Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.78/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$108.78

51 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

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	608	111.61	679	40
Medium and Large 2-3	614	98.50	605	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $74 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 sale51 hd

108.78

—

KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd

121.22

−12.43

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	1,684	82.69	1,392	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	53.67	874	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	53.06	723	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	50.74	567	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	56.49/cwt	55.00–57.00	769	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	88.54/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	559	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	52.19/cwt	50.00–54.50	848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	55.51/cwt	55.00–57.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.94/cwt	123.00–127.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.64/cwt	112.00–114.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	131.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	84.46/cwt	82.00–87.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	114.85/cwt	113.50–117.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	107.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	106.66/cwt	102.50–111.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	117.42/cwt	114.00–121.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.59/cwt	119.00–133.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	70.59/cwt	60.00–81.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	52.17/cwt	48.50–54.50	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.94/cwt	137.00–141.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	60.64/cwt	59.50–62.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	138.66/cwt	136.00–141.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	50.13/cwt	48.00–53.00	562	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 530Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 5

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	55.00–57.00	56.49
1	—	1,270	44.00	44.00
13	—	1,370	48.50–54.50	52.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	50.00–54.50	52.19
4	—	1,636	55.00–57.00	55.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	48.00–53.00	50.13
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	87.00–90.00	88.54
1	—	1,425	71.00	71.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	126.00–128.00	126.66
4	—	570	123.00–127.00	124.94
2	—	428	137.00–141.00	138.94
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	112.00–114.00	112.64
4	—	535	130.00–134.00	131.25
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
2	—	603	127.00–130.00	128.51
6	—	666	120.00–129.00	126.30
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
3	—	423	136.00–141.00	138.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	115.00–125.00	121.00
3	—	680	118.00	118.00
2	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
2	—	428	121.00–123.00	121.97
2	—	883	82.00–87.00	84.46
12	—	588	113.50–117.00	114.85
1	—	910	86.00	86.00
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
3	—	661	107.00	107.00
6	—	627	100.00–112.00	107.06
4	—	511	114.00–121.00	117.42
4	—	370	119.00–133.00	129.59
4	—	818	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	110.00–111.00	110.76
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
2	—	368	102.50–111.00	106.66
2	—	833	60.00–81.00	70.59
2	—	687	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	59.50–62.00	60.64

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle