Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.75/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$126.75

119 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

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	569	128.92	734	108
Medium and Large 2-3	595	105.39	627	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $107 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 sale119 hd

126.75

—

KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd

129.30

−2.55

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	1,965	99.99	1,965	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	69.24	1,084	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	68.56	859	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	67.23	686	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	488	130.89/cwt	123.00–134.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	132.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	816	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.69/cwt	122.00–131.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.39/cwt	138.00–144.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.76/cwt	108.00–109.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.42/cwt	101.00–108.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	121.58/cwt	109.00–128.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.55/cwt	116.00–129.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	110.89/cwt	108.00–113.00	744	8
Bulls	—	—	2,015	94.74/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	105.24/cwt	104.50–106.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.68/cwt	139.00–148.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.52/cwt	132.00–148.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	130.14/cwt	129.00–130.50	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.91/cwt	129.00–139.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.72/cwt	155.00–168.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.17/cwt	139.00–140.75	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.48/cwt	136.00–155.00	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.13/cwt	150.00–166.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.03/cwt	132.50–134.25	1,019	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.18/cwt	129.00–131.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	99.88/cwt	87.00–103.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	65.24/cwt	60.00–69.00	825	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	72.97/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,089	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	62.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	72.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	769	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	73.95/cwt	70.00–79.00	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	132.23/cwt	132.00–132.50	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	134.12/cwt	133.50–136.00	681	12

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 146Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 28Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	123.00–134.00	130.89
2	—	863	100.00–103.00	101.49
8	—	519	122.00–130.00	128.03
8	—	562	122.00–131.00	125.69
10	—	372	138.00–144.00	140.39
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
4	—	730	108.00–109.00	108.76
6	—	621	110.00–120.00	114.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	116.00–117.00	116.34
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
6	—	661	87.00–103.00	99.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	732	118.50	118.50
27	—	617	128.00–134.00	132.33
11	—	578	132.00–132.50	132.23
12	—	508	133.50–136.00	134.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.50	167.50
5	—	572	126.00–130.00	128.02
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
5	—	620	116.00–129.00	120.55
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
8	—	671	108.00–113.00	110.89
2	—	395	140.00–146.00	143.00
3	—	418	139.00–148.00	143.68
4	—	478	132.00–148.00	136.52
5	—	525	129.00–131.00	130.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	101.00–108.00	104.42
3	—	463	109.00–128.00	121.58
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	738	129.00–130.50	130.14
5	—	682	129.00–139.00	130.91
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
7	—	363	155.00–168.00	160.72
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
12	—	579	139.00–140.75	140.17
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
15	—	479	136.00–155.00	151.48
2	—	320	150.00–166.00	158.13
16	—	760	132.50–134.25	134.03
2	—	437	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	93.00–97.00	94.74
2	—	1,915	104.50–106.00	105.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,264	60.00–69.00	65.24
8	—	1,236	70.00–79.00	73.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	70.00–76.00	72.97
2	—	1,638	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	55.00	55.00
3	—	967	59.00–65.00	62.17
5	—	1,058	70.00–76.00	72.72

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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