Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.85/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$129.85

137 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	512	130.37	667	132
Medium and Large 2-3	549	116.00	637	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $30 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 sale137 hd

129.85

—

KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd

130.99

−1.15

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	1,735	94.50	1,640	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,749	61.47	1,075	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	59.18	759	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	54.86	602	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	133.61/cwt	127.00–141.50	580	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.17/cwt	116.00–135.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.69/cwt	118.00–134.50	680	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.95/cwt	136.00–147.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	164.67/cwt	163.00–168.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.72/cwt	134.00–156.00	717	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.34/cwt	134.00–144.00	716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.43/cwt	139.00–158.00	872	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	164.05/cwt	156.00–170.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.35/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	790	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	279	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.78/cwt	126.00–142.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.30/cwt	107.00–115.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	113.04/cwt	110.00–124.00	702	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	50.12/cwt	45.00–54.00	545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	59.61/cwt	57.50–61.50	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	60.66/cwt	59.50–62.50	1,091	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	50.40/cwt	50.00–51.00	644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	64.91/cwt	63.00–69.00	832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	59.36/cwt	58.00–61.00	766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	867.86/cwt	750.00–960.00	11,603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	115.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	116.04/cwt	113.00–119.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.31/cwt	107.00–111.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	143.03/cwt	129.00–147.50	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	146.21/cwt	136.00–153.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.46/cwt	115.00–129.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	131.18/cwt	126.00–137.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.44/cwt	101.00–106.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 460Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	96.00	96.00
2	—	350	134.00	134.00
2	—	720	109.00–110.00	109.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
8	—	422	136.00–147.00	143.95
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
3	—	345	163.00–168.00	164.67
2	—	972	116.00	116.00
2	—	783	120.00–132.00	126.10
34	—	476	134.00–156.00	150.72
17	—	521	134.00–144.00	137.34
14	—	580	139.00–158.00	150.43
1	—	220	147.00	147.00
6	—	382	156.00–170.00	164.05
3	—	813	127.00–131.00	128.35
3	—	628	120.00–129.00	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	161.50	161.50
5	—	575	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	434	127.00–141.50	133.61
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
12	—	570	116.00–135.00	125.17
32	—	520	118.00–134.50	130.69
3	—	621	132.00	132.00
3	—	325	127.00–133.00	130.94
11	—	661	115.00–129.00	121.46
10	—	491	126.00–137.00	131.18
4	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	367	129.00–142.00	137.75
2	—	915	102.00	102.00
2	—	770	101.00–106.00	103.44
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	667	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	80.00	80.00
3	—	413	83.00	83.00
4	—	279	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	126.00–142.00	129.78
5	—	535	127.00–137.00	129.02
3	—	721	107.00–115.00	112.30
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
11	—	621	110.00–124.00	113.04
2	—	942	100.00	100.00
3	—	783	107.00–111.00	108.31
11	—	453	129.00–147.50	143.03
1	—	225	148.00	148.00
7	—	411	136.00–153.00	146.21
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
4	—	578	110.00–117.00	115.32
2	—	538	113.00–119.00	116.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	45.00–54.00	50.12
6	—	1,106	57.50–61.50	59.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	65.50	65.50
5	—	1,798	59.50–62.50	60.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	50.00–51.00	50.40
6	—	1,282	63.00–69.00	64.91
4	—	1,290	58.00–61.00	59.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	94.50	94.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,337	750.00–960.00	867.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	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