Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $133.89/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$133.89

184 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	695	134.24	932	180
Medium and Large 2-3	448	118.00	528	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $404 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 sale184 hd

133.89

—

KY average28 barns · 6,123 hd

133.58

+0.31

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	1,587	91.52	1,452	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	63.84	856	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	61.78	1,000	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	55.25	545	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	93.00	1,232	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	803.37/cwt	800.00–810.00	6,274	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	133.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	117.98/cwt	111.00–121.00	799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	106.07/cwt	103.50–108.50	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	82.15/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	91.27/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.08/cwt	133.00–144.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,037	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.72/cwt	121.00–134.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.72/cwt	127.00–138.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	129.19/cwt	127.00–132.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,107.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,046	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	14,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.20/cwt	136.00–142.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	6
Steers	Select	—	1,325	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.08/cwt	139.00–150.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.38/cwt	131.00–147.50	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,089	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.94/cwt	127.00–137.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	830	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.25/cwt	45.00–52.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	66.83/cwt	65.50–68.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	61.84/cwt	61.50–62.00	852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	64.24/cwt	64.00–64.50	1,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	60.80/cwt	58.00–62.50	995	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 436Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 8

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	781	800.00–810.00	803.37
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,107.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,035.00	1,035.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	131.00–136.00	133.61
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
9	—	677	111.00–121.00	117.98
2	—	262	148.00	148.00
2	—	433	135.00–141.00	138.02
3	—	535	132.00–135.00	134.01
3	—	641	110.00–117.00	114.67
4	—	469	127.00–136.00	131.23
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	133.00–144.00	139.08
4	—	485	130.00–135.00	131.96
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
4	—	777	125.50	125.50
2	—	518	121.00–134.00	127.72
5	—	318	127.00–138.00	135.72
2	—	620	122.00	122.00
5	—	553	127.00–132.00	129.19
2	—	727	117.50	117.50
2	—	890	109.50	109.50
6	—	365	136.00–142.00	140.20
3	—	665	116.00–120.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	767	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
2	—	538	113.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
6	—	484	135.00–140.00	137.14
10	—	439	139.00–150.00	146.08
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
13	—	528	131.00–147.50	140.38
2	—	337	151.00	151.00
2	—	557	131.00	131.00
4	—	715	127.00–137.00	130.94
5	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	748	145.60	145.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	103.50–108.50	106.07
3	—	1,283	73.00–86.00	82.15
4	—	1,636	89.00–94.50	91.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	68.50	68.50
2	—	980	45.00–52.00	48.25
1	—	965	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	65.50–68.00	66.83
3	—	1,378	61.50–62.00	61.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	64.00–64.50	64.24
5	—	1,636	58.00–62.50	60.80

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle