Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower,over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings. Feeder and yearling markets are under incredible pressure from escalating corn future prices. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.99/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$146.99

226 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.89

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	561	147.42	827	219
Medium and Large 2-3	512	133.50	683	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $144 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 sale226 hd

146.99

—

KY average27 barns · 4,171 hd

137.09

+9.89

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	1,728	87.97	1,520	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	65.37	881	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	64.76	1,088	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	62.97	665	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,182	78.00	922	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.53/cwt	127.00–141.00	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.35/cwt	156.00–164.00	751	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.37/cwt	111.00–117.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.25/cwt	129.00–144.50	684	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.02/cwt	148.00–158.50	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.44/cwt	136.25–153.00	809	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.43/cwt	123.00–134.00	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	113.40/cwt	113.00–113.50	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	110.00/cwt	105.00–113.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	166.04/cwt	165.00–168.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	148.35/cwt	146.00–149.50	636	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	149.01/cwt	146.25–149.25	916	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.55/cwt	142.00–153.75	796	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	141.74/cwt	138.00–144.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	132.65/cwt	132.00–134.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	147.51/cwt	146.00–148.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.71/cwt	148.00–166.00	663	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	117.86/cwt	117.00–124.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	847	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	66.52/cwt	62.00–72.00	887	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	66.01/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	87.26/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,182	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,432	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	81.16/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	115.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	656	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	58.64/cwt	57.00–60.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	67.83/cwt	59.00–80.00	653	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	70.58/cwt	64.00–77.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	731.30/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	142.03/cwt	141.00–143.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	128.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	111.64/cwt	107.00–114.00	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.26/cwt	128.00–139.25	713	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.47/cwt	134.00–148.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	123.07/cwt	116.00–128.00	777	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.59/cwt	144.00–154.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.66/cwt	130.00–144.00	499	7

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 601Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 58Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	115.00	115.00
2	—	810	94.00	94.00
8	—	432	127.00–141.00	134.53
30	—	481	129.00–144.50	142.25
4	—	331	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	685	130.00	130.00
18	—	724	107.00–114.00	111.64
14	—	531	128.00–139.25	134.26
7	—	576	130.00–137.00	134.12
19	—	631	116.00–128.00	123.07
7	—	368	130.00–144.00	135.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
38	—	429	146.00–149.50	148.35
3	—	611	132.00–134.00	132.65
22	—	569	140.00–144.00	141.84
4	—	461	146.00–148.00	147.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	107.00–120.00	115.70
2	—	533	118.00–121.00	119.51
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	415	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
2	—	730	92.00	92.00
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
8	—	577	127.00–137.00	131.14
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
9	—	434	148.00–166.00	152.71
8	—	690	117.00–124.00	117.86
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	312	150.00	150.00
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
7	—	522	134.00–148.00	144.47
6	—	473	144.00–154.00	149.59
2	—	630	114.00–116.00	114.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	120.00–137.00	128.65
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
8	—	524	122.00–129.00	126.36
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	480	133.00–136.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
58	—	474	156.00–164.00	158.35
9	—	725	111.00–117.00	115.37
7	—	435	148.00–158.50	154.02
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
16	—	572	136.25–153.00	141.44
16	—	664	123.00–134.00	129.43
5	—	767	113.00–113.50	113.40
7	—	838	105.00–113.00	110.00
4	—	308	171.00	171.00
7	—	374	165.00–168.00	166.04
27	—	525	142.00–153.75	151.55
4	—	616	138.00–144.00	141.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	615	146.25–149.25	149.01
5	—	522	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	463	141.00–143.00	142.03
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
2	—	597	132.00	132.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,041	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	700.00–785.00	731.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	962	59.00–80.00	67.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	64.00–77.00	70.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	59.00–61.00	59.99
14	—	1,334	62.00–72.00	66.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	62.00–69.00	66.01
1	—	1,655	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,051	64.00–68.00	66.22
3	—	1,108	57.00–60.00	58.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,689	92.00–94.00	92.99
2	—	1,985	86.00–89.00	87.26
2	—	1,528	80.00–82.00	81.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,182	78.00	78.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle