Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls no test, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.02/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$142.02

270 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	613	142.10	871	269
Medium and Large 2-3	590	121.00	714	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $157 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 sale270 hd

142.02

—

KY average25 barns · 4,980 hd

140.05

+1.97

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	2,255	99.00	2,232	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	72.02	1,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	70.98	985	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	63.40	708	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,485	76.30	1,133	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	103.00	1,092	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	143.80/cwt	139.75–145.25	1,020	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	147.05/cwt	139.00–147.95	922	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	151.63/cwt	151.50–152.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.65/cwt	133.00–144.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,066	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.34/cwt	136.00–147.00	965	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.81/cwt	140.00–161.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.12/cwt	135.00–144.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.96/cwt	121.00–127.50	859	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.60/cwt	135.00–147.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	137.15/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	141.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.12/cwt	142.00–161.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.62/cwt	125.00–137.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	146.80/cwt	146.00–148.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	171.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.37/cwt	120.00–138.00	838	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	120.44/cwt	110.00–125.50	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	160.15/cwt	156.00–169.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.18/cwt	131.00–147.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	61.13/cwt	61.00–61.50	671	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	72.02/cwt	65.00–79.50	1,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	70.98/cwt	64.50–78.50	985	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,485	76.30/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,133	3
Steers	Select	—	1,060	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,232	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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 64Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	709	139.75–145.25	143.80
12	—	579	166.50	166.50
4	—	624	151.50–152.00	151.63
27	—	767	139.00	139.00
13	—	488	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	158.00	158.00
15	—	678	136.00–147.00	142.34
8	—	522	140.00–161.00	153.81
2	—	820	128.00–130.00	128.98
7	—	735	135.00–137.50	137.15
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
10	—	583	142.00–161.00	151.12
1	—	430	159.00	159.00
11	—	616	131.00–147.00	136.18
4	—	385	164.00–170.00	166.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	182.50	182.50
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	627	139.00–147.95	147.05
9	—	515	146.00–148.00	146.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	133.00–144.00	139.65
9	—	422	135.00–144.00	140.12
23	—	682	121.00–127.50	125.96
4	—	324	135.00–147.00	141.60
2	—	395	144.00	144.00
9	—	479	134.00–145.00	141.44
15	—	628	120.00–138.00	133.37
6	—	777	110.00–125.50	120.44
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
5	—	518	128.00–140.00	134.66
6	—	720	111.00–118.00	113.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–138.00	133.91
6	—	614	125.00–137.00	130.62
5	—	368	170.00–177.50	171.45
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	800	108.00	108.00
3	—	433	156.00–169.00	160.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	72.50	72.50
4	—	1,098	61.00–61.50	61.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,638	65.00–79.50	72.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	64.50–78.50	70.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	76.00–77.00	76.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	99.00	99.00

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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