Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on a lite test, Moderate demand for feeder 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 $132.06/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$132.06

35 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	606	133.16	807	32
Medium and Large 2-3	510	120.33	614	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $193 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 sale35 hd

132.06

—

KY average25 barns · 4,073 hd

136.73

−4.66

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	1,385	81.12	1,124	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	53.00	832	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	52.33	673	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	49.73	549	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,385	81.12/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	53.24/cwt	51.00–54.50	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	42.70/cwt	42.00–43.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.55/cwt	127.00–136.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.36/cwt	121.50–131.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.69/cwt	135.00–145.75	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.58/cwt	148.00–151.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.19/cwt	123.00–126.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	102.52/cwt	102.00–103.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	95.55/cwt	90.00–101.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	139.89/cwt	127.00–144.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.25/cwt	114.00–114.50	713	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 384Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on a lite test, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	80.00–82.00	81.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	60.00–61.00	60.49
1	—	1,290	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	51.00–54.50	53.24
2	—	1,063	42.00–43.50	42.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.00–136.00	131.55
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	128.00–130.00	129.32
4	—	491	127.00–144.00	139.89
6	—	624	114.00–114.50	114.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	102.00–103.00	102.52
2	—	788	90.00–101.00	95.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
3	—	533	117.00–120.00	117.98
1	—	935	91.00	91.00
2	—	445	127.00	127.00
2	—	552	118.00	118.00
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
2	—	668	109.00–111.00	110.03
4	—	365	126.00–135.00	131.63
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	812	86.00	86.00
1	—	730	89.00	89.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	605	121.50–131.00	126.36
8	—	528	135.00–145.75	143.69
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
4	—	371	148.00–151.00	149.58
2	—	585	142.00	142.00
5	—	679	123.00–126.00	124.19
7	—	812	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00

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	—	1,035	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle