Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes sold mostly steady with good demand on a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.87/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$130.87

55 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

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	591	132.96	786	49
Medium and Large 2-3	511	113.83	581	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $204 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 sale55 hd

130.87

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

−9.52

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	—	Low	1,693	96.63	1,636	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,721	67.89	1,168	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	66.22	875	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	60.93	633	7thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	67.86/cwt	66.00–70.00	903	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	65.24/cwt	65.00–65.50	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	102.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.26/cwt	117.00–124.00	802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	837.17/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	133.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	951	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	61.76/cwt	60.00–64.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	67.89/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,168	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.27/cwt	158.00–162.50	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.22/cwt	128.00–142.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	152.76/cwt	152.00–153.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.91/cwt	139.00–145.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	117.02/cwt	114.00–121.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	124.35/cwt	123.00–125.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.45/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.26/cwt	131.00–147.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	156.67/cwt	147.00–159.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	129.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.87/cwt	130.00–146.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.23/cwt	148.00–153.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	159.80/cwt	153.00–161.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	4

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 374Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes sold mostly steady with good demand on a lite test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	66.00–70.00	67.86
1	—	1,275	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	49.00	49.00
2	—	1,110	65.00–65.50	65.24
4	—	984	60.00–64.00	61.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	66.00–69.50	67.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	85.00–86.00	85.66
4	—	1,731	100.00–105.00	102.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	117.00–124.00	121.26
8	—	524	128.00–142.00	135.22
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.59
6	—	727	123.00–125.00	124.35
2	—	583	128.00–133.00	130.45
10	—	468	131.00–147.00	139.26
5	—	611	125.00–133.00	129.58
2	—	797	117.00	117.00
1	—	950	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
2	—	382	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	152.00–153.00	152.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	130.00–140.00	133.44
2	—	323	158.00–162.50	160.27
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
4	—	683	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	128.00	128.00
2	—	578	139.00–145.00	141.91
2	—	767	139.50	139.50
5	—	442	147.00–159.00	156.67
1	—	855	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
7	—	504	153.00–161.00	159.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	125.00–132.00	128.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	166.00	166.00
4	—	718	114.00–121.00	117.02
2	—	438	135.00–138.00	136.51
1	—	930	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
8	—	577	130.00–146.00	136.87
2	—	468	145.00–149.00	147.01
4	—	515	148.00–153.00	151.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	825.00–850.00	837.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	825.00	825.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle