Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 500lbs to 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $151.20/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$151.20

213 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

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	494	152.85	756	203
Medium and Large 2-3	565	117.85	666	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $90 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 sale213 hd

151.20

—

KY average26 barns · 7,826 hd

149.84

+1.37

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	1,495	100.72	1,506	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	71.44	1,127	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	68.43	896	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	62.53	633	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.06/cwt	173.00–190.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	131.35/cwt	119.00–138.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	151.94/cwt	143.00–155.50	781	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	177.02/cwt	176.50–178.00	990	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.05/cwt	124.00–139.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.48/cwt	121.00–131.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	153.79/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	168.64/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,128	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	171.88/cwt	155.00–176.50	890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	166.33/cwt	159.00–171.00	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	184.21/cwt	169.00–193.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	187.76/cwt	176.00–196.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	182.54/cwt	167.00–197.50	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	156.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	192.19/cwt	185.00–197.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,073	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.21/cwt	148.00–161.00	823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	65.08/cwt	63.00–67.00	852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	75.94/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,177	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	66.93/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	75.98/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,011	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	96.91/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	110.90/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,112.44/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,749	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,229.45/cwt	1,050.00–1,400.00	15,577	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,397.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	19,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.54/cwt	145.00–156.00	895	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.64/cwt	150.00–162.00	652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	175.42/cwt	175.00–176.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	155.97/cwt	148.00–167.00	504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.74/cwt	151.00–166.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	157.49/cwt	145.00–165.00	565	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	158.81/cwt	149.00–163.00	769	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.17/cwt	133.00–150.50	858	41

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 441Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 59Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	173.00–190.00	180.06
3	—	765	115.00–119.00	117.65
3	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	717	128.00	128.00
6	—	474	160.00–175.00	162.40
13	—	527	148.00–161.00	156.21
8	—	583	145.00–156.00	153.54
8	—	676	133.00–139.00	135.71
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	119.00–138.00	131.35
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
23	—	514	143.00–155.50	151.94
6	—	633	124.00–139.00	135.05
8	—	672	121.00–131.00	128.48
5	—	762	128.50	128.50
2	—	867	117.00	117.00
17	—	416	150.00–162.00	156.64
13	—	323	148.00–167.00	155.97
4	—	287	151.00–166.00	158.74
19	—	359	145.00–165.00	157.49
42	—	484	149.00–163.00	158.81
41	—	583	133.00–150.50	147.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	507	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	178.00	178.00
2	—	265	170.00	170.00
9	—	379	175.00–176.00	175.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	559	176.50–178.00	177.02
55	—	669	165.00–171.00	168.64
10	—	500	185.00–197.00	192.19
14	—	600	178.75	178.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
1	—	490	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	689	153.50–155.00	153.79
2	—	815	142.00	142.00
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
15	—	518	155.00–176.50	171.88
13	—	575	159.00–171.00	166.33
1	—	225	172.50	172.50
9	—	431	169.00–193.00	184.21
11	—	371	176.00–196.00	187.76
7	—	465	167.00–197.50	182.54
5	—	619	155.00–159.00	156.64
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	208.00	208.00
1	—	375	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	54.00–56.00	55.11
1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,020	63.00–64.00	63.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	63.00–67.00	65.08
1	—	1,230	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,330	72.00–78.00	75.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	74.00–78.00	75.94
2	—	1,605	66.00–68.00	66.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	96.00–98.00	96.91
1	—	1,325	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,495	110.00–112.00	110.90

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)	12	—	1,146	900.00–1,250.00	1,112.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,267	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,229.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,397.09

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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