Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $124.03/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$124.03

88 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

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	603	125.89	759	78
Medium and Large 2-3	499	109.54	546	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $213 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 sale88 hd

124.03

—

KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd

131.29

−7.26

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	1,666	97.80	1,629	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	63.70	1,073	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	61.80	749	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	53.93	496	5thin

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	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	133.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	119.93/cwt	117.50–122.50	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.30/cwt	124.00–135.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	113.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.49/cwt	115.00–126.50	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.91/cwt	130.00–141.00	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.43/cwt	142.00–153.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	133.02/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,050	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.92/cwt	133.00–146.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	127.75/cwt	127.00–128.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	127.35/cwt	127.35–127.35	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	831	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.34/cwt	123.50–132.50	796	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	97.80/cwt	93.50–100.50	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.70/cwt	117.00–121.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.64/cwt	127.00–143.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	113.72/cwt	111.00–114.50	877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.42/cwt	133.00–145.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	133.15/cwt	128.50–135.50	955	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	793.81/cwt	700.00–875.00	10,185	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	63.70/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	56.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.78/cwt	58.00–65.00	737	10

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 554Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	121.00	121.00
8	—	341	131.00–137.00	133.00
8	—	472	124.00–135.00	131.30
3	—	373	124.00–125.00	124.65
10	—	807	104.00–115.00	113.88
3	—	540	120.00–123.00	122.01
11	—	622	115.00–126.50	122.49
3	—	566	118.00–128.00	124.62
4	—	863	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	82.00	82.00
2	—	268	117.50–122.50	119.93
2	—	620	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	390	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	628	132.25	132.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
15	—	525	130.00–141.00	134.91
2	—	410	142.00–153.00	147.43
15	—	789	126.00–133.50	133.02
2	—	810	123.00–127.50	125.24
4	—	470	133.00–146.00	137.92
6	—	859	127.35	127.35
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
9	—	569	133.00–145.00	141.42
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
14	—	717	128.50–135.50	133.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	490	131.00	131.00
2	—	752	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
4	—	543	127.00–128.00	127.75
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	126.00–130.00	127.73
5	—	573	126.00–134.00	130.04
5	—	620	123.50–132.50	128.34
5	—	685	117.00–121.00	118.70
8	—	475	127.00–143.00	131.64
11	—	771	111.00–114.50	113.72
2	—	260	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	93.50–100.50	97.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	62.50–65.50	63.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	64.50	64.50
2	—	895	46.00	46.00
2	—	968	54.00–59.00	56.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,212	58.00–65.00	60.78

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)	2	—	1,283	700.00–875.00	793.81

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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