Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.82/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$141.82

367 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

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	640	143.50	918	351
Medium and Large 2-3	583	105.44	615	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	455	100.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about $463 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 sale367 hd

141.82

—

KY average24 barns · 4,768 hd

132.03

+9.80

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	1,768	89.76	1,587	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	56.48	904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	53.43	717	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	49.42	509	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	109.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	925	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.60/cwt	115.00–132.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.44/cwt	126.00–142.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	104.14/cwt	100.00–113.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	108.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,038	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.32/cwt	152.00–162.50	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.32/cwt	136.00–149.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	129.26/cwt	123.00–136.00	595	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.64/cwt	116.00–129.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	151.60/cwt	145.00–161.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.80/cwt	132.00–147.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	637	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	987	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.40/cwt	137.00–144.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.61/cwt	117.00–125.50	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	53.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	535	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	44.11/cwt	41.00–47.00	455	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,036	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	54.57/cwt	53.50–56.50	877	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	52.71/cwt	49.50–55.50	708	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	89.26/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	675.25/cwt	560.00–850.00	8,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	119.99/cwt	112.00–125.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	141.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	115.27/cwt	109.00–122.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	105.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.14/cwt	133.00–150.00	600	5

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 297Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 74Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 16

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
5	—	776	127.50	127.50
4	—	371	152.00–162.50	157.32
12	—	455	136.00–149.00	145.32
3	—	442	145.00–161.00	151.60
7	—	565	132.00–147.00	137.80
1	—	940	134.50	134.50
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
4	—	524	135.00–137.00	136.49
7	—	678	128.00–136.00	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	103.00	103.00
3	—	481	100.00–113.00	104.14
4	—	569	108.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
3	—	637	101.00–107.00	105.05
2	—	683	100.00–104.00	102.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
6	—	666	106.00–110.00	109.33
4	—	708	119.00	119.00
13	—	566	115.00–132.00	124.60
4	—	374	126.00–142.00	137.44
2	—	628	110.00–119.00	114.59
4	—	445	125.00–126.00	125.50
24	—	460	123.00–136.00	129.26
10	—	521	116.00–129.00	123.64
3	—	765	107.00–112.00	108.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	620	149.25	149.25
125	—	722	143.75	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	637	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–152.00	151.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	137.00–144.00	140.40
2	—	352	160.00	160.00
8	—	717	117.00–125.50	121.61
8	—	574	131.00–138.00	135.27
2	—	768	114.00–118.00	115.98
7	—	662	120.00–128.00	125.24
6	—	459	135.00–147.00	141.84
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
2	—	322	167.50	167.50
3	—	620	124.00–133.00	129.42
5	—	419	133.00–150.00	143.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	100.00	100.00
4	—	581	112.00–125.00	119.99
1	—	725	99.00	99.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
4	—	484	109.00–122.00	115.27
2	—	895	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	51.00–55.00	53.53
5	—	1,031	41.00–47.00	44.11
1	—	1,140	59.50	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,607	53.50–56.50	54.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	59.00–60.00	59.51
8	—	1,344	49.50–55.50	52.71
1	—	1,315	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	89.00–89.50	89.26
1	—	1,610	83.50	83.50
1	—	1,725	97.00	97.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,218	560.00–850.00	675.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00

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