Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.31/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$141.31

212 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	599	143.52	860	200
Medium and Large 2-3	667	104.43	696	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $163 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 sale212 hd

141.31

—

KY average22 barns · 3,308 hd

143.34

−2.03

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	1,815	106.35	1,930	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,667	86.37	1,440	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	80.19	1,082	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	69.28	711	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	154.97/cwt	151.50–157.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	164.26/cwt	155.50–168.00	1,128	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	142.93/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	205.48/cwt	203.50–207.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	183.68/cwt	171.00–190.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	155.36/cwt	148.00–159.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	160.37/cwt	154.00–167.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	178.55/cwt	168.00–185.00	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	167.97/cwt	154.00–172.00	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	837	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	157.66/cwt	150.00–166.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	141.48/cwt	131.00–148.50	1,065	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	154.18/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	183.89/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,013	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	181.17/cwt	174.50–185.00	944	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	166.43/cwt	164.00–168.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	173.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.20/cwt	141.00–161.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	72.97/cwt	71.00–76.00	741	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	65.74/cwt	65.00–67.00	682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	86.37/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,440	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	80.19/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,082	7
Bulls	—	—	1,590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,574	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	113.71/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	984.64/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,855	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,634	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,189.17/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	16,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,150.80/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	14,235	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,102.27/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,875	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	108.37/cwt	106.00–110.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	90.69/cwt	90.00–92.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.13/cwt	134.00–154.50	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	94.60/cwt	84.00–105.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.66/cwt	126.50–137.00	804	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.76/cwt	134.00–151.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.76/cwt	130.00–149.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	151.69/cwt	151.00–153.50	854	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,014	25

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 866Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 69Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	154.00–167.00	160.37
2	—	837	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	687	155.50–168.00	164.26
7	—	630	150.00–166.00	157.66
6	—	785	153.00–156.50	154.18
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
19	—	551	182.00–184.00	183.89
18	—	521	174.50–185.00	181.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	134.00–144.50	142.93
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
4	—	429	171.00–190.00	183.68
4	—	585	148.00–159.00	155.36
17	—	472	168.00–185.00	178.55
9	—	527	154.00–172.00	167.97
5	—	753	131.00–148.50	141.48
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	194.00	194.00
3	—	905	120.00–135.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	201.00	201.00
9	—	415	203.50–207.00	205.48
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	148.50	148.50
22	—	755	142.00	142.00
11	—	530	151.50–157.00	154.97
5	—	705	140.00	140.00
39	—	563	151.00–153.50	151.69
25	—	664	152.75	152.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
5	—	631	106.00–110.00	108.37
3	—	718	90.00–92.00	90.69
2	—	823	84.00–105.00	94.60
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	134.00–154.50	148.13
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
43	—	625	126.50–137.00	128.66
6	—	465	134.00–151.00	140.76
4	—	685	133.00–134.00	133.50
1	—	940	104.00	104.00
18	—	527	130.00–149.00	140.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
8	—	420	164.00–168.00	166.43
4	—	368	170.00–179.00	173.46
5	—	532	141.00–161.00	153.20
2	—	662	135.50	135.50
2	—	570	167.00	167.00
1	—	995	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
2	—	588	127.00–130.00	128.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	71.00–76.00	72.97
3	—	1,037	65.00–67.00	65.74
1	—	1,115	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	79.00–96.00	86.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	73.00–89.00	80.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	99.00	99.00
2	—	2,040	109.00–118.00	113.71

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)	6	—	1,204	800.00–1,025.00	984.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,168	975.00–1,175.00	1,102.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,370	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,189.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,237	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,150.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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