Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$122.39

92 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

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	586	123.28	723	80
Medium and Large 2-3	516	116.50	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $122 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 sale92 hd

122.39

—

KY average27 barns · 3,853 hd

128.13

−5.73

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	—	Low	1,627	94.52	1,537	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	67.81	1,109	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	64.90	869	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	59.69	578	7thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	678	98.93/cwt	95.00–103.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.45/cwt	115.00–127.75	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	161.60/cwt	157.00–165.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.71/cwt	124.00–139.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	129.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	721	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.34/cwt	136.00–136.50	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	153.43/cwt	140.00–160.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.70/cwt	138.00–146.50	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.75/cwt	141.00–151.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.18/cwt	128.00–146.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.04/cwt	116.00–133.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.34/cwt	135.00–147.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	113.65/cwt	111.00–119.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	903	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	67.81/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,109	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	65.74/cwt	63.00–69.00	887	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	85.65/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,096	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	107.38/cwt	104.00–110.50	2,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	91.85/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,721	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	63.38/cwt	62.00–64.50	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	58.77/cwt	57.00–60.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,181	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	69.99/cwt	67.50–72.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.82/cwt	128.00–145.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.15/cwt	151.00–163.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.36/cwt	109.00–114.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.04/cwt	124.00–143.00	640	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.54/cwt	131.00–141.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.21/cwt	116.00–122.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.23/cwt	116.00–127.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.39/cwt	117.00–130.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 529Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 55Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 17Year ago 19

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	95.00–103.00	98.93
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
2	—	625	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	443	135.00–140.00	137.49
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	141.00–151.00	146.75
8	—	624	116.00–133.00	124.04
7	—	478	135.00–147.00	140.34
3	—	688	111.00–119.00	113.65
9	—	560	128.00–145.00	135.82
6	—	418	151.00–163.00	159.15
5	—	725	109.00–114.00	111.36
2	—	332	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	767	115.00–127.75	126.45
5	—	369	157.00–165.00	161.60
9	—	666	124.00–139.00	132.71
3	—	620	136.00–136.50	136.34
3	—	457	140.00–160.00	153.43
8	—	579	138.00–146.50	141.70
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
5	—	725	116.00–127.00	124.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
6	—	566	155.25	155.25
23	—	644	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
5	—	575	116.00–122.00	119.21
2	—	378	121.00–123.00	121.98
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	128.00–133.00	129.01
4	—	320	128.00–146.00	139.18
2	—	987	84.00	84.00
2	—	895	109.00	109.00
2	—	800	97.00	97.00
2	—	765	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	732	100.00–107.00	101.95
3	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.00
2	—	922	80.00	80.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,051	80.00	80.00
18	—	474	124.00–143.00	135.04
13	—	526	131.00–141.00	136.54
10	—	617	117.00–130.00	122.39
8	—	419	129.00–136.00	133.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	95.00	95.00
1	—	950	55.00	55.00
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
2	—	723	67.50–72.50	69.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,636	63.00–73.00	67.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,350	63.00–69.00	65.74
1	—	1,260	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	62.00–64.50	63.38
1	—	1,095	56.00	56.00
4	—	903	57.00–60.00	58.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	84.00–87.00	85.65
2	—	1,935	104.00–110.50	107.38
3	—	1,652	91.00–93.00	91.85

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	—	1,365	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	84.00	84.00

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