Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady, Very good demand for lite weight feeders and good demand for over 500 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $148.72/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$148.72

147 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$39.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

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	511	150.88	771	139
Medium and Large 2-3	725	111.13	806	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale147 hd

148.72

—

KY average25 barns · 6,185 hd

149.07

−0.35

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	1,607	97.28	1,563	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	73.97	1,200	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	70.18	915	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	67.20	748	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	135.18/cwt	130.00–137.50	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	122.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.66/cwt	125.00–139.50	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.78/cwt	147.50–160.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	214.58/cwt	207.50–222.50	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.42/cwt	142.50–160.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	152.54/cwt	152.00–152.75	859	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	158.16/cwt	153.00–159.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	218.14/cwt	209.00–227.50	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	164.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	180.11/cwt	167.00–181.00	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	143.00/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	177.63/cwt	174.00–179.50	931	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	162.67/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,413	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	252	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.27/cwt	148.00–167.00	802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.83/cwt	160.00–164.50	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	201.35/cwt	200.00–202.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	68.32/cwt	68.00–69.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	76.20/cwt	73.00–79.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	66.89/cwt	61.00–71.00	876	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	75.04/cwt	72.00–80.00	839	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	75.82/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,246	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	86.78/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,451	98.85/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	955.08/cwt	950.00–960.00	13,352	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	13,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	196.69/cwt	195.00–197.50	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	177.01/cwt	176.00–177.50	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.63/cwt	131.00–146.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	171.55/cwt	162.50–180.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.78/cwt	132.00–146.00	905	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	191.79/cwt	173.00–197.00	913	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.50	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	152.38/cwt	140.00–160.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	171.44/cwt	167.00–175.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	177.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	133.59/cwt	127.00–140.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.79/cwt	142.50–165.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.13/cwt	139.00–160.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	715	113.00–116.00	114.75
2	—	752	105.00	105.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	130.00–137.50	135.18
11	—	570	135.00–143.00	139.14
8	—	734	120.00–130.00	122.51
5	—	616	125.00–139.50	131.66
2	—	530	130.00–143.00	136.32
6	—	420	147.50–160.00	153.78
5	—	315	142.50–160.00	153.42
3	—	243	142.50	142.50
3	—	283	140.00–160.00	152.38
4	—	374	142.50–165.00	156.79
17	—	471	139.00–160.00	150.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	563	152.00–152.75	152.54
7	—	523	153.00–159.00	158.16
4	—	642	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	161.00–166.50	164.21
8	—	419	167.00–175.00	171.44
8	—	381	170.00–180.00	177.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
8	—	366	207.50–222.50	214.58
3	—	451	200.00	200.00
2	—	410	209.00–227.50	218.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	285	187.50	187.50
1	—	920	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
4	—	800	140.00	140.00
4	—	514	150.00–155.00	152.70
3	—	572	162.00–169.00	164.31
18	—	486	167.00–181.00	180.11
1	—	865	143.00	143.00
2	—	990	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	633	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	425	198.00	198.00
4	—	730	138.00–149.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	154.50	154.50
23	—	524	174.00–179.50	177.63
3	—	726	152.00	152.00
3	—	616	156.00–166.00	162.67
1	—	550	178.00	178.00
32	—	1,033	136.75	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	252	162.50	162.50
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	127.00–140.00	133.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	148.00–167.00	154.27
8	—	568	160.00–164.50	163.83
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
3	—	335	195.00–197.50	196.69
10	—	410	176.00–177.50	177.01
3	—	610	131.00–146.00	140.63
2	—	363	162.50–180.00	171.55
2	—	707	135.00	135.00
14	—	662	132.00–146.00	136.78
14	—	476	173.00–197.00	191.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00–202.00	201.35
2	—	390	212.50	212.50
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	68.00–69.00	68.32
2	—	1,128	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,118	72.00–80.00	75.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	73.00–79.00	76.20
11	—	1,310	61.00–71.00	66.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,644	73.00–80.00	75.82
1	—	1,510	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,523	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	86.00–88.00	86.78
4	—	1,451	96.00–101.00	98.85
1	—	1,955	112.00	112.00

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	—	935	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	950.00–960.00	955.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00

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