Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week due to wintery weather. However there was very good demand for feeders and good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.21/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$123.21

66 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$23.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	518	126.35	655	57
Medium and Large 2-3	605	103.33	625	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $30 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 sale66 hd

123.21

—

KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd

122.57

+0.64

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	1,300	108.00	1,404	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	66.34	1,082	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	65.60	910	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	61.58	689	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	165.20/cwt	164.00–167.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	129.61/cwt	129.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.60/cwt	99.00–108.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	513	97.02/cwt	92.00–102.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	63.43/cwt	62.00–65.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	63.44/cwt	60.50–65.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.28/cwt	62.00–64.50	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	442	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	67.11/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,109	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	68.19/cwt	65.50–72.50	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.50	689	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.70/cwt	149.00–162.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.69/cwt	124.00–139.00	574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 411Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

No comparison due to no sale last week due to wintery weather. However there was very good demand for feeders and good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	118.00–121.00	119.99
5	—	461	129.00–130.00	129.61
8	—	621	115.00–125.00	121.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
3	—	323	130.00–135.00	131.60
1	—	955	81.00	81.00
2	—	387	131.00	131.00
17	—	542	126.00–128.50	127.03
14	—	426	124.00–139.00	134.69
3	—	650	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
5	—	634	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	93.00	93.00
2	—	573	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
9	—	528	142.00–147.00	144.49
3	—	725	99.00–108.00	104.60
2	—	475	154.00–155.00	154.48
1	—	400	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
3	—	577	124.00	124.00
2	—	535	121.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	92.00–102.00	97.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	164.00–167.00	165.20
2	—	397	168.00	168.00
10	—	670	129.00–136.00	135.32
11	—	640	140.00–144.00	142.07
6	—	536	143.00–153.00	147.90
4	—	468	149.00–162.00	158.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	127.00	127.00
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	62.00–65.00	63.43
1	—	1,420	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,373	65.50–72.50	68.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,137	60.50–65.00	63.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	62.00–64.50	63.28
8	—	1,652	65.00–71.50	67.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle