Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.15/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$136.15

150 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	534	138.22	739	133
Medium and Large 2-3	548	119.94	657	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $81 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 sale150 hd

136.15

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

−2.29

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	—	Low	1,629	94.53	1,540	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	68.59	1,062	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	65.25	836	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	56.11	554	8thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	464	139.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.37/cwt	141.00–154.00	783	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	67.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.32/cwt	138.00–150.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.33/cwt	139.00–150.00	613	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	727	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	127.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	158.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.67/cwt	143.00–158.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	139.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.80/cwt	137.00–148.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	143.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	132.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.69/cwt	145.00–155.50	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.73/cwt	55.00–60.50	691	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	70.67/cwt	70.00–71.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.48/cwt	54.00–61.00	559	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	72.01/cwt	71.50–72.50	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.26/cwt	61.00–69.50	861	29
Bulls	—	—	1,493	87.49/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	95.05/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,514	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	880.02/cwt	785.00–935.00	10,754	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,211.33/cwt	1,010.00–1,400.00	17,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.90/cwt	138.00–150.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.66/cwt	117.00–129.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	394	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.40/cwt	124.00–124.50	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	131.60/cwt	128.00–139.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.62/cwt	124.00–138.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	804	8

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 299Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 35Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	136.00–145.00	139.47
18	—	528	141.00–154.00	148.37
9	—	422	145.00–155.50	151.69
3	—	382	149.00–150.00	149.66
5	—	735	117.00	117.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
3	—	575	138.00–150.00	144.90
6	—	689	119.50	119.50
2	—	763	107.00–109.00	108.01
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
5	—	631	124.00–124.50	124.40
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	136.00	136.00
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
2	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
3	—	367	128.00–139.00	131.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	545	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
3	—	378	119.00	119.00
2	—	667	111.00	111.00
1	—	275	121.00	121.00
2	—	755	111.00	111.00
2	—	455	129.00	129.00
2	—	415	132.00–136.00	134.02
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
5	—	373	130.00–141.00	136.48
4	—	275	138.00–150.00	147.16
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
5	—	328	138.00–150.00	145.32
22	—	422	139.00–150.00	145.33
34	—	525	134.00–141.00	138.43
7	—	683	117.00–129.00	125.66
10	—	630	124.00–138.00	132.62
9	—	469	138.00–142.00	140.98
9	—	768	126.50	126.50
8	—	579	138.00–141.00	138.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	746	131.75	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
3	—	462	139.00	139.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00
2	—	638	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
5	—	432	140.00–146.00	143.86
4	—	369	131.00–136.00	132.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	169.00–170.00	169.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	120.00–133.00	127.68
9	—	426	150.00–162.00	158.72
2	—	582	141.00	141.00
2	—	692	139.50	139.50
13	—	517	150.00–163.00	158.76
4	—	380	143.00–158.00	150.67
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
20	—	729	133.00–140.00	139.43
4	—	615	148.00–150.00	149.51
5	—	481	137.00–148.00	142.80
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
1	—	310	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,005	62.00	62.00
6	—	973	54.00–61.00	57.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	65.00–70.00	67.45
2	—	1,625	71.50–72.50	72.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	55.00–60.50	58.73
3	—	1,338	70.00–71.00	70.67
29	—	1,300	61.00–69.50	66.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	85.00–89.50	87.49
4	—	1,593	91.00–97.00	95.05
2	—	1,838	100.00–101.00	100.53

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	785.00–935.00	880.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,463	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,211.33

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

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Replacement Cattle