Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.02/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$132.02

456 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

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	664	132.80	882	441
Medium and Large 2-3	590	108.96	643	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $238 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 sale456 hd

132.02

—

KY average25 barns · 7,477 hd

137.37

−5.35

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	1,419	89.28	1,266	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	57.66	761	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	57.18	609	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	55.67	891	6thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.75/cwt	162.50–172.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.84/cwt	130.00–149.00	707	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	101.13/cwt	100.00–101.50	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.12/cwt	125.00–141.00	787	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.82/cwt	163.00–172.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	97.67/cwt	97.00–99.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.12/cwt	132.00–149.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.54/cwt	162.50–175.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	775	128.68/cwt	128.60–129.00	997	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	152.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	163.16/cwt	155.00–167.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.33/cwt	155.00–174.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	155.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	808	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,197	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	948	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.24/cwt	131.00–140.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.23/cwt	111.00–128.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	909	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	146.41/cwt	145.00–148.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	902	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	88.04/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,240	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	49.05/cwt	48.00–50.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	51.51/cwt	51.00–52.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	178.26/cwt	175.00–179.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	95.15/cwt	81.00–102.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	63.73/cwt	63.00–65.00	837	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	56.87/cwt	55.00–58.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	559	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.93/cwt	133.00–154.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	99.46/cwt	90.00–104.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.29/cwt	150.00–172.00	756	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.06/cwt	150.00–175.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.62/cwt	133.00–149.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	108.73/cwt	107.00–114.00	726	4

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 617Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	128.00	128.00
2	—	690	124.00–128.00	125.99
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
3	—	333	162.50–172.50	165.75
2	—	720	102.00	102.00
5	—	383	162.50–175.00	171.54
7	—	527	133.00–154.00	145.93
3	—	776	90.00–104.00	99.46
14	—	469	150.00–172.00	161.29
13	—	423	150.00–175.00	164.06
6	—	574	133.00–149.00	138.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
2	—	533	123.00–130.00	126.42
2	—	482	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
3	—	675	81.00–102.00	95.15
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
2	—	432	124.00	124.00
4	—	524	116.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	630	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	485	130.00–149.00	145.84
4	—	940	100.00–101.50	101.13
29	—	578	125.00–141.00	136.12
9	—	370	140.00–154.00	148.00
3	—	826	97.00–99.00	97.67
7	—	428	132.00–149.00	140.12
2	—	270	147.50	147.50
7	—	528	131.00–140.00	134.24
2	—	747	116.00	116.00
10	—	616	111.00–128.00	123.23
2	—	985	101.00	101.00
3	—	771	101.00	101.00
5	—	891	104.50	104.50
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	668	107.00–114.00	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	775	128.60–129.00	128.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
124	—	728	130.25	130.25
157	—	678	133.00–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	152.00–157.00	155.84
5	—	522	145.00–148.00	146.41
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	149.00–150.00	149.49
8	—	430	163.00–172.00	168.82
2	—	280	165.00–175.00	169.82
8	—	585	147.00–157.00	152.98
4	—	669	133.00–136.00	135.01
13	—	478	155.00–167.00	163.16
4	—	375	155.00–174.00	166.33
2	—	645	139.00	139.00
2	—	882	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	808	148.10	148.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
2	—	568	134.00–137.00	135.48
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
2	—	442	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	176.00	176.00
11	—	453	175.00–179.00	178.26
8	—	559	161.00–162.00	161.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	700	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,525	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,625	51.00–52.00	51.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	48.00–50.00	49.05
4	—	1,313	63.00–65.00	63.73
9	—	1,328	55.00–58.00	56.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,081	55.00–57.00	55.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,408	86.00–90.00	88.04

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	93.00	93.00

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