Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to weaker, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $124.28/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$124.28

235 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

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	545	126.33	688	215
Medium and Large 2-3	606	102.32	620	20

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $69 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 sale235 hd

124.28

—

KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd

129.80

−5.52

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	1,529	85.25	1,303	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	57.17	922	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	54.64	711	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	53.09	563	10

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	334	142.77/cwt	127.00–145.00	477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.68/cwt	120.00–137.00	805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	151.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.45/cwt	151.00–168.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.21/cwt	108.50–114.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.80/cwt	116.00–123.00	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.72/cwt	131.00–155.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	176.61/cwt	167.00–182.50	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.02/cwt	125.00–144.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.96/cwt	120.00–137.50	618	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.11/cwt	123.00–130.00	656	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.03/cwt	121.00–140.00	564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	108.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	112.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	775	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	164.86/cwt	157.50–180.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	912	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.14/cwt	119.00–130.00	726	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	163.70/cwt	149.00–168.00	758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	933	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	156.84/cwt	156.50–158.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	174.61/cwt	172.50–178.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	168.02/cwt	167.00–169.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	124.00/cwt	123.00–128.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	154.35/cwt	154.25–158.00	921	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	142.21/cwt	140.50–143.75	937	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.23/cwt	129.00–133.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	56.12/cwt	54.50–57.00	903	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	47.87/cwt	47.00–49.00	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	55.23/cwt	53.00–58.00	719	13
Bulls	—	—	1,521	83.37/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,268	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	967	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	59.26/cwt	59.00–59.50	645	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	53.23/cwt	52.00–54.00	590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	92.88/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	49.86/cwt	49.50–50.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	716	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	94.03/cwt	92.00–97.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.20/cwt	130.00–142.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	101.43/cwt	97.00–110.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.04/cwt	145.00–167.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	99.97/cwt	97.00–103.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	115.13/cwt	114.00–115.50	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	133.26/cwt	128.00–137.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.50/cwt	135.00–153.00	811	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	153.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.50/cwt	112.00–122.00	755	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 649Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 58Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	127.00–145.00	142.77
4	—	758	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
7	—	365	125.00–144.00	137.02
47	—	468	120.00–137.50	131.96
18	—	516	123.00–130.00	127.11
18	—	421	121.00–140.00	134.03
39	—	688	110.00–117.00	112.58
47	—	571	119.00–130.00	127.14
11	—	632	112.00–122.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	136.00	136.00
10	—	616	123.00–128.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
2	—	705	85.00–86.00	85.50
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
4	—	375	120.00–122.00	121.26
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
5	—	771	92.00–97.00	94.03
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	97.00–110.00	101.43
2	—	663	100.00–104.00	101.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	616	120.00–137.00	130.68
3	—	340	145.00–155.00	151.67
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
4	—	762	108.50–114.00	111.21
7	—	371	147.00–155.00	153.81
16	—	675	116.00–123.00	118.80
10	—	521	131.00–155.00	140.72
3	—	737	107.00–112.00	108.67
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
6	—	428	145.00–167.00	158.04
2	—	823	97.00–103.00	99.97
1	—	975	96.00	96.00
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
8	—	578	130.00–148.00	134.90
6	—	489	145.00–157.00	153.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	167.00–169.00	168.02
4	—	409	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–142.00	137.20
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
3	—	428	140.00–144.00	142.01
3	—	333	128.00–137.00	133.26
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	151.00–168.00	159.45
3	—	327	167.00–182.50	176.61
2	—	892	118.50	118.50
2	—	750	123.00	123.00
3	—	362	157.50–180.00	164.86
3	—	703	120.00–125.00	123.34
14	—	463	149.00–168.00	163.70
4	—	677	129.00–133.00	131.23
7	—	527	145.00–152.00	146.58
15	—	569	135.00–153.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	640	142.50	142.50
16	—	726	128.50	128.50
9	—	528	156.50–158.00	156.84
42	—	597	154.25–158.00	154.35
21	—	659	140.50–143.75	142.21
7	—	770	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	172.50–178.00	174.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	295	127.00	127.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
1	—	380	147.50	147.50
4	—	737	114.00–115.50	115.13
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	60.00	60.00
1	—	580	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	54.50–57.00	56.12
1	—	1,640	63.50	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	47.00–49.00	47.87
1	—	1,175	60.50	60.50
13	—	1,301	53.00–58.00	55.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	59.00–59.50	59.26
4	—	1,108	52.00–54.00	53.23
4	—	999	49.50–50.00	49.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,521	81.00–85.00	83.37
1	—	1,335	75.50	75.50
3	—	1,612	90.00–97.00	92.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,250.00	1,250.00

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