Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $140.98/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$140.98

220 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

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	539	142.62	769	208
Medium and Large 2-3	560	112.58	630	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $139 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 sale220 hd

140.98

—

KY average26 barns · 5,712 hd

138.10

+2.87

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	1,653	93.48	1,545	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	68.38	1,113	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	65.01	832	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	53.31	538	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.59/cwt	140.00–153.50	571	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.55/cwt	130.50–148.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.77/cwt	137.00–146.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.53/cwt	136.00–146.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.14/cwt	130.00–146.00	666	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	137.19/cwt	137.00–139.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	148.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.56/cwt	143.00–159.00	915	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.65/cwt	149.00–155.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	158.55/cwt	149.00–164.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	163.02/cwt	151.00–167.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.99/cwt	139.00–150.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	140.01/cwt	138.50–147.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.66/cwt	144.00–151.00	700	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	147.35/cwt	141.00–149.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.09/cwt	128.00–141.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	68.00/cwt	65.50–69.00	1,081	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	70.57/cwt	70.00–72.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	60.14/cwt	60.00–60.50	721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.75/cwt	52.00–58.00	555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	65.21/cwt	61.00–69.50	848	14
Bulls	—	—	1,095	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.90/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,609	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	883.42/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	11,016	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	758.65/cwt	425.00–1,125.00	7,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	145.47/cwt	135.00–148.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	152.35/cwt	143.00–158.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	107.03/cwt	103.00–111.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.94/cwt	115.00–131.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.84/cwt	126.00–135.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.25/cwt	137.00–145.00	799	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	143.62/cwt	143.00–146.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 359Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 69Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
2	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	94.00	94.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	129.00	129.00
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	379	140.00–153.50	150.59
1	—	900	108.00	108.00
16	—	432	130.50–148.00	137.55
9	—	523	137.00–146.00	141.77
5	—	324	136.00–146.00	141.53
28	—	472	130.00–146.00	141.14
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
3	—	233	140.00–153.00	148.82
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
10	—	605	120.00–129.00	127.29
2	—	670	115.00–131.00	122.94
15	—	562	137.00–145.00	142.25
5	—	273	143.00–146.00	143.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	648	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	124.00	124.00
10	—	490	137.00–139.00	137.19
2	—	325	136.00–140.00	138.03
4	—	436	145.00–148.00	146.25
1	—	390	132.50	132.50
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
2	—	612	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	108.00	108.00
19	—	581	143.00–159.00	157.56
5	—	526	149.00–155.00	152.65
10	—	434	149.00–164.00	158.55
1	—	785	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	324	151.00–167.00	163.02
4	—	374	139.00–150.00	142.99
9	—	637	138.50–147.00	140.01
13	—	471	144.00–151.00	148.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	141.00–149.00	147.35
2	—	725	104.00	104.00
11	—	630	121.00–129.00	126.19
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
10	—	524	128.00–141.00	137.09
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
9	—	464	135.00–148.00	145.47
9	—	417	143.00–158.00	152.35
7	—	572	126.00–135.00	129.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	129.00	129.00
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
2	—	660	101.00–108.00	104.50
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
1	—	175	143.00	143.00
2	—	610	103.00–111.00	107.03
3	—	435	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	65.50–69.00	68.00
1	—	1,905	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	70.00–72.00	70.57
4	—	1,199	60.00–60.50	60.14
14	—	1,301	61.00–69.50	65.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	46.00	46.00
3	—	995	52.00–58.00	55.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,790	101.00	101.00
7	—	1,713	90.00–97.00	93.90

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	—	820	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	800.00–1,060.00	883.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,001	425.00–1,125.00	758.65

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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