Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.95/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$146.95

363 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

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	611	147.19	899	357
Medium and Large 2-3	533	132.42	705	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $194 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 sale363 hd

146.95

—

KY average28 barns · 7,968 hd

138.73

+8.22

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	—	Low	1,650	85.48	1,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	58.99	790	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	57.78	931	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	56.50	622	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	83.00	1,054	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.84/cwt	143.00–152.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.30/cwt	150.00–162.50	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	126.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	111.85/cwt	99.00–115.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.54/cwt	154.50–173.00	762	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.05/cwt	128.50–134.00	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.68/cwt	169.00–171.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	157.54/cwt	156.75–160.00	844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	133.04/cwt	131.50–135.50	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.23/cwt	141.00–154.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.50/cwt	123.00–141.00	621	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	122.13/cwt	122.00–123.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	151.71/cwt	145.00–151.85	921	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	123.67/cwt	123.50–124.00	962	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	187.67/cwt	185.00–188.00	711	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.90/cwt	135.00–151.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.29/cwt	150.00–170.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	129.39/cwt	129.25–130.00	749	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	137.57/cwt	132.00–141.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	122.89/cwt	121.00–125.50	771	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	56.13/cwt	54.00–57.50	910	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	65.68/cwt	59.00–75.50	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	54.53/cwt	52.00–57.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	180.21/cwt	180.00–181.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	178.19/cwt	177.00–179.00	739	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.30/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	767.37/cwt	650.00–900.00	10,053	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	20,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	147.23/cwt	145.00–148.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.96/cwt	125.00–143.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	172.63/cwt	169.00–174.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.51/cwt	151.00–153.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	111.65/cwt	108.00–117.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.09/cwt	131.00–145.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	126.45/cwt	124.50–128.00	736	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	114.75/cwt	111.00–117.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	109.13/cwt	108.00–110.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.91/cwt	109.00–128.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.55/cwt	121.00–132.00	792	7

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 152Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	104.00	104.00
7	—	565	143.00–152.00	147.84
2	—	328	150.00–162.50	156.30
32	—	484	154.50–173.00	157.54
19	—	676	128.50–134.00	132.05
3	—	428	169.00–171.00	169.68
1	—	710	125.50	125.50
10	—	535	141.00–154.00	148.23
1	—	1,000	104.00	104.00
13	—	609	132.00–141.00	137.57
6	—	769	117.25	117.25
4	—	821	111.00–117.00	114.75
11	—	868	108.00–110.00	109.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	702	129.00	129.00
18	—	536	156.75–160.00	157.54
145	—	607	145.00–151.85	151.71
27	—	778	123.50–124.00	123.67
12	—	823	120.00	120.00
26	—	379	185.00–188.00	187.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	180.00–181.00	180.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
3	—	407	145.00–147.50	146.18
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	120.00–129.00	126.39
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
7	—	727	99.00–115.00	111.85
6	—	372	135.00–142.00	138.94
5	—	340	136.00–140.00	137.63
28	—	472	123.00–141.00	131.50
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
7	—	425	125.00–143.00	131.96
3	—	605	108.00–117.00	111.65
3	—	278	131.00–145.00	138.09
18	—	582	124.50–128.00	126.45
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	131.50–135.50	133.04
8	—	654	122.00–123.00	122.13
8	—	729	119.50	119.50
21	—	579	129.25–130.00	129.39
4	—	350	148.00	148.00
3	—	458	147.00	147.00
12	—	627	121.00–125.50	122.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
4	—	883	95.50	95.50
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	117.50	117.50
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
2	—	772	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	145.00–148.00	147.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	135.00–151.00	143.90
3	—	478	150.00–170.00	158.29
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
5	—	420	169.00–174.00	172.63
4	—	523	151.00–153.00	151.51
8	—	660	109.00–128.00	119.91
7	—	616	121.00–132.00	128.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	177.00–179.00	178.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,040	79.00	79.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,040	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	71.00	71.00
8	—	1,622	54.00–57.50	56.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	59.00–75.50	65.68
6	—	1,376	52.00–57.00	54.53
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	82.00–85.00	83.30
1	—	1,440	92.00	92.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	650.00–900.00	767.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,755	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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