Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.67/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$152.67

302 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

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	690	153.22	1,057	296
Medium and Large 2-3	632	125.50	793	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $264 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 sale302 hd

152.67

—

KY average24 barns · 8,685 hd

154.90

−2.24

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	1,595	88.01	1,404	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	59.78	963	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	51.17	685	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	49.21	529	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,040	120.00	1,248	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	102.00	1,178	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	523	132.46/cwt	131.50–133.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.17/cwt	124.00–141.00	583	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	138.19/cwt	137.00–139.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	982	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	153.51/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,038	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	150.32/cwt	149.00–150.50	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	166.73/cwt	158.00–170.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	162.89/cwt	161.00–164.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	136.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	168.24/cwt	161.00–177.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.15/cwt	131.00–144.50	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.70/cwt	127.00–141.00	969	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	147.77/cwt	141.00–154.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	157.99/cwt	148.00–165.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	155.35/cwt	155.35–155.35	1,235	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	171.27/cwt	154.00–177.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.36/cwt	142.00–154.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.03/cwt	150.00–171.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.37/cwt	111.00–120.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.53/cwt	111.00–127.00	873	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	856	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	52.90/cwt	50.00–56.00	569	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	44.29/cwt	42.00–46.00	477	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	52.53/cwt	49.00–56.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	60.75/cwt	57.00–65.00	982	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	52.59/cwt	47.00–56.00	709	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	44.40/cwt	42.00–46.00	573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	80.53/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	1,009.53/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	15,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	132.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.67/cwt	165.00–172.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.41/cwt	154.00–159.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.64/cwt	132.00–146.50	741	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.56/cwt	146.00–159.00	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	148.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.15/cwt	126.00–141.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.73/cwt	111.00–127.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.46/cwt	131.00–145.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.02/cwt	111.00–118.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	138.86/cwt	132.50–140.00	841	13

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 663Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 40Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	131.50–133.00	132.46
31	—	428	124.00–141.00	136.17
16	—	581	125.00–134.00	130.52
2	—	275	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	117.00	117.00
11	—	471	126.00–141.00	133.15
2	—	330	131.00–136.00	133.50
12	—	629	111.00–127.00	122.73
5	—	674	112.00–116.00	113.98
3	—	365	131.00–145.00	140.46
1	—	220	126.00	126.00
11	—	724	111.00–118.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	658	135.00	135.00
10	—	577	137.00–139.00	138.19
5	—	802	122.50	122.50
17	—	517	135.00–140.00	136.04
13	—	606	132.50–140.00	138.86
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
2	—	687	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	118.00	118.00
2	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	676	147.50–154.50	153.51
17	—	632	149.00–150.50	150.32
10	—	509	158.00–170.00	166.73
8	—	557	161.00–164.00	162.89
5	—	817	144.50	144.50
114	—	795	155.35	155.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	161.00–177.00	168.24
6	—	627	131.00–144.50	141.15
1	—	985	122.00	122.00
18	—	730	127.00–141.00	132.70
12	—	587	141.00–154.00	147.77
10	—	485	148.00–165.00	157.99
4	—	766	128.00–137.00	130.32
12	—	413	154.00–177.00	171.27
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
5	—	511	142.00–154.00	148.36
3	—	816	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
2	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	109.00–110.00	109.50
9	—	367	150.00–171.00	161.03
7	—	633	111.00–120.00	114.37
5	—	724	111.00–127.00	120.53
3	—	315	165.00–172.00	169.67
2	—	588	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	425	154.00–159.00	156.41
1	—	900	99.00	99.00
13	—	516	132.00–146.50	143.64
12	—	472	146.00–159.00	150.56
3	—	223	140.00–153.00	148.82
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	131.00–135.00	132.28
2	—	645	108.00	108.00
1	—	885	74.00	74.00
1	—	830	88.00	88.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	50.00–56.00	52.90
6	—	1,076	42.00–46.00	44.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	49.00–56.00	52.53
15	—	1,616	57.00–65.00	60.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,348	47.00–56.00	52.59
4	—	1,290	42.00–46.00	44.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,598	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,683	80.00–81.00	80.53

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)	2	—	1,508	900.00–1,085.00	1,009.53

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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