Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.27/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$139.27

244 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

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	555	139.98	777	238
Medium and Large 2-3	599	111.33	667	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $110 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 sale244 hd

139.27

—

KY average26 barns · 7,686 hd

139.32

−0.04

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	1,892	101.69	1,924	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	68.27	1,079	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	64.83	850	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	58.69	604	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	103.00	1,143	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	440	155.54/cwt	151.00–158.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	150.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	161.92/cwt	148.00–168.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	146.10/cwt	135.00–151.50	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	144.50/cwt	133.00–147.00	905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.44/cwt	144.00–157.00	894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	174.20/cwt	167.50–181.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.65/cwt	137.50–149.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	145.70/cwt	137.50–150.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	131.08/cwt	127.50–135.25	924	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	139.51/cwt	137.00–139.75	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	152.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	144.82/cwt	143.50–147.75	1,062	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	159.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	980	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	146.85/cwt	146.50–148.00	846	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	68.27/cwt	66.00–71.50	1,079	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	64.83/cwt	62.00–66.50	850	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	101.69/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,924	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	52.08/cwt	41.00–56.00	509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	64.27/cwt	61.00–68.50	690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	709	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	552	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	436	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.53/cwt	57.50–59.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	163.69/cwt	162.00–164.50	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	165.78/cwt	159.00–169.50	859	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.71/cwt	139.00–149.00	634	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	147.30/cwt	145.00–151.00	751	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	154.99/cwt	152.50–162.50	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	817	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.34/cwt	124.00–143.50	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	152.65/cwt	151.00–153.50	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	144.34/cwt	138.00–149.00	709	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.78/cwt	126.00–144.50	737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	146.32/cwt	142.50–148.00	418	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.36/cwt	119.00–127.00	772	5

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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 793Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 38Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 2

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	—	440	151.00–158.00	155.54
34	—	510	145.00–151.00	147.30
9	—	468	151.00–153.50	152.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	102.00	102.00
4	—	331	137.50–149.00	144.65
4	—	379	137.50–150.00	145.70
17	—	435	139.00–149.00	145.71
14	—	738	110.75	110.75
12	—	580	124.00–143.50	137.34
19	—	491	138.00–149.00	144.34
17	—	531	126.00–144.50	138.78
10	—	286	142.50–148.00	146.32
5	—	616	119.00–127.00	125.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	705	127.50–135.25	131.08
22	—	637	137.00–139.75	139.51
4	—	657	130.00	130.00
17	—	576	146.50–148.00	146.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	682	109.00	109.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	145.00–155.00	150.01
4	—	471	148.00–168.00	161.92
7	—	584	135.00–151.50	146.10
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	162.50	162.50
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
3	—	623	139.00	139.00
2	—	440	155.00–165.00	159.94
4	—	291	152.50–162.50	154.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	176.00	176.00
1	—	430	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	119.00–125.00	121.99
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
21	—	626	133.00–147.00	144.50
15	—	575	144.00–157.00	155.44
19	—	817	115.50	115.50
11	—	374	167.50–181.00	174.20
3	—	660	130.00–140.00	133.36
7	—	511	150.00–156.00	152.12
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
1	—	445	167.50	167.50
10	—	470	151.00–164.00	153.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	733	143.50–147.75	144.82
4	—	750	142.50	142.50
49	—	616	150.00–160.00	159.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	185.00	185.00
2	—	355	187.00	187.00
2	—	310	195.00	195.00
2	—	403	175.00–177.00	176.01
6	—	582	162.00–164.50	163.69
21	—	518	159.00–169.50	165.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	147.00	147.00
1	—	475	146.00	146.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	79.00	79.00
2	—	477	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	66.00–71.50	68.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	62.00–66.50	64.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	41.00–56.00	52.08
6	—	1,074	61.00–68.50	64.27
3	—	1,023	57.50–59.00	58.53
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,892	98.00–105.00	101.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,085.00	1,085.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	77.50	77.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	910	950.00	950.00

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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