Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.93/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$116.93

162 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

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	582	117.99	686	148
Medium and Large 2-3	504	105.79	533	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $154 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 sale162 hd

116.93

—

KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd

121.31

−4.38

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	78.79	1,250	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	51.76	822	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	46.96	636	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	44.93	488	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	127.58/cwt	123.00–132.50	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.88/cwt	142.50–146.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	107.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.60/cwt	120.00–138.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.77/cwt	128.00–138.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	109.02/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	943	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	155.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	612	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.88/cwt	120.00–134.50	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.25/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.82/cwt	118.50–123.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.79/cwt	124.00–133.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.13/cwt	122.00–129.00	736	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	151.94/cwt	140.00–157.50	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	112.92/cwt	109.00–117.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.69/cwt	130.00–151.00	612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.42/cwt	118.00–126.50	885	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	109.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	130.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.29/cwt	110.00–124.00	632	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.37/cwt	124.00–131.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	756	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,011	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	62.77/cwt	58.00–67.00	714	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	41.83/cwt	41.50–42.00	438	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	51.21/cwt	49.00–54.00	703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,533	81.71/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,253	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	51.76/cwt	50.50–54.00	822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	45.61/cwt	44.00–47.50	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	75.87/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	45.07/cwt	44.00–46.50	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	109.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	112.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	97.13/cwt	90.00–104.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	127.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	552	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	114.74/cwt	103.00–118.00	710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	110.25/cwt	108.50–112.50	846	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	112.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.26/cwt	115.00–130.00	587	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	863	11

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 179Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 72Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	100.00–106.00	102.93
2	—	530	90.00–104.00	97.13
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
6	—	435	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	123.00–132.50	127.58
4	—	925	100.50	100.50
4	—	667	105.00–109.00	107.46
7	—	380	120.00–138.00	130.60
10	—	576	110.00–120.00	114.84
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
4	—	326	130.00–137.50	133.25
2	—	790	100.00	100.00
23	—	530	110.00–124.00	119.29
18	—	432	120.00–136.00	127.82
34	—	619	103.00–118.00	114.74
12	—	472	115.00–130.00	124.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	767	108.50–112.50	110.25
11	—	736	117.25	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	75.00	75.00
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
2	—	527	102.50	102.50
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	800	62.00	62.00
1	—	935	75.00	75.00
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	107.00	107.00
15	—	532	120.00–134.50	127.88
14	—	579	122.00–129.00	127.13
5	—	622	105.00–115.00	109.15
15	—	492	122.00–135.00	130.68
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
1	—	415	151.00	151.00
2	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	142.50–146.00	144.88
12	—	519	128.00–138.00	132.77
6	—	931	103.00–110.50	109.02
17	—	773	120.00–122.50	122.00
10	—	393	154.00–159.00	155.70
14	—	667	118.50–123.00	118.82
5	—	608	124.00–133.00	127.79
3	—	241	140.00–157.50	151.94
2	—	878	109.00–117.00	112.92
16	—	435	130.00–151.00	140.69
19	—	711	118.00–126.50	124.42
6	—	473	124.00–131.00	128.37
18	—	570	131.00–135.00	132.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	108.00–113.00	109.68
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
4	—	630	109.00–115.00	112.02
3	—	283	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	528	110.00–113.00	112.02
3	—	356	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	58.00–67.00	62.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	41.50–42.00	41.83
1	—	1,165	53.50	53.50
5	—	1,092	44.00–46.50	45.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	32.00	32.00
8	—	1,373	49.00–54.00	51.21
3	—	1,315	44.00–47.50	45.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	50.50–54.00	51.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	81.50–82.00	81.71
2	—	1,640	75.00–77.00	75.87

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle