Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.46/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$128.46

66 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	562	129.89	730	61
Medium and Large 2-3	550	111.00	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $119 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 sale66 hd

128.46

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

−2.87

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	1,826	97.46	1,779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	76.18	977	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	73.86	1,183	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	72.65	733	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,766	108.47/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	75.43/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	73.86/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,183	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	72.65/cwt	66.00–78.00	733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	76.18/cwt	67.00–82.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	126.13/cwt	122.00–132.50	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	586	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	76.87/cwt	73.00–81.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.11/cwt	131.00–138.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.11/cwt	131.00–138.50	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	154.16/cwt	153.00–156.00	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	125.93/cwt	121.00–131.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.01/cwt	114.00–129.00	832	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 294Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 34Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	103.00–112.00	108.47
2	—	1,945	71.00–85.00	75.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,602	71.00–78.00	73.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	66.00–78.00	72.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	67.00–82.00	76.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
10	—	522	126.00–134.00	130.29
5	—	579	130.00–132.00	131.21
5	—	641	113.00	113.00
1	—	915	99.00	99.00
3	—	496	135.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	671	114.00–129.00	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	133.00	133.00
2	—	563	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	140.00	140.00
16	—	719	122.00–132.50	126.13
2	—	355	160.00–170.00	165.07
3	—	593	133.00–135.00	133.66
8	—	605	131.00–138.50	137.11
10	—	489	153.00–156.00	154.16
1	—	310	169.00	169.00
2	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
1	—	910	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
2	—	528	121.00–131.00	125.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
5	—	438	130.00–140.00	136.50
8	—	574	130.00–139.00	134.54
11	—	479	131.00–138.00	135.11
2	—	355	131.00–135.00	133.03
5	—	677	119.00–120.00	119.80
6	—	624	122.00–130.00	127.58
9	—	726	110.00–120.00	116.01
2	—	805	106.00–114.00	110.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
11	—	516	126.00–140.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	99.00	99.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	107.00	107.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	73.00–81.00	76.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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