Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes were 5.00-10.00 higher on a limited comparison due to short supply last week. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher on a limited comparison. All classes sold with good to very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.09/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$157.09

367 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$35.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

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	652	157.42	1,026	359
Medium and Large 2-3	528	145.14	766	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	680	122.00	830	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.42/cwt here — about $196 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 sale367 hd

157.09

—

KY average24 barns · 5,728 hd

158.40

−1.31

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	1,717	94.83	1,628	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	74.53	1,225	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	70.34	916	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	57.99	623	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	695	105.48/cwt	100.00–115.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.51/cwt	125.00–135.50	800	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	194.70/cwt	193.00–199.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.32/cwt	144.00–155.00	636	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	189.03/cwt	188.00–190.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	157.25/cwt	157.00–159.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.83/cwt	133.00–144.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.15/cwt	146.00–160.00	594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	182.57/cwt	175.00–190.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	367	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	200.50/cwt	196.00–210.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	139.90/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,136	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	153.99/cwt	151.00–155.75	1,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.24/cwt	155.00–166.00	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	141.13/cwt	133.50–148.00	1,099	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	183.19/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	179.20/cwt	172.50–196.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	173.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	139.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,142	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	155.34/cwt	151.50–159.50	972	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	165.50/cwt	157.00–167.00	955	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	139.11/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	153.16/cwt	147.00–156.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	176.81/cwt	170.00–187.50	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	168.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	816	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	64.53/cwt	59.00–68.50	696	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	72.90/cwt	70.00–77.00	955	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.74/cwt	63.00–69.50	848	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	85.53/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,155	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	74.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,225	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	37.37/cwt	34.00–40.00	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	54.00/cwt	48.00–57.00	571	3
Bulls	—	—	2,355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	97.54/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,722	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	156.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	887	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	146.67/cwt	144.75–148.75	829	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.46/cwt	135.00–149.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	173.07/cwt	170.00–176.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	151.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.74/cwt	120.50–124.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.78/cwt	111.00–125.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.18/cwt	131.00–140.50	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.93/cwt	138.00–152.00	700	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.35/cwt	124.50–133.50	933	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	128.89/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 100Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 5Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	100.00–115.00	105.48
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	733	100.00–110.00	104.91
3	—	585	111.00–125.00	119.78
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	618	125.00–135.50	129.51
18	—	429	144.00–155.00	148.32
8	—	333	157.00–159.00	157.25
16	—	526	133.00–144.00	137.83
17	—	378	146.00–160.00	157.15
11	—	677	120.50–124.00	121.74
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
29	—	580	131.00–140.50	138.18
27	—	480	138.00–152.00	145.93
25	—	716	124.50–133.50	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	565	144.75–148.75	146.67
6	—	520	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	193.00–199.00	194.70
10	—	426	196.00–210.00	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	188.00–190.00	189.03
6	—	413	175.00–190.00	182.57
21	—	812	129.00–142.00	139.90
7	—	652	147.00	147.00
1	—	925	129.00	129.00
16	—	517	155.00–166.00	161.24
35	—	779	133.50–148.00	141.13
6	—	328	172.50–196.00	179.20
13	—	467	165.00–185.00	173.60
2	—	633	137.00–142.00	139.51
19	—	577	157.00–167.00	165.50
3	—	728	132.00–145.00	139.11
9	—	953	128.50–132.00	128.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	235	156.00	156.00
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	678	151.00–155.75	153.99
10	—	567	179.00–185.00	183.19
72	—	731	156.25	156.25
103	—	626	151.50–159.50	155.34
1	—	505	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	147.00–156.00	153.16
7	—	458	170.00–187.50	176.81
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
3	—	382	160.00–175.00	168.32
2	—	608	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
23	—	659	129.00–138.00	134.55
2	—	735	120.00–123.00	121.48
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
8	—	579	135.00–149.00	142.46
2	—	410	170.00–176.00	173.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	153.00–160.00	156.52
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
3	—	420	150.00–153.00	151.94
1	—	580	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,078	59.00–68.50	64.53
2	—	1,088	34.00–40.00	37.37
3	—	1,058	48.00–57.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	70.00–77.00	72.90
5	—	1,290	63.00–69.50	65.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,644	70.00–79.00	74.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	79.00–91.00	85.53
1	—	2,355	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,765	95.00–99.00	97.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	935.00	935.00

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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