Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 higher, Yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.49/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$144.49

112 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.39

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	784	144.49	1,133	112

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale112 hd

144.49

—

KY average23 barns · 5,665 hd

148.87

−4.39

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	1,783	101.06	1,801	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	69.64	1,116	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	68.61	880	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	68.22	655	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	463	135.53/cwt	128.00–143.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.36/cwt	125.00–138.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	128.57/cwt	125.00–143.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	96.03/cwt	90.00–99.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,315	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.59/cwt	147.00–156.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	130.24/cwt	129.50–131.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	849	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.24/cwt	157.50–170.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.69/cwt	151.00–160.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.75/cwt	167.00–175.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	68.22/cwt	67.50–69.00	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	70.60/cwt	64.50–74.00	1,121	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	741	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	69.98/cwt	64.50–78.00	888	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	187.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	106.93/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	95.18/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.88/cwt	134.00–146.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.98/cwt	123.00–130.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.53/cwt	132.00–147.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	960.68/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	13,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.39/cwt	118.00–124.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	148.03/cwt	147.00–149.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.34/cwt	134.00–147.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	150.80/cwt	147.00–162.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.58/cwt	146.00–151.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	145.73/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,038	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	139.25/cwt	135.00–144.00	916	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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 315Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	128.00–143.00	135.53
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
12	—	578	125.00–138.00	129.36
11	—	513	125.00–143.00	128.57
2	—	828	112.00–114.00	112.98
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
12	—	656	125.00–134.00	129.49
2	—	633	125.00–129.00	126.99
7	—	426	132.00–147.00	140.53
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	147.00–149.00	148.03
2	—	330	146.00–151.00	148.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	90.00–99.00	96.03
5	—	466	147.00–156.00	152.59
3	—	378	157.50–170.00	164.24
2	—	418	151.00–160.00	155.69
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
6	—	520	134.00–146.00	142.88
11	—	616	123.00–130.00	126.98
10	—	665	118.00–124.00	120.39
6	—	582	134.00–147.00	141.34
4	—	746	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
2	—	475	130.00–136.00	132.94
1	—	390	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	936	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	152.00–155.00	153.49
4	—	871	129.50–131.00	130.24
3	—	615	140.50	140.50
1	—	930	121.00	121.00
7	—	325	167.00–175.00	172.75
5	—	825	124.00–130.00	125.18
4	—	427	167.00	167.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
6	—	573	147.00–162.00	150.80
13	—	712	144.00–146.00	145.73
4	—	658	135.00–144.00	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	185.00–190.00	187.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	67.50–69.00	68.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	64.50–74.00	70.60
1	—	1,715	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	52.00	52.00
17	—	1,269	64.50–78.00	69.98
1	—	1,365	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	104.00–112.00	106.93
4	—	1,751	93.00–98.00	95.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,407	910.00–1,000.00	960.68

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle