Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.68/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$143.68

216 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

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	611	145.25	888	203
Medium and Large 2-3	502	119.19	599	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $289 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 sale216 hd

143.68

—

KY average25 barns · 3,501 hd

139.48

+4.20

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	1,457	97.13	1,415	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	70.70	1,119	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	67.38	851	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	62.63	559	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.50/cwt	136.00–145.50	624	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.72/cwt	145.50–146.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	152.37/cwt	145.50–155.00	1,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	163.49/cwt	159.50–169.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.64/cwt	149.00–152.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,003	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	833	125.85/cwt	125.85–125.85	1,048	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,112	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	153.14/cwt	142.00–156.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	167.09/cwt	166.00–167.50	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	144.45/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	812	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,253	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.81/cwt	120.00–131.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	153.15/cwt	151.00–154.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.60/cwt	120.00–121.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	72.33/cwt	72.00–73.00	996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	72.97/cwt	71.00–74.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	64.28/cwt	60.00–69.00	632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	55.10/cwt	52.00–58.00	476	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	68.44/cwt	63.00–71.00	881	15
Bulls	—	—	1,386	95.86/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,329	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	59.70/cwt	58.00–62.00	650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,099	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	70.37/cwt	68.50–72.50	1,122	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,029.60/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	12,736	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	18,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	126.63/cwt	125.50–130.00	974	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.55/cwt	161.00–170.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.17/cwt	134.00–146.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	138.29/cwt	135.50–144.00	737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	114.37/cwt	112.50–115.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.16/cwt	131.00–142.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 433Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
4	—	538	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
4	—	284	112.50–115.00	114.37
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	432	136.00–145.50	144.50
7	—	481	145.50–146.00	145.72
2	—	840	129.00	129.00
2	—	730	125.00	125.00
11	—	769	125.50–130.00	126.63
3	—	375	134.00–146.00	138.17
19	—	533	135.50–144.00	138.29
7	—	620	123.00–133.00	130.67
12	—	679	126.00–135.00	129.22
2	—	275	130.00	130.00
12	—	563	131.00–142.00	137.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	628	159.75	159.75
8	—	676	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	833	125.85	125.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	151.00	151.00
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
13	—	762	145.50–155.00	152.37
23	—	576	159.50–169.00	163.49
8	—	526	149.00–152.00	151.64
20	—	633	142.00–156.00	153.14
2	—	815	130.00–139.00	134.53
7	—	469	166.00–167.50	167.09
4	—	715	135.00–152.00	144.45
8	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	935	125.00	125.00
1	—	885	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
5	—	446	130.00	130.00
4	—	263	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	675	164.75	164.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	812	154.25	154.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	120.00–131.00	127.81
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
2	—	560	139.00–141.00	139.98
7	—	511	151.00–154.00	153.15
5	—	657	120.00–121.00	120.60
4	—	470	161.00–170.00	165.55
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
4	—	534	137.00–139.00	138.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	72.00–73.00	72.33
15	—	1,287	63.00–71.00	68.44
4	—	1,089	58.00–62.00	59.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	71.00–74.00	72.97
4	—	983	60.00–69.00	64.28
5	—	864	52.00–58.00	55.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	73.00	73.00
7	—	1,594	68.50–72.50	70.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	94.00–99.00	95.86
1	—	1,955	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	76.00	76.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	975.00–1,150.00	1,029.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,150.00	1,150.00

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