Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.76/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$141.76

275 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

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	538	142.93	769	264
Medium and Large 2-3	548	113.64	623	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $146 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 sale275 hd

141.76

—

KY average21 barns · 4,289 hd

139.94

+1.83

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	1,712	90.10	1,542	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	67.34	1,069	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	61.65	805	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	54.04	567	10

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	—	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	130.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	142.91/cwt	141.50–146.00	737	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	127.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	157.26/cwt	151.00–162.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.18/cwt	135.00–147.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	148.22/cwt	140.50–150.35	913	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	143.22/cwt	139.00–146.00	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.34/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	178.94/cwt	172.50–183.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.60/cwt	184.00–188.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	174.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.85/cwt	133.00–138.00	916	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	142.13/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	166.23/cwt	163.50–176.00	889	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	153.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,196	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	137.42/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	152.12/cwt	148.00–153.10	942	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.94/cwt	120.00–138.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.38/cwt	150.00–174.00	794	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	63.46/cwt	60.00–71.00	836	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	47.34/cwt	42.00–51.00	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.58/cwt	63.00–64.00	638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	67.34/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.12/cwt	56.00–59.00	727	3
Bulls	—	—	2,053	96.58/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.17/cwt	133.00–144.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	175.69/cwt	156.00–180.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	140.12/cwt	140.00–141.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.94/cwt	131.00–149.00	626	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	153.04/cwt	149.00–155.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	104.00/cwt	90.00–111.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	121.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.83/cwt	134.00–148.00	664	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.55/cwt	121.00–136.00	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.14/cwt	125.00–138.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	791	1

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 226Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	114.00	114.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
3	—	690	90.00–111.00	104.00
2	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	129.00	129.00
5	—	241	130.00–135.00	130.97
3	—	287	126.00–131.00	127.63
2	—	733	118.00–120.00	119.00
11	—	374	135.00–147.00	141.18
2	—	328	139.00–140.00	139.50
21	—	432	131.00–149.00	144.94
4	—	523	134.00–138.00	136.28
7	—	681	119.00–125.00	121.30
35	—	475	134.00–148.00	139.83
13	—	613	121.00–136.00	133.55
10	—	577	125.00–138.00	134.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	152.00	152.00
19	—	516	141.50–146.00	142.91
99	—	616	140.50–150.35	148.22
8	—	584	140.00–141.00	140.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	149.00	149.00
8	—	387	149.00–155.00	153.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	130.00–134.00	131.98
8	—	516	151.00–162.00	157.26
12	—	631	139.00–146.00	143.22
11	—	330	165.00–180.00	169.34
9	—	432	172.50–183.00	178.94
12	—	393	184.00–188.00	184.60
18	—	467	172.00–180.00	174.63
12	—	579	152.00–160.00	154.58
8	—	679	133.00–138.00	134.85
2	—	905	134.50	134.50
7	—	851	137.00–143.00	142.13
2	—	830	131.00–144.00	137.42
2	—	287	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	156.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	652	148.00–151.00	149.50
36	—	535	163.50–176.00	166.23
5	—	563	165.50	165.50
5	—	781	150.00–154.00	153.20
43	—	619	148.00–153.10	152.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	193.00	193.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	70.00	70.00
1	—	370	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	116.00–124.00	119.99
7	—	668	120.00–138.00	128.94
3	—	268	157.50	157.50
22	—	483	150.00–174.00	164.38
6	—	577	133.00–144.00	141.17
5	—	614	120.00–130.00	125.87
4	—	938	93.50	93.50
2	—	362	167.50	167.50
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
2	—	508	155.00–156.00	155.50
8	—	433	156.00–180.00	175.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	130.00–138.00	133.87
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
2	—	397	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	48.00	48.00
15	—	1,318	60.00–71.00	63.46
3	—	1,273	56.00–59.00	57.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	42.00–51.00	47.34
2	—	1,003	63.00–64.00	63.58
4	—	1,065	54.00–58.00	55.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	67.00–68.00	67.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,053	96.00–98.00	96.58
3	—	1,478	86.00–88.00	86.98
1	—	1,390	80.00	80.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	835.00	835.00

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