Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.86/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$109.86

190 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.10

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	587	113.41	666	145
Medium and Large 2-3	574	98.42	565	45

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $101 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 sale190 hd

109.86

—

KY average29 barns · 8,558 hd

119.95

−10.10

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	1,756	84.91	1,491	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	52.57	851	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	51.03	676	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	47.75	496	20

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.21/cwt	142.50–148.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	99.79/cwt	99.00–100.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.49/cwt	128.00–146.00	641	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	603	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	103.03/cwt	93.00–109.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	114.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	89.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	102.38/cwt	98.00–105.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.51/cwt	130.00–153.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.24/cwt	120.00–131.00	872	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.33/cwt	119.00–123.75	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.68/cwt	115.00–133.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	113.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.18/cwt	133.00–145.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	151.61/cwt	151.00–152.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	109.29/cwt	105.00–113.50	673	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	116.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	122.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	50.35/cwt	46.00–53.00	678	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	40.15/cwt	34.00–45.00	424	6
Bulls	—	—	1,887	91.70/cwt	88.50–96.00	1,730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.00/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,394	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	55.23/cwt	54.00–58.00	552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	37.82/cwt	34.50–44.50	476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	432	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	294	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	49.32/cwt	46.00–53.00	516	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.15/cwt	54.00–56.00	847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	50.64/cwt	49.50–53.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	80.67/cwt	78.00–84.00	488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	56.72/cwt	53.50–63.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	886	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	657.49/cwt	475.00–725.00	6,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	100.16/cwt	86.00–108.00	424	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	122.56/cwt	105.00–126.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	103.76/cwt	92.50–116.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	92.98/cwt	91.00–94.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	106.17/cwt	106.00–107.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	121.13/cwt	117.50–132.50	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	84.34/cwt	83.00–86.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.35/cwt	104.00–119.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.16/cwt	113.00–126.00	576	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	113.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	108.43/cwt	98.00–118.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	130.85/cwt	129.00–134.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	107.19/cwt	104.00–110.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	116.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	100.74/cwt	100.50–102.00	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	93.54/cwt	88.00–99.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	99.01/cwt	85.00–106.00	803	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 1,209Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 66Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
2	—	295	115.00	115.00
27	—	520	111.00–120.00	115.98
16	—	679	105.00–116.00	114.17
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
36	—	576	110.00–118.00	113.47
3	—	722	100.00–107.00	104.62
20	—	616	105.00–113.50	109.29
6	—	439	114.00–119.00	116.53
13	—	475	113.00–126.00	121.16
4	—	368	114.00–119.00	116.05
3	—	811	85.00–106.00	99.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	93.00–109.00	103.03
3	—	605	78.00–84.00	80.67
5	—	459	100.00–105.00	102.59
9	—	423	86.00–108.00	100.16
3	—	728	91.00–94.00	92.98
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	375	98.00	98.00
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
3	—	785	83.00–86.00	84.34
14	—	686	100.50–102.00	100.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	792	112.75	112.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
2	—	877	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
8	—	389	117.50–132.50	121.13
4	—	766	100.00–110.00	105.09
2	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.97
7	—	581	111.00–117.00	113.03
4	—	669	104.00–110.00	107.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–154.00	151.96
4	—	837	123.50	123.50
10	—	561	138.00–144.00	140.96
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
18	—	685	120.00–131.00	127.24
2	—	870	119.00–123.75	121.33
6	—	627	115.00–133.00	123.68
11	—	528	127.00–145.00	140.25
6	—	478	133.00–145.00	140.18
5	—	411	151.00–152.00	151.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	143.50	143.50
13	—	665	134.50	134.50
8	—	568	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	142.50–148.00	145.21
5	—	766	99.00–100.00	99.79
23	—	473	128.00–146.00	135.49
4	—	877	88.00–94.00	89.99
3	—	685	98.00–105.00	102.38
10	—	416	130.00–153.00	142.51
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
7	—	587	120.00–128.00	122.51
5	—	318	135.00–141.00	139.75
2	—	713	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
11	—	619	104.00–119.00	111.35
6	—	541	129.00–134.00	130.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
6	—	417	105.00–126.00	122.56
4	—	461	92.50–116.00	103.76
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
6	—	541	106.00–107.00	106.17
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	118.00–120.00	118.95
6	—	564	98.00–118.00	108.43
2	—	620	88.00–99.00	93.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,347	46.00–53.00	50.35
3	—	1,258	34.50–44.50	37.82
9	—	1,306	53.50–63.00	56.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	34.00–45.00	40.15
4	—	999	54.00–58.00	55.23
10	—	1,046	46.00–53.00	49.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	54.00–56.00	55.15
4	—	1,680	49.50–53.00	50.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	88.50–96.00	91.70
7	—	1,700	79.00–85.50	82.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	475.00–725.00	657.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	60.00–64.00	62.12

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