Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate to good 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 $129.57/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$129.57

62 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	502	132.12	664	54
Medium and Large 2-3	537	112.38	603	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $61 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 sale62 hd

129.57

—

KY average21 barns · 4,120 hd

130.00

−0.43

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	—	Low	1,733	83.87	1,453	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	55.49	941	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	51.83	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	48.40	517	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.25/cwt	124.00–135.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	142.26/cwt	139.00–145.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.83/cwt	120.00–138.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.33/cwt	129.00–136.50	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	128.19/cwt	117.00–130.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.78/cwt	143.00–155.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	138.74/cwt	138.00–139.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.79/cwt	119.00–133.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.94/cwt	148.00–152.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	119.38/cwt	115.00–126.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	153.20/cwt	150.00–157.50	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	55.98/cwt	55.00–57.00	733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	50.44/cwt	47.50–54.00	656	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	50.43/cwt	47.50–53.00	543	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	932	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	56.48/cwt	56.00–57.00	951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	43.00/cwt	40.50–47.00	451	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	85.51/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,437	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,424	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	119.00/cwt	112.00–123.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.72/cwt	149.00–159.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.07/cwt	142.00–152.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.91/cwt	142.00–152.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	571	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 489Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
2	—	462	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
6	—	581	112.00–123.00	119.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
3	—	607	115.00–126.00	119.38
6	—	570	126.00–127.00	126.67
4	—	271	150.00–157.50	153.20
2	—	735	109.00	109.00
7	—	419	149.00–159.00	154.72
2	—	325	140.00–144.00	141.94
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
5	—	516	130.00–137.00	134.41
2	—	657	121.00	121.00
7	—	464	142.00–152.00	148.07
4	—	367	151.00–159.00	155.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
2	—	717	104.00	104.00
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
2	—	345	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	124.00–135.00	129.25
7	—	364	139.00–145.00	142.26
6	—	424	120.00–138.00	129.83
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
7	—	743	117.00–130.00	128.19
3	—	270	143.00–155.00	150.78
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
9	—	522	119.00–133.00	128.79
3	—	673	110.00	110.00
3	—	320	142.00–152.00	145.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	138.00–139.00	138.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	129.00–136.50	133.33
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	400	164.00	164.00
4	—	484	148.00–152.00	149.94
5	—	369	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,309	55.00–57.00	55.98
7	—	1,301	47.50–54.00	50.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	47.50–53.00	50.43
3	—	1,048	40.50–47.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,683	56.00–57.00	56.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,680	84.00–88.50	85.51

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)	1	—	1,595	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00

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