Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply last week. However all classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.96/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$122.96

226 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	634	123.59	783	216
Medium and Large 2-3	543	109.27	593	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about $190 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 sale226 hd

122.96

—

KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd

123.79

−0.83

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	1,779	84.76	1,508	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	59.00	643	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,443	58.01	837	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	57.99	896	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	104.97/cwt	95.00–110.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	123.26/cwt	116.00–125.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.59/cwt	145.00–154.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	122.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	122.89/cwt	122.50–124.75	804	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	126.85/cwt	123.75–127.75	802	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	76.09/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	58.01/cwt	57.50–58.50	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	58.86/cwt	56.50–62.00	888	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	117.99/cwt	110.50–120.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	152.88/cwt	145.00–157.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	119.95/cwt	119.95–119.95	888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	127.87/cwt	126.50–128.00	973	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	698	13
Bulls	—	—	1,797	83.05/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.37/cwt	110.00–121.50	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.93/cwt	124.00–134.00	800	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	108.95/cwt	102.00–114.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.76/cwt	138.00–154.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.15/cwt	134.00–146.75	817	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.64/cwt	120.00–132.00	861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.51/cwt	117.00–127.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 31Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 28

No comparison due to limited supply last week. However all classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
3	—	740	95.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
3	—	631	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	145.00–154.00	152.59
6	—	907	115.50	115.50
5	—	411	145.00–157.00	152.88
2	—	713	121.00–123.00	122.00
18	—	635	124.00–134.00	125.93
22	—	567	134.00–146.75	144.15
16	—	669	120.00–132.00	128.64
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	749	126.50	126.50
22	—	761	126.50–128.00	127.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	116.00–125.00	123.26
6	—	424	120.00–131.00	122.09
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
2	—	603	115.00–116.00	115.50
9	—	689	110.50–120.00	117.99
4	—	821	98.00	98.00
13	—	562	119.00–127.00	124.27
7	—	475	117.00–127.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
6	—	536	102.00–114.00	108.95
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	654	122.50–124.75	122.89
85	—	632	123.75–127.75	126.85
18	—	740	119.95	119.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	121.00–130.00	124.21
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
3	—	548	135.00	135.00
6	—	608	110.00–121.50	117.37
4	—	420	138.00–154.00	149.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	1,665	75.00–77.00	76.09
3	—	1,797	82.00–84.00	83.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	57.50–58.50	58.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	54.50	54.50
4	—	1,509	56.50–62.00	58.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	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.

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