Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.84/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$113.84

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

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	553	118.82	657	46
Medium and Large 2-3	546	103.88	567	23

One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about $90 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 sale69 hd

113.84

—

KY average22 barns · 4,570 hd

122.26

−8.42

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	1,912	80.05	1,530	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	50.31	796	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	48.88	650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	43.73	454	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	88.00	911	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	73.03/cwt	70.00–76.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	113.90/cwt	109.00–120.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	149.04/cwt	142.50–154.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	120.76/cwt	115.00–130.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	103.00/cwt	96.00–106.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.42/cwt	137.00–142.50	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.07/cwt	134.00–138.50	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	128.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.95/cwt	140.00–152.50	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	146.53/cwt	143.00–150.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	125.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	46.29/cwt	44.00–48.50	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	52.99/cwt	52.00–54.00	829	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	50.19/cwt	48.50–52.50	678	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	45.81/cwt	45.00–46.50	586	3
Bulls	—	—	2,225	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	74.35/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	42.98/cwt	38.00–47.00	452	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	3
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	—	1,230	707.11/cwt	625.00–775.00	8,697	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	110.79/cwt	104.00–112.50	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	107.76/cwt	100.00–111.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	90.65/cwt	82.00–95.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	76.55/cwt	74.00–79.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.10/cwt	147.50–152.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	109.31/cwt	108.00–110.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	123.12/cwt	114.00–127.00	592	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 Nov 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 669Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 81Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	117.00	117.00
6	—	432	115.00–130.00	120.76
3	—	770	112.50	112.50
3	—	608	109.00	109.00
5	—	338	125.00–140.00	128.77
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
7	—	855	108.50	108.50
2	—	368	121.00–129.00	125.19
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
10	—	481	114.00–127.00	123.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
5	—	428	104.00–112.50	110.79
7	—	478	100.00–111.00	107.76
3	—	708	82.00–95.00	90.65
2	—	920	74.00–79.00	76.55
3	—	508	108.00–110.00	109.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	70.00–76.00	73.03
1	—	810	84.00	84.00
2	—	443	112.50	112.50
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	109.00–120.00	113.90
4	—	362	142.50–154.00	149.04
5	—	722	96.00–106.00	103.00
2	—	672	112.00	112.00
6	—	424	140.00–152.50	144.95
2	—	278	143.00–150.00	146.53
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
3	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.62
3	—	1,030	80.50	80.50
2	—	318	147.50–152.50	150.10
10	—	522	130.00–143.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
3	—	518	137.00–142.50	140.42
8	—	568	134.00–138.50	136.07
2	—	852	119.00	119.00
2	—	463	139.00–143.00	140.99
9	—	616	118.00–123.00	121.84
1	—	305	148.00	148.00
2	—	360	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,052	38.00–47.00	42.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	44.00–48.50	46.29
3	—	1,565	52.00–54.00	52.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,351	48.50–52.50	50.19
3	—	1,280	45.00–46.50	45.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	84.50	84.50
2	—	2,018	72.00–76.00	74.35
1	—	1,385	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	88.00	88.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	625.00–775.00	707.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	775.00	775.00

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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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