Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.12/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$132.12

225 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

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	573	132.39	759	222
Medium and Large 2-3	442	111.92	494	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $265 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 sale225 hd

132.12

—

KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd

131.48

+0.63

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	1,686	89.72	1,512	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	65.67	1,015	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	59.91	772	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	53.99	545	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.14/cwt	123.00–134.00	618	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	126.71/cwt	119.00–130.00	745	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	109.13/cwt	103.00–115.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.80/cwt	114.00–127.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.50/cwt	124.00–137.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	137.06/cwt	135.00–138.25	846	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	135.44/cwt	135.00–135.50	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.41/cwt	119.00–121.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.90/cwt	123.00–134.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	81.92/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	102.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	92.29/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.89/cwt	124.00–136.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.82/cwt	134.00–146.50	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.70/cwt	133.00–149.50	765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	136.62/cwt	136.25–139.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	154.22/cwt	152.00–157.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,154	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	140.24/cwt	140.00–140.25	1,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.35/cwt	161.00–163.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	144.38/cwt	144.00–144.50	897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	54.55/cwt	51.00–57.00	720	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.74/cwt	67.50–68.00	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	50.04/cwt	45.00–57.00	468	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	59.53/cwt	58.00–61.50	663	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,066	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.29/cwt	58.00–66.00	781	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	760.17/cwt	685.00–800.00	10,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.09/cwt	141.00–149.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	750	3

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 250Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
3	—	320	127.00	127.00
27	—	475	123.00–134.00	130.14
2	—	355	135.00	135.00
26	—	521	120.00–134.00	127.14
18	—	588	119.00–130.00	126.71
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
8	—	622	114.00–127.00	118.80
1	—	220	122.00	122.00
7	—	435	124.00–137.00	128.50
3	—	668	110.00–117.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	103.00–115.00	109.13
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	617	135.00–138.25	137.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	135.00–135.50	135.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	119.00–121.00	119.41
6	—	569	123.00–134.00	127.90
6	—	425	142.00–150.00	145.38
3	—	518	132.00–137.00	133.64
2	—	765	100.00–108.00	104.08
2	—	352	142.00	142.00
15	—	468	141.00–149.00	143.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	124.00–136.00	129.89
19	—	580	134.00–146.50	143.82
2	—	330	162.00–166.00	164.03
14	—	529	133.00–149.50	144.70
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
9	—	742	136.25–139.00	136.62
8	—	437	152.00–157.00	154.22
4	—	851	132.75	132.75
3	—	380	161.00–163.00	162.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	836	138.00	138.00
20	—	726	140.00–140.25	140.24
4	—	621	144.00–144.50	144.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	77.00–88.00	81.92
3	—	1,700	100.00–105.00	102.74
3	—	1,727	89.00–96.00	92.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	51.00–57.00	54.55
2	—	1,280	67.50–68.00	67.74
12	—	1,275	58.00–66.00	61.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	45.00–57.00	50.04
5	—	1,113	58.00–61.50	59.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	68.00–70.00	69.01
1	—	1,545	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	685.00–800.00	760.17

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle