Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter 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 $124.85/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$124.85

230 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

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	579	126.93	735	212
Medium and Large 2-3	561	100.39	563	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $173 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 sale230 hd

124.85

—

KY average26 barns · 5,233 hd

125.97

−1.12

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	1,629	84.43	1,376	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	59.20	922	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	57.00	753	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	55.21	581	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	92.00	994	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	100.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.58/cwt	126.00–137.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.32/cwt	118.00–127.00	712	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	97.16/cwt	95.00–100.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,017	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,210	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.50	700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.06/cwt	107.00–121.50	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	924	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	531	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	92.18/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	60.30/cwt	59.50–61.00	836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	60.31/cwt	59.50–61.50	930	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	56.28/cwt	55.00–58.50	589	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	57.53/cwt	57.00–58.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	52.81/cwt	52.00–53.50	691	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	80.30/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	112.68/cwt	105.00–119.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	150.89/cwt	140.00–153.00	670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	104.96/cwt	100.00–114.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	994	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	128.94/cwt	121.00–133.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.48/cwt	124.00–133.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	143.13/cwt	133.00–148.00	769	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.91/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	109.63/cwt	107.50–110.50	923	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.91/cwt	99.00–105.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.67/cwt	121.00–131.00	613	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	132.65/cwt	131.75–134.00	691	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.78/cwt	146.00–158.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	131.00/cwt	120.00–136.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.89/cwt	133.00–141.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.51/cwt	110.00–121.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	96.29/cwt	92.50–100.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	132.24/cwt	120.00–139.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	132.32/cwt	121.00–136.00	435	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	797	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 338Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	100.00–102.00	100.51
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
7	—	567	105.00–119.00	112.68
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
2	—	375	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	781	95.00–100.00	97.16
6	—	673	100.00–114.00	104.96
7	—	422	138.00–148.00	144.77
5	—	715	99.00–105.00	102.91
5	—	466	145.00–148.00	145.99
4	—	527	129.00–131.00	130.01
7	—	557	120.00–136.00	131.00
8	—	618	110.00–121.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	557	111.00	111.00
2	—	745	86.00	86.00
4	—	610	87.00	87.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	300	117.50	117.50
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
2	—	673	92.50–100.00	96.29
2	—	368	116.00–118.00	116.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
22	—	577	118.00–127.00	123.32
4	—	285	134.00	134.00
8	—	680	107.00–121.50	112.06
6	—	390	124.00–133.00	125.48
13	—	523	119.00–128.00	123.91
7	—	627	110.00–118.00	113.82
17	—	842	107.50–110.50	109.63
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
22	—	480	121.00–131.00	127.67
13	—	412	120.00–139.00	132.24
13	—	329	121.00–136.00	132.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	697	132.60	132.60
27	—	521	131.75–134.00	132.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
3	—	383	136.00	136.00
2	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	126.00–137.00	131.58
16	—	444	140.00–153.00	150.89
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
16	—	805	121.00–124.00	123.49
2	—	750	127.00	127.00
3	—	731	124.50	124.50
3	—	685	121.00–133.00	128.94
31	—	537	133.00–148.00	143.13
10	—	381	146.00–158.00	151.78
3	—	465	133.00–141.00	137.89
10	—	620	120.00–135.00	128.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,017	119.00	119.00
13	—	509	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	55.00–57.50	56.02
5	—	1,386	59.50–61.00	60.30
3	—	1,308	52.00–53.50	52.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	59.50–61.50	60.31
2	—	1,580	57.00–58.00	57.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	55.00–58.50	56.28
2	—	1,063	52.00–53.00	52.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,748	90.00–94.00	92.18
6	—	1,537	75.00–83.00	80.30
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	92.00	92.00

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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