Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.08/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$130.08

188 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

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	535	132.64	710	156
Medium and Large 2-3	474	117.61	557	32

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $153 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 sale188 hd

130.08

—

KY average25 barns · 4,922 hd

131.82

−1.74

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	1,632	85.75	1,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	59.00	951	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	56.15	734	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	50.88	574	4thin

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 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.58/cwt	130.00–142.50	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	142.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.27/cwt	144.00–156.00	718	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.99/cwt	128.00–142.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.50	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.23/cwt	115.00–128.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	126.31/cwt	125.00–128.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.28/cwt	158.00–166.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	136.51/cwt	133.50–137.75	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.57/cwt	139.00–148.50	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	126.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.39/cwt	133.00–150.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	171.53/cwt	170.00–172.50	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	964	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.20/cwt	138.00–149.00	607	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.63/cwt	144.00–147.00	682	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	49.34/cwt	43.50–53.00	559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	60.16/cwt	60.00–60.50	945	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	52.81/cwt	50.00–55.00	667	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	91.61/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	83.40/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	61.03/cwt	60.00–63.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	57.05/cwt	55.50–59.50	755	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	838.38/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,142.19/cwt	1,085.00–1,200.00	15,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.42/cwt	134.00–146.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	144.78/cwt	144.00–145.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.57/cwt	136.00–145.00	791	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	106.57/cwt	102.00–111.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.34/cwt	117.50–124.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.69/cwt	142.50–149.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.12/cwt	115.00–123.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	157.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	119.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	131.33/cwt	127.50–140.00	295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	107.20/cwt	98.00–116.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	585	12

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 387Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
14	—	428	130.00–142.50	134.58
5	—	331	130.00–145.00	142.23
18	—	467	128.00–142.00	131.99
8	—	522	120.00–125.50	123.73
6	—	614	115.00–128.00	125.23
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
2	—	818	102.00–111.00	106.57
12	—	377	142.50–149.00	146.69
9	—	719	115.00–123.00	122.12
4	—	225	127.50–140.00	131.33
19	—	565	120.00–131.00	126.00
3	—	756	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
2	—	522	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	92.00	92.00
9	—	440	117.50–124.00	123.34
3	—	320	110.00–125.00	119.41
2	—	573	98.00–116.00	107.20
12	—	485	110.00–125.00	120.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	134.00	134.00
15	—	866	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	410	144.00–145.00	144.78
3	—	333	153.00	153.00
11	—	371	150.00–158.00	157.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
3	—	482	125.00–128.00	126.31
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	481	144.00–156.00	149.27
10	—	417	158.00–166.00	163.28
7	—	757	133.50–137.75	136.51
9	—	377	160.00–175.00	167.13
12	—	580	139.00–148.50	145.57
4	—	687	125.00–133.00	126.99
3	—	522	133.00–150.00	140.39
2	—	710	132.00	132.00
6	—	610	141.50	141.50
5	—	331	170.00–172.50	171.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	135.00–136.00	135.67
23	—	424	138.00–149.00	143.20
16	—	468	144.00–147.00	145.63
8	—	260	148.00	148.00
8	—	386	155.00–170.00	159.65
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
8	—	532	134.00–146.00	141.42
4	—	688	129.00	129.00
35	—	567	136.00–145.00	139.57
10	—	711	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	117.50	117.50
2	—	488	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	235	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	520	127.00–130.00	129.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	43.50–53.00	49.34
1	—	1,115	55.50	55.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	60.00–60.50	60.16
1	—	1,740	55.50	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	50.00–55.00	52.81
3	—	1,367	60.00–63.00	61.03
6	—	1,323	55.50–59.50	57.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	89.00–94.00	91.61
5	—	1,507	75.00–86.00	83.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	775.00–900.00	838.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,142.19

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