Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $124.81/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$124.81

209 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

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	566	126.51	715	194
Medium and Large 2-3	618	102.81	635	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $80 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 sale209 hd

124.81

—

KY average25 barns · 7,033 hd

129.85

−5.04

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	1,623	87.28	1,417	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	57.71	926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	54.37	699	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	47.35	508	9thin

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	—	864	93.25/cwt	93.00–94.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	113.34/cwt	108.00–116.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	163.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.77/cwt	118.50–124.50	775	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.38/cwt	110.00–121.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	131.98/cwt	124.00–142.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	128.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	109.04/cwt	96.00–121.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	141.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	828	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.79/cwt	137.00–148.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.83/cwt	141.00–153.25	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	141.18/cwt	140.50–141.50	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.79/cwt	154.00–165.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.36/cwt	132.00–138.00	900	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	165.67/cwt	160.00–170.50	876	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	112.73/cwt	110.00–117.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	50.12/cwt	47.00–53.50	535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	41.80/cwt	40.00–43.00	454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	58.99/cwt	56.00–62.00	957	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	52.67/cwt	50.50–55.00	674	11
Bulls	—	—	1,810	92.97/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	58.12/cwt	57.00–59.00	757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.24/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,372	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	790.71/cwt	700.00–875.00	11,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.01/cwt	150.00–163.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	137.28/cwt	131.00–143.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.27/cwt	120.00–133.50	605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	111.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	131.68/cwt	127.00–138.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.49/cwt	120.00–133.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.22/cwt	145.00–157.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.87/cwt	121.00–132.00	747	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.05/cwt	118.00–132.00	670	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	443	2

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 528Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 11

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	93.00–94.00	93.25
1	—	225	152.00	152.00
35	—	626	118.50–124.50	123.77
7	—	674	110.00–121.00	117.38
5	—	737	109.00	109.00
5	—	371	124.00–142.00	131.98
2	—	273	131.00–143.00	137.28
13	—	475	120.00–133.50	127.27
9	—	425	120.00–133.00	127.49
42	—	580	121.00–132.00	128.87
53	—	527	118.00–132.00	127.05
2	—	320	135.00–142.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	85.00–88.00	86.51
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	461	108.00–116.00	113.34
2	—	378	116.00–119.00	117.55
4	—	733	106.00	106.00
2	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	649	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
9	—	389	160.00–167.00	163.03
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
16	—	587	137.00–145.00	141.03
5	—	516	137.00–148.00	141.79
14	—	476	141.00–153.25	150.83
4	—	433	154.00–165.00	157.79
12	—	675	132.00–138.00	133.36
1	—	255	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
8	—	516	128.00–131.00	128.52
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
3	—	672	96.00–121.00	109.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	630	140.50–141.50	141.18
26	—	529	160.00–170.50	165.67
10	—	811	142.25	142.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	116.00–118.00	116.97
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
4	—	726	110.00–117.00	112.73
11	—	567	126.00–132.00	129.96
3	—	478	142.00–148.00	145.93
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	123.49
5	—	374	150.00–163.00	158.01
3	—	827	110.00–113.00	111.99
14	—	534	127.00–138.00	131.68
3	—	428	145.00–157.00	151.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
3	—	478	127.00–128.00	127.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,067	47.00–53.50	50.12
3	—	1,085	40.00–43.00	41.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	56.00–62.00	58.99
1	—	1,500	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	50.50–55.00	52.67
5	—	1,302	57.00–59.00	58.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	92.00–94.00	92.97
1	—	1,275	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,610	82.00–88.00	85.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	700.00–875.00	790.71

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