Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to limited amount of receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.26/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$144.26

30 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	593	148.41	879	25
Medium and Large 2-3	626	123.50	773	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $106 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 sale30 hd

144.26

—

KY average11 barns · 1,425 hd

144.86

−0.60

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	1,990	103.50	2,060	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	69.73	1,084	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	68.61	916	12

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	68.40/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,081	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,087	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,143	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	2,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	67.53/cwt	64.00–69.50	920	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	71.84/cwt	71.00–72.50	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	621.74/cwt	610.00–635.00	5,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	123.62/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,044.04/cwt	1,025.00–1,060.00	14,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,009.19/cwt	885.00–1,175.00	14,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	719	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,033.93/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	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 Jul 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 315Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 0

No trend available due to limited amount of receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	67.00–69.50	68.40
3	—	1,520	71.50	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	64.00–69.50	67.53
3	—	1,252	71.00–72.50	71.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	103.50	103.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	668	126.00	126.00
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
2	—	515	129.00–133.00	130.98
2	—	585	137.00–139.00	137.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
4	—	683	144.00	144.00
6	—	837	136.50	136.50
6	—	583	142.00–150.00	145.36
3	—	401	164.00	164.00
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
3	—	318	160.00–165.00	161.70
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
3	—	831	115.00–128.00	123.62
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
3	—	571	139.50	139.50
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
2	—	373	140.00–141.00	140.52
3	—	525	132.00–140.00	136.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	610.00–635.00	621.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	925.00–1,175.00	1,033.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,420	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,044.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,414	885.00–1,175.00	1,009.19

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle