Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.13/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$158.13

92 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$38.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

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	601	158.96	956	90
Medium and Large 2-3	623	120.63	752	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.33/cwt here — about $205 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 sale92 hd

158.13

—

KY average11 barns · 2,102 hd

155.71

+2.42

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	1,638	91.41	1,498	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,732	62.90	1,089	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	57.99	792	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	50.24	542	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	158.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	158.41/cwt	151.00–163.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	139.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	138.30/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	143.89/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	179.97/cwt	168.00–188.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	160.11/cwt	153.00–161.00	946	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.18/cwt	147.00–156.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.60/cwt	127.50–139.00	850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.01/cwt	124.00–133.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	103.67/cwt	95.00–108.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.22/cwt	125.00–140.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.97/cwt	126.00–147.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	177.06/cwt	170.00–184.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	120.63/cwt	116.00–125.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.82/cwt	126.50–136.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	180.39/cwt	172.50–187.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	166.54/cwt	164.00–175.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.66/cwt	127.00–139.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.52/cwt	149.00–158.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	126.36/cwt	123.00–132.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	18,974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	914.09/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	12,569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,203	84.10/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	99.01/cwt	98.50–99.50	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	94.77/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	61.70/cwt	58.00–71.00	860	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	64.09/cwt	58.00–70.00	1,116	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	44.43/cwt	36.50–48.00	472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	54.63/cwt	52.00–56.50	731	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.08/cwt	51.00–54.50	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	62.01/cwt	61.00–63.00	667	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 160Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 35Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 2

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	154.00–161.00	158.95
3	—	575	164.00	164.00
7	—	658	153.50	153.50
13	—	528	164.00–175.00	166.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	151.00–163.00	158.41
2	—	655	135.00–143.00	139.00
3	—	731	137.50–140.00	138.30
2	—	895	139.00	139.00
20	—	768	138.00–146.00	143.89
8	—	419	168.00–188.00	179.97
9	—	591	153.00–161.00	160.11
2	—	308	170.00–184.00	177.06
7	—	475	174.00	174.00
4	—	376	172.50–187.00	180.39
1	—	920	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	116.00–125.00	120.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	147.00–156.00	149.18
12	—	622	127.50–139.00	136.60
4	—	669	124.00–133.00	129.01
3	—	916	95.00–108.00	103.67
2	—	710	137.00	137.00
2	—	757	120.00	120.00
2	—	538	149.00–158.00	153.52
2	—	400	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	123.00–132.00	126.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	125.00–140.00	135.22
7	—	383	135.00–145.00	142.31
14	—	476	126.00–147.00	140.97
13	—	632	130.00–140.00	134.89
3	—	662	126.50–136.00	132.82
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
2	—	760	121.00–123.00	122.01
5	—	575	127.00–139.00	134.66
6	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.49
5	—	304	149.00	149.00
1	—	935	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	640	96.00	96.00
1	—	850	102.00	102.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,765	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	725.00–1,050.00	914.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	80.00–87.00	84.10
2	—	1,950	98.50–99.50	99.01
2	—	1,980	92.00–97.00	94.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,394	58.00–71.00	61.70
8	—	1,339	52.00–56.50	54.63
1	—	1,285	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	48.50	48.50
1	—	1,650	57.00	57.00
17	—	1,742	58.00–70.00	64.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	36.50–48.00	44.43
3	—	1,110	51.00–54.50	52.08
2	—	1,075	61.00–63.00	62.01

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle