Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.56/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$132.56

197 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

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	664	133.45	886	180
Medium and Large 2-3	593	123.07	730	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $156 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 sale197 hd

132.56

—

KY average26 barns · 3,576 hd

133.73

−1.17

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	1,815	79.36	1,441	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	51.61	803	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	51.02	655	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	44.91	476	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.56/cwt	128.00–137.00	580	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.18/cwt	119.00–122.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	861	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.98/cwt	103.00–115.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	133.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	654	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.85/cwt	144.00–152.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	149.80/cwt	142.00–156.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.65/cwt	132.00–146.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	132.63/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,080	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.62/cwt	118.00–132.00	663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.29/cwt	118.00–122.00	868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	658	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	51.61/cwt	51.00–53.00	803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	53.14/cwt	51.00–55.00	688	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	48.25/cwt	45.00–50.00	524	5
Bulls	—	—	1,992	75.62/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,506	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	37.52/cwt	32.00–41.00	388	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	101.38/cwt	84.00–116.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	124.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	112.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	51.91/cwt	51.00–53.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	97.59/cwt	92.50–100.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.51/cwt	126.00–136.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	48.33/cwt	45.00–50.50	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	98.03/cwt	94.00–102.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.06/cwt	119.50–124.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	130.26/cwt	130.00–130.50	802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.31/cwt	112.00–117.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	103.28/cwt	102.00–104.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.33/cwt	142.00–146.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.86/cwt	123.00–139.00	612	13

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 564Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	105.00	105.00
3	—	523	84.00–116.00	101.38
2	—	690	94.00–102.00	98.03
5	—	572	110.00–119.00	114.92
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
11	—	427	139.00–149.00	142.35
15	—	491	128.00–140.00	133.25
2	—	333	144.00–152.00	147.85
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
15	—	508	126.00–136.00	130.51
7	—	631	119.50–124.00	121.06
1	—	260	151.00	151.00
8	—	577	123.00–128.00	125.58
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
3	—	385	142.00–146.00	143.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	134.00–140.00	137.39
8	—	620	114.00–117.00	115.48
16	—	428	128.00–137.00	135.56
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
2	—	777	108.00	108.00
10	—	722	103.00–115.00	109.98
9	—	373	130.00–136.00	133.97
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
17	—	578	118.00–123.00	122.00
25	—	532	118.00–132.00	124.62
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
7	—	673	102.00–104.00	103.28
13	—	468	123.00–139.00	130.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	97.50	97.50
3	—	518	107.00–115.00	112.40
3	—	420	92.50–100.00	97.59
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
1	—	395	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	119.00–122.00	120.18
10	—	558	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	410	140.00–153.00	146.42
7	—	809	128.50	128.50
3	—	872	120.00–121.00	120.67
20	—	533	137.00–142.00	139.46
7	—	622	125.00–129.00	128.44
7	—	372	142.00–156.00	149.80
9	—	477	132.00–146.00	143.65
3	—	728	118.00–122.00	119.29
2	—	297	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	651	132.25	132.25
3	—	710	129.25	129.25
49	—	814	131.00–133.00	132.63
18	—	616	130.00–130.50	130.26
10	—	767	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	589	121.00–125.00	124.41
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
3	—	680	112.00–117.00	115.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	51.00–53.00	51.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,295	51.00–55.00	53.14
1	—	1,265	44.00	44.00
10	—	1,269	45.00–50.50	48.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	45.00–50.00	48.25
7	—	1,034	32.00–41.00	37.52
5	—	1,072	51.00–53.00	51.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	74.00–80.00	75.62
2	—	1,550	84.00–86.00	84.97

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

Steers · 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