Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $125.07/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$125.07

330 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

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	613	126.06	773	319
Medium and Large 2-3	576	96.49	556	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $217 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 sale330 hd

125.07

—

KY average20 barns · 3,428 hd

121.39

+3.68

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	—	Low	1,485	81.05	1,204	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,750	57.00	998	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	51.27	675	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	47.67	511	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	368	132.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	116.90/cwt	110.00–123.50	677	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	898	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	126.94/cwt	126.00–127.50	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	126.84/cwt	120.00–132.00	420	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	112.61/cwt	107.00–119.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.89/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	127.71/cwt	127.00–127.75	696	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.66/cwt	126.00–143.50	795	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.95/cwt	118.00–130.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	138.17/cwt	132.50–150.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.40/cwt	139.00–145.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	141.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.37/cwt	129.50–137.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	847	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	971	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	136.95/cwt	127.50–145.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.15/cwt	121.00–123.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	53.15/cwt	51.50–54.50	710	6
Bulls	—	—	1,095	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	78.84/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	599.65/cwt	485.00–660.00	6,806	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	757.93/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,436	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	175	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	173	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	222	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	49.84/cwt	47.00–52.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	16,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	671.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.16/cwt	107.00–107.50	560	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	643.49/cwt	425.00–750.00	5,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	102.60/cwt	98.00–105.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	119.51/cwt	111.00–123.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	97.86/cwt	90.00–106.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.47/cwt	112.00–124.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.08/cwt	122.00–134.00	548	16

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 185Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 5

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	130.00–138.00	132.91
27	—	579	110.00–123.50	116.90
13	—	489	126.00–127.50	126.94
12	—	331	120.00–132.00	126.84
9	—	608	107.00–119.00	112.61
3	—	661	98.00–105.00	102.60
2	—	750	93.00–94.00	93.50
2	—	728	90.00–106.00	97.86
15	—	521	112.00–124.00	121.47
16	—	435	122.00–134.00	126.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	703	127.75	127.75
33	—	545	127.00–127.75	127.71
74	—	648	130.75	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	107.00–107.50	107.16
3	—	793	67.00	67.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
2	—	470	110.00–112.00	110.96
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.89
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
29	—	573	126.00–143.50	138.66
4	—	666	118.00–130.00	123.95
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
7	—	525	139.00–145.00	142.40
2	—	303	135.00–149.00	141.94
16	—	478	139.00–148.00	143.95
15	—	613	129.50–137.00	134.37
7	—	758	111.00–123.00	119.51
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	694	139.95	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	132.50–150.00	138.17
2	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.48
4	—	326	127.50–145.00	136.95
6	—	615	121.00–123.00	122.15
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
6	—	553	134.50	134.50
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	69.00	69.00
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	70.00	70.00
1	—	240	72.00	72.00
1	—	370	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00
6	—	1,335	51.50–54.50	53.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	47.00–52.00	49.84
1	—	1,060	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,410	89.50	89.50
2	—	1,718	78.00–80.00	78.84

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,135	485.00–660.00	599.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,261	600.00–800.00	671.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	750.00–775.00	757.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	840	425.00–750.00	643.49

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

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