Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, 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 $134.73/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$134.73

70 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$21.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	520	137.14	713	62
Medium and Large 2-3	472	116.00	547	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $166 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 sale70 hd

134.73

—

KY average19 barns · 4,045 hd

137.26

−2.53

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	1,565	86.43	1,353	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	61.82	1,008	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	58.04	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	49.72	516	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	115.00	1,558	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Fancy	—	525	162.82/cwt	158.00–164.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.83/cwt	140.00–156.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	167.55/cwt	159.00–173.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	170.13/cwt	164.00–173.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.58/cwt	160.00–177.50	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	141.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.70/cwt	161.00–167.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	121.64/cwt	116.00–123.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.85/cwt	123.00–140.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	57.96/cwt	57.00–59.00	661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	535	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	61.82/cwt	57.50–65.00	1,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	53.11/cwt	49.00–56.00	714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	60.50/cwt	56.50–64.00	795	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	43.03/cwt	40.00–46.00	418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	93.06/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	82.06/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,226	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	812.86/cwt	760.00–875.00	8,324	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	595.56/cwt	550.00–635.00	6,611	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	875.53/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	10,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.38/cwt	127.00–138.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.01/cwt	131.00–134.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	149.28/cwt	146.00–151.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	149.97/cwt	144.00–156.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.33/cwt	122.00–133.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	141.52/cwt	137.00–144.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	180.61/cwt	180.00–181.00	941	8

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 649Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	158.00–164.00	162.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	965	106.00	106.00
2	—	475	140.00–156.00	147.83
4	—	631	127.00–138.00	132.38
3	—	670	131.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
2	—	513	144.00–156.00	149.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
2	—	375	127.00–135.00	130.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	149.00	149.00
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
3	—	528	159.00–173.00	167.55
9	—	576	164.00–173.00	170.13
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	470	168.00	168.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	378	160.00–177.50	168.58
5	—	862	134.00–143.00	141.19
2	—	630	137.00–141.00	139.00
4	—	421	161.00–167.00	164.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	199.00	199.00
4	—	426	186.00	186.00
8	—	521	180.00–181.00	180.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	139.00	139.00
2	—	600	139.00	139.00
8	—	532	137.00–144.00	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
2	—	400	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	124.00–134.00	129.89
2	—	773	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
5	—	693	116.00–123.00	121.64
10	—	474	123.00–140.00	133.85
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
4	—	626	120.00–128.00	125.34
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	122.00–133.00	127.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	150.00	150.00
9	—	407	146.00–151.00	149.28
7	—	512	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	57.00–59.00	57.96
2	—	1,038	51.00–52.00	51.50
3	—	972	40.00–46.00	43.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	57.50–65.00	61.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	49.00–56.00	53.11
8	—	1,314	56.50–64.00	60.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	92.00–94.00	93.06
5	—	1,494	76.00–85.00	82.06
1	—	1,710	95.00	95.00

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)	4	—	1,024	760.00–875.00	812.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	550.00–635.00	595.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	700.00–1,025.00	875.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	99.00	99.00

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