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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 636▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 35▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Weak demand for the feeder classes.

CME Futures and Stock Market declines continue to influence a depressed feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for the slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.40/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$114.40

128 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	116.16	656	113
Medium and Large 2-3	489	101.14	495	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $161 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 sale128 hd

114.40

—

KY average27 barns · 5,524 hd

121.18

−6.78

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	1,619	84.57	1,369	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	61.02	925	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	59.14	728	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	52.38	549	16

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	150.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	116.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	128.43/cwt	123.00–131.00	741	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	845	96.33/cwt	88.00–98.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	107.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	122.04/cwt	118.00–129.00	458	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	112.66/cwt	112.00–114.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	108.80/cwt	107.50–110.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.90/cwt	115.00–126.00	584	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	109.09/cwt	106.00–113.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	110.40/cwt	108.00–114.00	627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	116.85/cwt	116.85–116.85	717	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	107.80/cwt	107.00–108.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	714	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	341	144.83/cwt	142.50–146.00	494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	133.40/cwt	132.50–134.00	527	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	398	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	567	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	125.17/cwt	122.00–126.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	123.48/cwt	118.00–129.00	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	614	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	83.96/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	91.41/cwt	90.50–92.50	1,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	57.76/cwt	57.00–59.00	551	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	45.26/cwt	39.50–49.00	468	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	53.25/cwt	51.00–56.00	586	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	590	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	62.62/cwt	60.00–66.00	756	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	55.68/cwt	52.50–58.00	709	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	888	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	58.55/cwt	58.00–59.00	957	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	679.25/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,793	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,728	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 636Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Weak demand for the feeder classes.

CME Futures and Stock Market declines continue to influence a depressed feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for the 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	—	625	108.00	108.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
7	—	578	118.00–129.00	123.48
6	—	483	122.00–126.00	125.17
5	—	395	132.50–134.00	133.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	398	142.50	142.50
6	—	341	142.50–146.00	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–119.00	117.04
2	—	353	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	315	122.50–125.00	123.73
1	—	275	117.50	117.50
1	—	240	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	110.00–125.00	116.75
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	123.00–131.00	128.43
4	—	665	110.00–119.00	112.23
4	—	446	150.00–154.00	150.99
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,045	86.00	86.00
2	—	545	128.00	128.00
2	—	363	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	330	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	88.00–98.00	96.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	107.50–110.00	108.80
3	—	433	112.00–114.00	112.66
2	—	680	70.00–72.00	70.99
2	—	580	98.00	98.00
2	—	315	100.00–115.00	107.86
1	—	615	88.00	88.00
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
1	—	355	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	614	116.85	116.85
3	—	563	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	115.00–126.00	122.90
10	—	568	108.00–114.00	110.40
10	—	375	118.00–129.00	122.04
8	—	533	106.00–113.00	109.09
5	—	620	107.00–108.00	107.80
3	—	693	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	124.00	124.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	625.00–725.00	679.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	51.00–56.00	53.25
4	—	954	57.00–59.00	57.76
4	—	1,034	39.50–49.00	45.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	58.00–59.00	58.55
2	—	1,398	63.00–64.00	63.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	60.00–66.00	62.62
7	—	1,274	52.50–58.00	55.68
1	—	1,135	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,869	90.50–92.50	91.41
3	—	1,478	82.00–86.00	83.96
1	—	1,040	59.00	59.00

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.