Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.51/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$143.51

180 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

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	576	145.33	837	167
Medium and Large 2-3	514	120.07	617	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale180 hd

143.51

—

KY average24 barns · 4,967 hd

139.94

+3.57

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	1,835	98.62	1,810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	70.53	1,133	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	68.56	906	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	57.46	610	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.17/cwt	131.00–142.50	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	147.25/cwt	139.50–155.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.14/cwt	126.00–133.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.79/cwt	117.00–130.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.44/cwt	128.00–146.00	658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	153.43/cwt	140.00–160.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.42/cwt	141.00–161.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	151.95/cwt	151.95–151.95	988	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.85/cwt	145.00–155.50	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	165.29/cwt	158.00–168.50	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,110	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	127.06/cwt	122.00–132.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,187	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	69.50/cwt	65.00–74.50	918	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	61.58/cwt	55.50–64.00	663	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	68.23/cwt	65.50–71.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,937	102.94/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,994	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,192	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	50.43/cwt	42.00–54.50	521	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	70.53/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,133	7
Bulls	—	—	1,828	95.88/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	957.88/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,859	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.67/cwt	154.00–170.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	121.36/cwt	114.00–125.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.87/cwt	125.00–145.00	719	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 752Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 71Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
2	—	742	119.00	119.00
4	—	409	140.00–160.00	153.43
10	—	478	141.00–161.00	151.42
12	—	520	145.00–155.50	150.85
6	—	629	122.00–132.00	127.06
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
3	—	330	154.00–170.00	160.67
1	—	205	162.50	162.50
2	—	660	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	580	133.00–135.00	134.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	117.00–130.00	124.79
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	124.00	124.00
2	—	677	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
2	—	565	135.00–146.00	140.65
3	—	403	164.00	164.00
2	—	707	140.50	140.50
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
1	—	795	133.00	133.00
10	—	490	158.00–168.50	165.29
1	—	635	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	673	165.00	165.00
7	—	791	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
2	—	630	121.00–124.00	122.50
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	131.00–142.50	136.17
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
2	—	240	139.50–155.00	147.25
6	—	662	126.00–133.00	129.14
7	—	626	123.00–133.00	127.76
18	—	479	128.00–146.00	137.44
5	—	358	135.00–145.00	139.04
19	—	529	125.00–145.00	135.87
2	—	325	133.00–135.00	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	153.75	153.75
18	—	518	152.75	152.75
72	—	650	151.95	151.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
2	—	392	127.50	127.50
6	—	586	115.00–121.00	117.98
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	114.00–125.00	121.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	91.00	91.00
1	—	355	85.00	85.00
6	—	616	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	65.00–74.50	69.50
1	—	1,320	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	55.50–64.00	61.58
2	—	1,110	65.50–71.00	68.23
6	—	1,034	42.00–54.50	50.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,606	65.00–76.00	70.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,937	100.00–107.00	102.94
1	—	1,355	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,828	93.00–99.00	95.88

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)	2	—	1,238	850.00–1,050.00	957.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,525.00	1,525.00

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