Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.90/cwt on 484 head.

Average price

$135.90

484 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$17.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

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	639	136.37	871	471
Medium and Large 2-3	564	118.84	671	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about $200 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 sale484 hd

135.90

—

KY average30 barns · 11,226 hd

134.89

+1.01

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	1,630	90.00	1,467	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	50.15	650	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	48.65	506	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	46.70	774	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	144.27/cwt	132.00–150.00	845	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	129.56/cwt	127.95–133.75	1,011	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	130.09/cwt	129.50–130.25	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	109.39/cwt	101.50–110.75	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.27/cwt	116.00–129.00	640	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.95/cwt	143.00–148.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	134.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	860	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.36/cwt	118.00–121.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.21/cwt	119.00–129.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.59/cwt	137.00–150.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	133.82/cwt	131.25–135.00	893	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	122.56/cwt	118.75–127.50	719	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.00/cwt	119.00–133.00	478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	109.31/cwt	106.00–111.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	101.69/cwt	100.00–103.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.21/cwt	119.00–131.00	773	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	156.90/cwt	155.00–157.50	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	136.29/cwt	132.00–139.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	829	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.89/cwt	135.00–154.00	693	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	154.56/cwt	154.00–154.75	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.91/cwt	137.50–153.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	827	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	803.51/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.55/cwt	131.00–151.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.13/cwt	125.00–146.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.08/cwt	98.00–104.00	796	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	48.00/cwt	45.00–52.00	488	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	46.70/cwt	45.00–48.50	774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	49.56/cwt	46.00–51.50	652	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	52.76/cwt	52.00–54.00	671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	692.08/cwt	685.00–700.00	9,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,825	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	465	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	42.32/cwt	41.00–44.00	437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.55/cwt	52.50–57.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.27/cwt	115.00–129.00	642	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	106.62/cwt	98.00–110.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	124.06/cwt	110.00–132.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	97.84/cwt	90.00–102.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	110.49/cwt	102.50–117.00	424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	110.87/cwt	110.00–112.50	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	111.16/cwt	95.00–115.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	98.48/cwt	97.00–103.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.43/cwt	118.00–132.00	594	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	112.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.75/cwt	103.00–109.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	117.74/cwt	103.00–123.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	90.95/cwt	86.00–96.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	112.73/cwt	106.00–117.00	703	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	140.17/cwt	139.00–142.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	97.68/cwt	93.00–103.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.62/cwt	118.00–128.25	538	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	757	2

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 561Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 18Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	586	132.00–150.00	144.27
4	—	530	143.00–148.00	144.95
8	—	709	118.00–121.00	120.36
18	—	617	119.00–131.00	125.21
2	—	338	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	810	125.00	125.00
31	—	472	135.00–154.00	146.89
8	—	422	137.50–153.00	147.91
9	—	666	118.00–125.00	124.21
2	—	915	113.00	113.00
5	—	384	139.00–142.00	140.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	780	127.95–133.75	129.56
15	—	709	129.50–130.25	130.09
102	—	641	132.00–136.00	134.21
64	—	667	131.25–135.00	133.82
4	—	490	155.00–157.50	156.90
4	—	550	151.00	151.00
12	—	520	154.00–154.75	154.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–129.00	122.27
5	—	411	110.00–132.00	124.06
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	875	104.00	104.00
2	—	630	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	744	116.75	116.75
17	—	618	119.75	119.75
7	—	504	131.50	131.50
13	—	691	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	774	101.50–110.75	109.39
52	—	515	116.00–129.00	124.27
3	—	333	119.00–129.00	125.21
68	—	587	118.75–127.50	122.56
14	—	376	119.00–133.00	127.00
6	—	667	106.00–111.00	109.31
9	—	727	100.00–103.00	101.69
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
24	—	470	118.00–132.00	126.43
46	—	624	106.00–117.00	112.73
32	—	432	118.00–128.25	124.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	98.00–110.00	106.62
5	—	676	90.00–102.00	97.84
13	—	384	102.50–117.00	110.49
3	—	426	110.00–112.50	110.87
6	—	481	95.00–115.00	111.16
6	—	640	97.00–103.00	98.48
1	—	720	75.00	75.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
2	—	872	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	137.00–150.00	140.59
12	—	526	125.00–140.00	135.35
7	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
3	—	387	132.00–139.00	136.29
11	—	476	131.00–151.00	142.55
9	—	569	125.00–146.00	130.13
3	—	780	98.00–104.00	102.08
3	—	976	82.00	82.00
12	—	627	108.00–119.00	112.02
11	—	678	103.00–109.00	107.75
4	—	821	93.00–103.00	97.68
2	—	912	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	72.00	72.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
4	—	472	124.00–125.00	124.76
2	—	428	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	117.50	117.50
10	—	576	103.00–123.00	117.74
4	—	674	86.00–96.00	90.95
1	—	230	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	74.00	74.00
1	—	800	56.00	56.00

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)	3	—	1,117	725.00–900.00	803.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	685.00–700.00	692.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	45.00–52.00	48.00
3	—	1,033	41.00–44.00	42.32
4	—	1,088	52.50–57.00	54.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	45.00–48.50	46.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	45.00	45.00
9	—	1,315	46.00–51.50	49.56
4	—	1,271	52.00–54.00	52.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	90.00	90.00

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

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