Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.73/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$134.73

232 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

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	567	135.99	770	218
Medium and Large 2-3	519	115.23	598	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $173 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 sale232 hd

134.73

—

KY average26 barns · 5,383 hd

133.05

+1.68

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	1,787	87.27	1,559	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	59.35	950	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	58.02	769	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	56.11	599	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	868	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	168.60/cwt	156.00–176.00	639	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	163.80/cwt	158.00–172.00	706	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.00/cwt	145.00–163.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	107.67/cwt	104.00–110.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	140.93/cwt	132.50–150.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.03/cwt	129.00–142.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	859	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	124.19/cwt	113.00–125.00	856	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.28/cwt	132.00–141.50	791	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.74/cwt	138.00–147.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.85/cwt	145.00–149.50	936	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.19/cwt	129.00–135.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.48/cwt	126.75–130.00	940	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	143.69/cwt	143.60–145.00	777	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	116.35/cwt	116.35–116.35	1,059	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.59/cwt	143.00–158.00	864	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.82/cwt	140.25–162.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.03/cwt	132.00–146.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	56.65/cwt	56.00–57.00	590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	49.91/cwt	48.00–52.00	511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	86.36/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,032	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	51.03/cwt	50.00–52.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,795	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	—	410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	64.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	804	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	92.71/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,820	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	153.31/cwt	152.50–156.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	120.58/cwt	116.00–125.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.35/cwt	148.00–158.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	144.00–149.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 819Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 54Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	868	110.75	110.75
3	—	802	104.00–110.00	107.67
13	—	620	115.00–126.00	120.25
7	—	321	132.50–150.00	140.93
18	—	534	129.00–142.00	139.03
14	—	689	113.00–125.00	124.19
34	—	576	132.00–141.50	137.28
19	—	488	138.00–147.00	144.74
7	—	280	132.00–146.00	142.03
6	—	425	132.00–146.00	140.97
2	—	350	151.00	151.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	652	131.75	131.75
42	—	541	143.60–145.00	143.69
4	—	625	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
8	—	411	152.50–156.00	153.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	317	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
2	—	438	116.00–125.00	120.58
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	537	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	156.00–176.00	168.60
14	—	431	158.00–172.00	163.80
28	—	732	126.75–130.00	128.48
6	—	664	127.00–135.00	129.74
1	—	305	178.00	178.00
12	—	910	116.35	116.35
2	—	615	131.00–134.00	132.52
2	—	270	165.00	165.00
29	—	570	143.00–158.00	151.59
11	—	495	140.25–162.00	145.82
3	—	525	145.00–147.00	146.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	629	145.00–149.50	148.85
13	—	549	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	160.50	160.50
3	—	366	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	145.00–163.00	157.00
5	—	654	124.00	124.00
8	—	620	129.00–135.00	133.19
2	—	363	155.00–157.00	155.97
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	461	148.00–158.00	151.35
3	—	721	110.00–111.00	110.66
3	—	558	133.00–135.00	133.66
5	—	525	144.00–149.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.04
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	56.00–57.00	56.65
2	—	1,023	48.00–52.00	49.91
2	—	1,150	61.00–62.00	61.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,650	56.00–57.00	56.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	55.00–57.00	56.02
2	—	1,380	50.00–52.00	51.03
3	—	1,243	62.00–68.00	64.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,823	85.00–88.00	86.36
1	—	1,290	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,963	92.50–93.00	92.71

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	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	775.00	775.00

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