Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Yearling steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.34/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$152.34

212 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$33.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

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	715	152.97	1,093	208
Medium and Large 2-3	606	119.50	724	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.47/cwt here — about $369 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 sale212 hd

152.34

—

KY average26 barns · 4,842 hd

152.28

+0.06

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	1,655	98.27	1,626	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	68.36	1,097	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	66.24	894	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	58.29	592	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	86.00	1,084	1thin

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 2-3	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	157.22/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,148	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,202	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,026	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.99/cwt	137.00–144.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.41/cwt	133.00–140.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	131.68/cwt	127.00–138.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.57/cwt	137.00–150.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	154.04/cwt	150.50–155.00	1,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.95/cwt	135.00–146.00	852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.53/cwt	148.00–156.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.86/cwt	127.00–139.50	787	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	106.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.08/cwt	125.00–143.50	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	149.68/cwt	145.50–152.00	944	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.20/cwt	132.00–144.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,544	95.40/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,473	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	103.04/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	60.48/cwt	59.00–62.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	68.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	925	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	69.59/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,120	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	61.09/cwt	60.00–62.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	55.48/cwt	55.00–56.00	540	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,084	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 250Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
3	—	571	120.00–124.00	122.67
3	—	745	102.00–108.00	106.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	428	133.00–140.00	135.66
5	—	468	137.00–144.00	140.99
2	—	375	133.00–140.00	136.41
22	—	579	127.00–139.50	135.86
5	—	519	125.00–143.50	136.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	151.50	151.50
113	—	631	145.50–152.00	149.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	730	157.00–158.00	157.22
49	—	801	150.00	150.00
22	—	637	161.00	161.00
14	—	664	150.50–155.00	154.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
7	—	665	135.00–144.00	140.24
3	—	702	127.00–138.00	131.68
3	—	565	132.00–139.00	136.71
3	—	528	137.00–150.00	145.57
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
13	—	613	135.00–146.00	138.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
4	—	585	138.00	138.00
4	—	485	148.00–156.00	153.53
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
3	—	615	127.00–131.00	129.67
8	—	520	132.00–144.00	138.20
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
2	—	380	135.00–139.00	136.92
2	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	91.00–98.00	95.40
3	—	1,840	100.00–104.50	103.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	59.00–62.00	60.48
6	—	1,357	65.00–70.00	68.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,609	67.00–72.00	69.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	60.00–62.00	61.09
2	—	973	55.00–56.00	55.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	86.00	86.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle