Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good to moderate demand feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.64/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$139.64

172 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

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	772	139.92	1,080	170
Medium and Large 2-3	553	116.25	642	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $438 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 sale172 hd

139.64

—

KY average26 barns · 4,759 hd

139.28

+0.36

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	1,495	93.84	1,403	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	70.75	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	64.64	789	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	60.98	574	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	539	139.03/cwt	132.00–143.00	749	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.21/cwt	125.00–139.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	151.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	828	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,176	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.02/cwt	124.00–129.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	168.66/cwt	162.00–171.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	135.87/cwt	132.00–137.00	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	132.34/cwt	128.75–141.00	958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	160.06/cwt	157.00–163.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	63.29/cwt	62.00–64.00	616	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,090	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	58.46/cwt	58.00–59.00	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	94.17/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.81/cwt	63.50–69.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.08/cwt	135.00–149.50	892	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	149.21/cwt	139.00–150.50	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,191	66

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 539Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 51Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	539	132.00–143.00	139.03
8	—	564	125.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	452	141.00	141.00
22	—	619	132.00–137.00	135.87
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
1	—	175	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	810	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	115.00–124.00	119.57
1	—	1,075	96.00	96.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	165.00	165.00
3	—	403	149.00–156.00	151.37
4	—	456	162.00–171.00	168.66
4	—	838	127.50	127.50
10	—	724	128.75–141.00	132.34
2	—	388	157.00–163.00	160.06
1	—	1,010	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	127.00	127.00
20	—	628	135.00–149.50	142.08
9	—	652	139.00–150.50	149.21
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	828	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	169.00	169.00
66	—	889	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	132.00	132.00
2	—	445	134.00	134.00
2	—	522	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	140.00	140.00
5	—	635	124.00–129.00	127.02
3	—	465	133.00	133.00
2	—	725	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	425	172.00	172.00
2	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	62.00–64.00	63.29
2	—	895	57.00–58.00	57.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	71.50	71.50
1	—	1,445	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	58.00–59.00	58.46
1	—	1,405	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,178	63.50–69.00	65.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	93.00–95.00	94.17
1	—	1,195	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,760	102.00–105.00	103.44

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	86.00	86.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,070.00	1,070.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle