Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.46/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$129.46

271 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$6.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	663	129.78	860	257
Medium and Large 2-3	469	123.50	579	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $281 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 sale271 hd

129.46

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

−2.60

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	1,869	95.77	1,790	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	64.51	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	63.43	584	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	63.17	987	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	—	—	2,070	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	93.78/cwt	93.50–94.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.26/cwt	132.00–136.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.36/cwt	141.00–148.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	140.82/cwt	131.00–144.00	952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.11/cwt	143.00–159.00	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	793.75/cwt	710.00–900.00	8,557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	990.65/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	64.34/cwt	61.50–67.00	993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	58.27/cwt	58.00–58.50	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	63.18/cwt	60.50–66.00	597	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	64.26/cwt	62.50–68.00	796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	59.57/cwt	59.00–60.00	703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.44/cwt	69.00–72.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.84/cwt	137.50–138.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.22/cwt	139.00–152.00	757	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.01/cwt	131.00–139.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	835	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.59/cwt	155.00–158.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	140.95/cwt	140.95–140.95	1,177	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.67/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.83/cwt	132.00–138.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.63/cwt	155.00–167.50	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	109.60/cwt	103.50–117.00	817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.46/cwt	138.00–149.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	719	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	15,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	123.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	113.36/cwt	111.00–116.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	164.93/cwt	157.50–167.50	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,035	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	149.08/cwt	146.00–150.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.64/cwt	118.00–129.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	134.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	592	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.76/cwt	133.00–134.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.90/cwt	127.00–136.50	695	18
Bulls	—	—	2,045	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	107.69/cwt	107.00–109.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 495Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,743	93.50–94.00	93.78
1	—	2,045	110.50	110.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	61.50–67.00	64.34
1	—	1,635	58.50	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	75.00	75.00
2	—	945	58.00–58.50	58.27
5	—	945	60.50–66.00	63.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	62.50–68.00	64.26
2	—	1,180	59.00–60.00	59.57
2	—	1,248	69.00–72.00	70.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
2	—	668	111.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	482	122.00–126.00	123.69
1	—	300	151.00	151.00
3	—	603	115.00–119.00	116.33
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
3	—	762	107.00–109.00	107.69
1	—	445	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	125.00–132.00	126.50
2	—	383	148.00–154.00	150.90
8	—	526	132.00–136.00	134.26
2	—	423	141.00–148.00	144.36
10	—	572	129.00–139.00	136.36
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	777	111.00–116.00	113.36
4	—	316	157.50–167.50	164.93
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
5	—	465	130.00–140.00	137.15
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.54
3	—	428	137.50–138.00	137.84
3	—	455	131.00–139.00	135.01
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	131.00–144.00	140.82
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
15	—	476	143.00–159.00	154.11
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
20	—	525	139.00–152.00	144.22
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
46	—	579	140.00–147.00	144.30
7	—	431	155.00–158.00	157.59
3	—	318	165.00	165.00
7	—	764	128.00–134.00	132.67
3	—	715	130.00–134.00	131.35
12	—	614	132.00–138.00	133.83
6	—	370	155.00–167.50	159.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	835	140.95	140.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
20	—	745	103.50–117.00	109.60
8	—	377	138.00–149.00	143.46
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
31	—	571	123.00–133.00	125.94
8	—	479	124.00–136.00	132.96
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
9	—	303	146.00–150.00	149.08
12	—	613	118.00–129.00	123.64
14	—	441	131.00–136.00	134.26
18	—	527	127.00–136.50	131.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
3	—	478	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
4	—	370	133.00–134.00	133.76
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	351	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	796	130.00	130.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,078	710.00–900.00	793.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00–1,075.00	990.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,360.00	1,360.00

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

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