Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

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 to 2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.76/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$135.76

373 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

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	617	136.12	839	366
Medium and Large 2-3	572	117.01	670	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $170 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 sale373 hd

135.76

—

KY average27 barns · 6,079 hd

132.93

+2.83

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	1,571	102.20	1,605	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	73.98	1,185	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	69.99	940	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	67.00	689	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2Value Added	—	672	134.46/cwt	134.00–134.60	904	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.09/cwt	138.00–155.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	130.36/cwt	128.00–134.50	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.82/cwt	156.00–158.00	812	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	99.07/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	73.85/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,006	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	60.99/cwt	60.00–63.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	73.98/cwt	69.50–80.00	1,185	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	847	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,124	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	136.67/cwt	134.00–139.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.49/cwt	131.00–148.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.38/cwt	134.00–137.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.73/cwt	158.00–174.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	146.43/cwt	145.00–147.50	920	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.33/cwt	148.00–162.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	134.56/cwt	133.50–139.50	857	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.33/cwt	116.00–122.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.24/cwt	122.00–133.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	162.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	124.34/cwt	121.00–127.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	968	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.41/cwt	141.00–148.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.88/cwt	126.00–142.00	788	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.62/cwt	144.00–155.00	806	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.34/cwt	140.00–149.50	692	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.68/cwt	168.00–169.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.73/cwt	129.00–143.00	723	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 377Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 38Year ago 42

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	672	134.00–134.60	134.46
61	—	592	143.00	143.00
153	—	637	133.50–139.50	134.56
11	—	817	118.50	118.50
11	—	705	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
2	—	977	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	126.00–129.00	127.46
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	141.00–148.00	143.41
3	—	676	118.00–125.00	122.64
22	—	576	126.00–142.00	136.88
27	—	483	140.00–149.50	143.34
22	—	521	129.00–143.00	138.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	583	110.00–115.00	112.53
3	—	482	121.00–127.00	124.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	138.00–155.00	151.09
3	—	757	128.00–134.50	130.36
5	—	518	156.00–158.00	156.82
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	152.00–160.00	156.13
8	—	722	134.00–137.00	136.38
3	—	480	148.00–162.00	157.33
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
3	—	431	168.00–169.00	168.68
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	883	127.25	127.25
26	—	628	145.00–147.50	146.43
10	—	699	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	134.00–139.50	136.67
5	—	573	131.00–148.00	137.49
7	—	423	158.00–174.00	167.73
5	—	780	116.00–122.00	118.33
4	—	655	122.00–133.00	128.24
3	—	453	160.00–168.00	162.68
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	172.50	172.50
9	—	528	144.00–155.00	152.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	620	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	98.00–100.00	99.07
2	—	1,790	105.00–115.00	110.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,362	71.00–77.50	73.85
3	—	1,297	60.00–63.00	60.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	69.50–80.00	73.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
2	—	973	64.00	64.00

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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