Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.55/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$142.55

370 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

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	725	143.32	1,039	358
Medium and Large 2-3	552	119.46	660	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $379 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 sale370 hd

142.55

—

KY average26 barns · 4,898 hd

142.06

+0.49

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	1,659	101.27	1,680	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	70.36	1,098	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	68.33	899	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	63.15	652	17

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	796	143.85/cwt	143.85–143.85	1,145	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,080	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.64/cwt	146.00–155.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.85/cwt	156.00–159.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.80/cwt	134.00–151.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	137.49/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	137.01/cwt	131.00–141.50	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.63/cwt	149.00–162.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	143.78/cwt	141.00–146.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,230	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	143.54/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,091	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	154.56/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,053	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.91/cwt	145.00–157.50	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.42/cwt	119.00–128.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.47/cwt	149.00–150.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.03/cwt	142.00–152.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	149.07/cwt	147.00–152.25	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.77/cwt	149.00–155.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	159.97/cwt	158.00–164.00	675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	68.79/cwt	65.00–74.50	898	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	63.03/cwt	62.00–64.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	105.40/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,741	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	67.73/cwt	64.50–69.50	729	7
Bulls	—	—	1,668	96.11/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,603	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,597	1,019.05/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	16,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.08/cwt	144.00–157.00	646	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	61.04/cwt	59.00–64.00	616	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	70.36/cwt	66.00–74.50	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	125.03/cwt	123.00–128.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	114.10/cwt	110.00–127.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.11/cwt	138.00–148.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.36/cwt	134.00–149.00	743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.01/cwt	133.00–145.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.52/cwt	119.00–127.50	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.10/cwt	127.50–136.50	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.05/cwt	134.00–147.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	911	2

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 752Last week 127Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 27Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

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
196	—	796	143.85	143.85
74	—	729	148.10	148.10
4	—	605	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	138.00–143.00	140.47
2	—	325	134.00–138.00	136.09
14	—	486	138.00–148.00	144.63
4	—	619	131.00–141.50	137.01
11	—	436	138.00–148.00	144.11
16	—	522	134.00–149.00	142.36
14	—	580	133.00–145.00	141.01
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
11	—	726	119.00–127.50	122.52
7	—	673	127.50–136.50	130.10
2	—	792	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
3	—	562	123.00–128.00	125.03
4	—	529	110.00–127.00	114.10
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	136.50	136.50
10	—	572	146.00–155.00	151.64
7	—	519	156.00–159.00	156.85
10	—	628	134.00–151.00	146.80
3	—	822	133.00–139.75	137.49
2	—	330	155.00–156.00	155.49
5	—	472	149.00–162.00	157.63
4	—	680	141.00–146.00	143.78
1	—	280	157.50	157.50
2	—	902	129.00	129.00
18	—	760	142.00–146.00	143.54
2	—	375	149.00–150.00	149.47
3	—	422	158.00–164.00	159.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	828	148.50	148.50
78	—	681	154.50–155.00	154.56
41	—	618	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	880	117.00	117.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	145.00–157.50	147.91
2	—	668	119.00–128.00	123.42
7	—	470	142.00–152.00	149.03
5	—	511	147.00–152.25	149.07
5	—	375	149.00–155.00	153.77
8	—	425	144.00–157.00	152.08
4	—	617	122.00–127.00	125.23
10	—	565	134.00–147.00	141.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	711	109.00	109.00
2	—	587	128.00	128.00
1	—	925	84.00	84.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,306	65.00–74.50	68.79
2	—	1,418	62.00–64.00	63.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,076	64.50–69.50	67.73
9	—	1,009	59.00–64.00	61.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	66.00–74.50	70.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	101.00–115.00	105.40
4	—	1,668	91.00–99.00	96.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,597	950.00–1,075.00	1,019.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,553	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle