Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $135.22/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$135.22

150 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

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	603	135.68	819	147
Medium and Large 2-3	547	112.33	614	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $205 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 sale150 hd

135.22

—

KY average27 barns · 4,979 hd

128.00

+7.22

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	1,691	94.92	1,605	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	68.26	899	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	65.16	1,071	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	63.44	686	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	572	132.98/cwt	126.00–137.50	761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.05/cwt	136.50–150.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	156.77/cwt	153.50–160.00	870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.13/cwt	138.00–141.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,557	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	17,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.61/cwt	123.00–131.50	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.06/cwt	138.00–141.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	149.18/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,017	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.95/cwt	97.00–103.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.39/cwt	127.00–138.00	716	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	66.06/cwt	63.00–68.50	727	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,081	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	68.26/cwt	66.00–71.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	14,529	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	82.08/cwt	78.00–90.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	130.89/cwt	123.00–135.00	869	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	814.76/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	98.41/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,649	5
Bulls	—	—	1,709	90.56/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	119.10/cwt	111.00–129.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	676	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	107.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.55/cwt	148.00–153.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.85/cwt	134.00–145.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	106.37/cwt	100.00–113.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 356Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last 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
11	—	572	126.00–137.50	132.98
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
10	—	627	126.00–134.00	132.48
3	—	381	138.00–141.00	140.06
2	—	820	97.00–103.00	99.95
15	—	533	127.00–138.00	134.39
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
5	—	674	111.00–129.00	119.10
16	—	465	138.00–147.00	145.47
3	—	713	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	651	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
3	—	671	105.00–114.00	107.99
2	—	633	100.00–113.00	106.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	138.00–141.00	140.13
4	—	668	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	797	99.00	99.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	400	149.00	149.00
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	146.00	146.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
5	—	474	148.00–153.00	149.55
12	—	534	134.00–145.00	140.85
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	136.50–150.00	141.05
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	156.00	156.00
4	—	455	149.00	149.00
3	—	730	123.00–131.50	128.61
6	—	664	123.00–135.00	130.89
2	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	555	153.50–160.00	156.77
30	—	682	147.00–154.00	149.18
4	—	536	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,557	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	985.00	985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	78.00–90.00	82.08
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	775.00–850.00	814.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	60.00–61.00	60.51
1	—	1,040	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,101	63.00–68.50	66.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	65.00–68.00	66.59
1	—	1,750	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	66.00–71.00	68.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	96.00–101.00	98.41
4	—	1,709	88.00–95.00	90.56

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle