–136.00	134.29
4	—	481	130.00–136.00	134.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	103.00–114.00	109.71
3	—	375	132.50–136.00	133.87
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	109.00–119.00	113.64
3	—	668	109.00	109.00
2	—	820	87.00–97.00	91.97
2	—	425	134.00–135.00	134.52
1	—	465	136.00	136.00

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	—	1,040	76.00	76.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,367	66.50–79.00	72.66
1	—	1,305	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	69.50–74.50	71.53
2	—	1,070	60.00–63.00	61.58
2	—	980	51.50–58.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	75.00–79.00	76.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	100.00–105.00	102.01
1	—	1,700	95.00	95.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle