Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, Yearlings steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $126.57/cwt on 408 head.

Average price

$126.57

408 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	613	127.14	780	392
Medium and Large 2-3	547	112.75	617	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $163 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 sale408 hd

126.57

—

KY average27 barns · 8,790 hd

127.72

−1.14

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	1,779	86.43	1,537	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	55.78	609	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	55.59	730	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	54.22	845	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.48/cwt	110.00–121.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.60/cwt	154.00–167.50	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	125.49/cwt	119.50–129.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.87/cwt	137.00–139.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	108.64/cwt	106.00–114.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	124.54/cwt	124.25–124.85	888	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.11/cwt	112.00–120.00	734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.68/cwt	156.00–162.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.61/cwt	148.00–164.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.98/cwt	123.00–135.25	627	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.78/cwt	147.50–163.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	933	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.50	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	141.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	894	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.84/cwt	135.00–152.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	131.79/cwt	129.75–134.00	750	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	929	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	50.40/cwt	49.00–51.50	653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	54.95/cwt	52.00–57.00	735	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	60.85/cwt	58.00–66.50	762	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	82.09/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	85.91/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	54.22/cwt	52.00–56.00	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	48.46/cwt	45.00–52.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	60.24/cwt	58.00–63.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	55.15/cwt	52.50–57.50	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.55/cwt	134.00–155.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	116.74/cwt	115.00–117.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	103.67/cwt	103.00–104.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.85/cwt	121.00–134.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.55/cwt	100.00–111.50	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.99/cwt	128.00–140.50	573	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.11/cwt	146.00–163.00	696	11

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 877Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 91Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	110.00–121.00	116.48
10	—	382	129.00–139.00	134.36
7	—	571	120.00–129.00	124.98
3	—	856	112.00	112.00
3	—	743	106.00–114.00	108.64
2	—	932	107.00	107.00
16	—	627	112.00–120.00	117.11
1	—	210	127.50	127.50
43	—	479	123.00–135.25	130.98
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
8	—	524	124.00–131.00	127.51
20	—	431	128.00–140.50	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	713	124.25–124.85	124.54
109	—	569	129.75–134.00	131.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	124.00	124.00
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	109.00	109.00
8	—	562	115.00–117.00	116.74
3	—	680	103.00–104.00	103.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	154.00–167.50	160.60
5	—	764	119.50–129.50	125.49
8	—	668	137.00–139.00	137.87
10	—	886	110.00	110.00
7	—	428	156.00–162.00	158.68
6	—	474	148.00–164.00	152.61
2	—	825	110.00–116.50	113.27
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
20	—	634	132.00–142.00	141.04
13	—	516	135.00–152.00	147.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	606	154.00	154.00
19	—	710	130.85	130.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	147.50–163.00	153.78
8	—	471	134.00–155.00	147.55
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
5	—	622	121.00–134.00	127.85
4	—	534	130.00–140.00	136.48
3	—	723	100.00–111.50	107.55
11	—	443	146.00–163.00	157.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	482	126.00	126.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
3	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	49.00–51.50	50.40
17	—	1,338	52.00–57.00	54.95
6	—	1,253	58.00–66.50	60.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	52.00–56.00	54.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	45.00–52.00	48.46
4	—	1,105	58.00–63.00	60.24
5	—	1,073	52.50–57.50	55.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	81.00–83.00	82.09
2	—	1,820	94.00–95.00	94.52
6	—	1,845	83.50–88.50	85.91

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	—	1,330	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