Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher except 600-700 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.18/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$146.18

471 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$25.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

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	707	146.39	1,035	467
Medium and Large 2-3	645	121.00	780	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $254 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 sale471 hd

146.18

—

KY average26 barns · 6,082 hd

143.61

+2.57

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	1,503	90.14	1,354	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	62.59	831	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	59.87	909	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	59.23	643	7thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Fancy	—	324	154.34/cwt	153.00–157.00	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.59/cwt	134.00–136.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.02/cwt	130.00–151.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	160.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.39/cwt	138.00–153.50	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	172.87/cwt	167.50–180.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	165.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	129.63/cwt	129.50–130.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	171.83/cwt	169.00–179.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	151.05/cwt	144.50–154.25	1,038	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	113.60/cwt	113.60–113.60	1,006	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	152.50/cwt	145.00–155.25	971	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.30/cwt	132.00–143.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.12/cwt	105.00–116.00	757	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	130.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	810	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	161.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	160.09/cwt	155.00–161.00	906	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	139.33/cwt	138.10–144.50	1,105	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.73/cwt	128.00–140.00	655	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	174.70/cwt	174.00–177.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	138.91/cwt	135.00–139.25	803	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	149.73/cwt	141.00–149.95	1,104	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,143	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	62.82/cwt	61.50–63.50	954	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	63.37/cwt	59.00–68.50	842	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	58.28/cwt	58.00–58.50	772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,454	86.04/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	95.44/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	998.90/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	14,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	607	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	425	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	60.94/cwt	59.00–62.50	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	54.95/cwt	54.00–56.00	588	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	134.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	654	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,395.00/cwt	1,395.00–1,395.00	19,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	157.70/cwt	154.00–159.50	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	157.37/cwt	154.00–162.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	148.16/cwt	146.00–149.00	616	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.86/cwt	124.00–136.00	863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	106.69/cwt	102.00–109.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	160.47/cwt	153.00–169.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	139.36/cwt	135.00–143.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	100.32/cwt	99.00–101.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	139.11/cwt	137.00–140.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.68/cwt	142.50–145.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 919Last week 630Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 60Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	153.00–157.00	154.34
6	—	372	154.00–162.00	157.37
20	—	416	146.00–149.00	148.16
8	—	526	135.00–143.00	139.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	120.00–133.00	130.48
15	—	510	125.00–134.00	130.60
6	—	416	137.00–142.00	139.52
18	—	675	105.00–116.00	112.12
35	—	479	128.00–140.00	136.73
5	—	374	140.00–149.00	144.59
2	—	645	115.00–121.00	118.00
2	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	275	142.50–145.00	143.68
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	886	113.60	113.60
17	—	622	126.00–133.00	130.28
9	—	651	123.00	123.00
47	—	578	135.00–139.25	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	160.00–165.00	160.69
21	—	582	138.00–153.50	149.39
5	—	331	167.50–180.00	172.87
5	—	276	160.00–170.00	165.89
4	—	756	129.50–130.00	129.63
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
6	—	377	169.00–179.00	171.83
5	—	455	165.00	165.00
5	—	625	132.00–143.00	136.30
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
10	—	687	137.00–140.00	139.11
6	—	872	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	687	144.50–154.25	151.05
28	—	637	145.00–155.25	152.50
116	—	793	138.10–144.50	139.33
102	—	737	141.00–149.95	149.73
56	—	896	127.60	127.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	157.00–165.00	161.50
26	—	566	155.00–161.00	160.09
15	—	422	174.00–177.00	174.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	134.00–136.00	135.59
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
6	—	527	130.00–151.00	146.02
6	—	610	125.00–135.00	129.01
6	—	474	165.00–166.00	165.32
10	—	670	124.00–136.00	128.86
3	—	788	102.00–109.00	106.69
2	—	823	105.00–110.00	107.43
7	—	377	153.00–169.00	160.47
3	—	857	99.00–101.00	100.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	705	132.50	132.50
1	—	565	153.00	153.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
17	—	520	154.00–159.50	157.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
5	—	486	134.00–137.00	134.59
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	607	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	61.50–63.50	62.82
1	—	1,520	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,329	59.00–68.50	63.37
2	—	1,325	58.00–58.50	58.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	59.00–62.50	60.94
2	—	1,070	54.00–56.00	54.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	84.00–88.00	86.04
1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,613	90.00–104.50	95.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,478	900.00–1,075.00	998.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,395.00	1,395.00

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

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