Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher on a limited comparison due to lite supply last week, 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 $132.26/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$132.26

231 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$13.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	630	132.66	835	224
Medium and Large 2-3	550	119.43	657	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $178 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 sale231 hd

132.26

—

KY average26 barns · 9,190 hd

134.37

−2.11

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	1,640	83.28	1,365	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	53.56	829	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	51.28	668	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	47.30	521	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	469	126.60/cwt	119.00–134.00	594	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.68/cwt	141.00–151.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	128.04/cwt	126.00–131.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	132.27/cwt	129.75–135.00	812	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	150.74/cwt	141.00–157.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	126.95/cwt	126.95–126.95	746	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	106.56/cwt	104.00–107.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.96/cwt	117.00–124.50	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	117.60/cwt	111.00–124.00	624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.26/cwt	124.00–139.00	789	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	110.48/cwt	102.00–118.50	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	115.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	148.70/cwt	147.50–149.75	782	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.07/cwt	118.00–128.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	42.43/cwt	36.00–48.00	459	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	52.90/cwt	52.00–54.50	811	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	57.16/cwt	56.00–60.00	720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	51.54/cwt	49.00–55.50	683	12
Bulls	—	—	1,663	81.76/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,360	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	524	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	506	9
Bulls	—	—	1,493	76.35/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	91.72/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,617	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	52.16/cwt	49.50–54.50	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	42.43/cwt	39.00–46.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	105.85/cwt	93.00–109.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	125.41/cwt	123.75–127.00	952	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.34/cwt	129.00–145.00	667	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	116.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	688	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	82.30/cwt	73.00–92.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	108.04/cwt	101.00–117.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	116.02/cwt	114.00–119.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.07/cwt	117.00–135.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.93/cwt	128.00–145.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	130.90/cwt	126.00–136.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	695	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.45/cwt	134.00–149.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.09/cwt	105.00–116.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	101.74/cwt	101.00–102.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 103Year ago 920

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	469	119.00–134.00	126.60
4	—	329	126.00–131.00	128.04
7	—	717	104.00–107.00	106.56
20	—	531	111.00–124.00	117.60
10	—	661	102.00–118.50	110.48
27	—	589	110.00–122.00	116.77
4	—	421	117.00–135.00	126.07
2	—	388	126.00–136.00	130.90
26	—	625	100.00–115.00	111.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	588	126.95	126.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	146.00–149.00	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	69.00	69.00
2	—	715	73.00–92.00	82.30
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
4	—	579	101.00–102.00	101.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	141.00–151.00	144.68
5	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.19
5	—	371	141.00–157.00	150.74
3	—	581	117.00–124.50	121.96
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
5	—	479	129.00–145.00	139.34
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
6	—	732	101.00–117.00	108.04
10	—	515	128.00–145.00	136.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	93.00–109.00	105.85
3	—	532	114.00–119.00	116.02
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	116.00	116.00
9	—	431	155.00–158.00	157.48
14	—	633	121.00–125.00	123.57
39	—	588	124.00–139.00	134.26
2	—	908	111.00–115.00	112.99
4	—	860	114.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	758	115.00	115.00
4	—	397	155.00	155.00
12	—	675	118.00–128.00	124.07
9	—	471	134.00–149.00	143.45
8	—	721	105.00–116.00	112.09
5	—	520	130.00–135.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	614	129.75–135.00	132.27
2	—	705	123.00	123.00
6	—	657	130.00	130.00
17	—	526	147.50–149.75	148.70
15	—	568	145.75	145.75
43	—	759	123.75–127.00	125.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	577	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	36.00–48.00	42.43
7	—	1,124	49.50–54.50	52.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	57.50	57.50
6	—	1,533	52.00–54.50	52.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	56.00–60.00	57.16
12	—	1,326	49.00–55.50	51.54
3	—	1,268	39.00–46.00	42.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	81.00–82.00	81.76
3	—	1,493	74.00–79.00	76.35
3	—	1,763	87.00–100.00	91.72

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	63.00	63.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle