Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.54/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$112.54

171 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

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	585	113.79	666	152
Medium and Large 2-3	530	102.57	544	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.21/cwt here — about $122 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 sale171 hd

112.54

—

KY average28 barns · 6,476 hd

119.09

−6.55

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	2,042	88.44	1,806	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	51.00	650	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	50.56	813	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	46.00	476	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	50.56/cwt	49.00–52.50	813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	42.15/cwt	37.00–47.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	87.00/cwt	80.00–94.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	108.41/cwt	103.00–111.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.93/cwt	144.00–147.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	583	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	124.89/cwt	119.50–128.25	908	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	107.35/cwt	102.00–109.50	724	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.88/cwt	114.00–118.50	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.92/cwt	123.00–132.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	118.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	630	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	97.69/cwt	93.00–100.00	797	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.59/cwt	55.00–60.00	696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	51.11/cwt	48.00–53.00	658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	394	1
Bulls	—	—	2,203	85.16/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	64.71/cwt	58.00–73.00	817	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.45/cwt	100.00–111.00	606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	114.97/cwt	112.00–119.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	108.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.04/cwt	102.00–112.50	691	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.72/cwt	114.00–122.00	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	125.15/cwt	117.00–130.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.62/cwt	105.00–116.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	97.80/cwt	90.00–99.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.58/cwt	135.00–141.50	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.02/cwt	131.00–142.50	797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.99/cwt	120.00–133.00	432	8

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 593Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	49.00–52.50	50.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	37.00–47.00	42.15
3	—	1,230	55.00–60.00	56.59
8	—	1,288	48.00–53.00	51.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	48.00	48.00
1	—	895	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	95.00	95.00
2	—	2,203	83.00–87.50	85.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	111.00	111.00
2	—	695	80.00–94.00	87.00
5	—	513	103.00–111.00	108.41
2	—	627	92.00	92.00
2	—	575	100.00–111.00	105.45
2	—	363	105.00–114.00	109.53
1	—	780	86.00	86.00
3	—	488	105.00–111.00	108.30
1	—	445	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	129.00	129.00
2	—	752	97.00	97.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
18	—	475	115.00–126.00	122.72
28	—	674	102.00–109.50	107.35
16	—	533	117.00–121.00	118.12
6	—	816	93.00–100.00	97.69
28	—	628	102.00–112.50	110.04
18	—	564	114.00–122.00	117.72
12	—	431	117.00–130.00	125.15
11	—	723	90.00–99.00	97.80
8	—	330	120.00–133.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	144.00–147.00	144.93
3	—	305	157.00	157.00
2	—	395	153.00	153.00
9	—	750	118.50	118.50
7	—	721	114.00–118.50	116.88
6	—	624	123.00–132.00	127.92
17	—	525	135.00–141.50	140.58
13	—	573	131.00–142.50	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	727	119.50–128.25	124.89
35	—	765	127.00	127.00
8	—	515	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	106.00–115.00	110.43
2	—	512	132.00	132.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
3	—	436	136.00–139.00	138.00
2	—	670	105.00–116.00	110.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	112.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	480	114.00	114.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	58.00–73.00	64.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	785.00	785.00

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

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