Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, 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 $137.54/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$137.54

259 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

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	688	137.67	947	257
Medium and Large 2-3	493	121.50	598	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $349 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 sale259 hd

137.54

—

KY average25 barns · 6,759 hd

136.33

+1.22

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	1,764	88.53	1,561	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	57.50	945	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	54.14	577	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	52.73	705	15

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	137.26/cwt	126.00–141.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	147.26/cwt	146.00–147.50	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,081	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	115.42/cwt	112.00–117.50	717	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.99/cwt	125.00–138.00	689	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.50/cwt	106.00–113.50	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.76/cwt	118.00–130.00	595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.30/cwt	119.00–132.00	906	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.32/cwt	129.00–143.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.20/cwt	128.00–136.00	760	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	145.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.14/cwt	132.00–146.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	125.35/cwt	125.35–125.35	898	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.03/cwt	115.00–127.50	652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	667.09/cwt	625.00–735.00	7,378	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	775.83/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,185	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	84.70/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	52.68/cwt	50.50–56.50	715	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	47.94/cwt	46.00–49.50	619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	896	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	57.69/cwt	57.00–58.50	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.69/cwt	139.00–148.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	106.62/cwt	99.00–114.00	490	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	104.71/cwt	90.00–114.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	14,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	121.74/cwt	116.00–123.00	679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.50/cwt	106.00–117.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	144.79/cwt	141.00–146.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	99.65/cwt	99.00–101.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	127.70/cwt	118.00–133.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	546	5

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 745Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 58Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 3

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
16	—	518	125.00–138.00	132.99
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
5	—	580	120.00–134.00	125.37
6	—	467	129.00–143.00	139.32
2	—	672	108.00	108.00
7	—	333	140.00–147.50	145.45
6	—	430	139.00–148.00	142.69
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
4	—	394	141.00–146.00	144.79
3	—	733	99.00–101.00	99.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	658	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	530	106.00–117.00	111.50
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	126.00–141.00	137.26
6	—	337	146.00–147.50	147.26
24	—	621	112.00–117.50	115.42
8	—	660	106.00–113.50	109.50
16	—	473	118.00–130.00	125.76
15	—	526	115.00–127.50	124.03
16	—	558	116.00–123.00	121.74
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
12	—	422	118.00–133.00	127.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	716	125.35	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
4	—	460	99.00–114.00	106.62
3	—	522	90.00–114.00	104.71
2	—	572	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	761	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	686	122.00–128.00	125.20
11	—	717	119.00–132.00	126.30
7	—	432	145.00–150.00	147.36
20	—	575	128.00–136.00	132.20
15	—	527	132.00–146.00	141.14
8	—	469	136.00–146.00	140.37
3	—	815	121.00–122.00	121.33
27	—	621	121.00–131.00	127.20
2	—	975	115.00	115.00
5	—	370	145.00–149.00	147.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	70.00	70.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	625.00–735.00	667.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	650.00–875.00	775.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	81.00–89.00	84.70
1	—	2,270	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	50.50–56.50	52.68
3	—	1,292	46.00–49.50	47.94
3	—	1,320	57.00–58.50	57.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	54.50	54.50
1	—	905	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,118	57.00–59.00	58.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	58.00–60.00	59.00
3	—	1,810	55.00–56.00	55.49

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