Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 higher, Yearling steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$147.23

295 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

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	727	147.49	1,072	292
Medium and Large 2-3	460	122.00	561	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $511 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 sale295 hd

147.23

—

KY average24 barns · 6,364 hd

150.02

−2.79

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	—	High	1,495	92.50	1,383	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	60.00	981	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	58.60	770	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	54.27	566	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	488	132.56/cwt	124.00–137.00	647	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	149.35/cwt	149.35–149.35	898	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	134.28/cwt	131.00–137.50	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.68/cwt	108.00–112.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.59/cwt	153.00–163.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.28/cwt	118.00–130.50	722	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,243	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,065	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.32/cwt	138.00–153.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.93/cwt	127.00–142.00	884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.55/cwt	144.00–163.00	748	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	139.43/cwt	134.00–143.50	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	134.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	165.71/cwt	164.00–170.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	111.33/cwt	111.00–111.50	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.43/cwt	134.00–150.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	62.57/cwt	59.00–67.00	1,025	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	61.22/cwt	58.00–67.00	819	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	61.33/cwt	58.50–67.00	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	56.14/cwt	55.00–57.00	615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	46.41/cwt	41.00–52.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	45.34/cwt	41.00–48.00	416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	703.37/cwt	635.00–775.00	7,603	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	139.40/cwt	133.00–145.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	153.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.01/cwt	121.00–134.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.91/cwt	126.00–138.00	758	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	934	3

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 515Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 36Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	488	124.00–137.00	132.56
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	935	96.00	96.00
1	—	895	103.00	103.00
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
2	—	318	131.00–137.50	134.28
28	—	572	118.00–130.50	126.28
6	—	374	133.00–145.00	139.40
17	—	625	116.00–125.00	122.02
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
11	—	519	121.00–134.00	127.01
9	—	435	130.00–140.00	135.21
3	—	983	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	601	149.35	149.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	108.00–112.00	110.68
1	—	290	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	153.00–163.00	159.59
1	—	230	167.00	167.00
3	—	710	133.00	133.00
16	—	535	138.00–153.00	146.32
15	—	665	127.00–142.00	132.93
18	—	481	144.00–163.00	155.55
15	—	619	134.00–143.50	139.43
9	—	590	130.00–141.00	139.22
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
1	—	970	126.00	126.00
6	—	808	130.00–137.50	134.99
4	—	371	164.00–170.00	165.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	843	147.50	147.50
70	—	700	152.10	152.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	111.00–111.50	111.33
9	—	525	134.00–150.00	143.43
13	—	624	124.00–134.00	129.98
3	—	736	119.50	119.50
1	—	655	125.50	125.50
2	—	390	164.00	164.00
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
7	—	469	150.00–154.00	153.00
15	—	566	126.00–138.00	133.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,638	59.00–67.00	62.57
1	—	1,615	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,338	58.00–67.00	61.22
2	—	1,328	41.00–52.00	46.41
6	—	1,248	54.00–57.00	56.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	58.50–67.00	61.33
3	—	1,095	55.00–57.00	56.14
3	—	918	41.00–48.00	45.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,305	91.00	91.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,081	635.00–775.00	703.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Steers · 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