Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.19/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$146.19

151 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

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	529	148.14	784	142
Medium and Large 2-3	665	115.39	768	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $16 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 sale151 hd

146.19

—

KY average22 barns · 3,925 hd

148.31

−2.12

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	1,622	111.21	1,804	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	78.50	1,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	74.32	988	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	69.04	724	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	87.00	1,036	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.65/cwt	145.00–159.00	729	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.44/cwt	135.00–151.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	156.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	184.06/cwt	178.00–188.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	156.67/cwt	154.50–159.25	1,037	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	177.36/cwt	174.00–185.00	858	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.73/cwt	187.50–190.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	604	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,191	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	73.07/cwt	72.00–74.50	811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	69.08/cwt	66.00–71.00	710	8
Bulls	—	—	1,873	115.31/cwt	114.50–116.00	2,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,154	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,181	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	80.07/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	71.90/cwt	71.00–72.50	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	924.37/cwt	785.00–1,025.00	10,917	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	861.55/cwt	850.00–885.00	10,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,077.05/cwt	875.00–1,375.00	14,196	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,249.79/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	16,060	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	180.78/cwt	168.00–186.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	154.48/cwt	142.00–158.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.03/cwt	150.00–162.00	664	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	158.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.19/cwt	151.00–170.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	162.94/cwt	156.00–168.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.74/cwt	135.00–154.00	793	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	642	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 647Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 58Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	202	167.50	167.50
19	—	484	145.00–159.00	150.65
6	—	809	124.50	124.50
2	—	785	122.00	122.00
18	—	569	135.00–151.00	141.44
6	—	636	130.00–138.00	131.26
16	—	423	150.00–162.00	157.03
6	—	366	150.00–165.00	158.69
5	—	330	151.00–170.00	165.19
31	—	533	135.00–154.00	148.74
6	—	702	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
2	—	985	93.00	93.00
2	—	672	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
2	—	387	141.00	141.00
1	—	470	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	136.00	136.00
6	—	563	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	175.00	175.00
5	—	529	162.00	162.00
4	—	283	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	149.00–155.00	152.02
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	141.00	141.00
2	—	770	137.00–138.00	137.51
2	—	902	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	192.50	192.50
9	—	560	150.00–160.00	156.48
9	—	429	178.00–188.00	184.06
8	—	514	165.00–169.00	167.00
5	—	831	138.50	138.50
6	—	332	180.00–190.00	186.18
2	—	865	132.50	132.50
15	—	484	174.00–185.00	177.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	155.00–158.00	156.45
35	—	662	154.50–159.25	156.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	138.00	138.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
2	—	538	150.00–154.00	151.99
2	—	335	187.50–190.00	188.73
1	—	260	167.50	167.50
7	—	404	168.00–186.00	180.78
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
13	—	561	142.00–158.00	154.48
8	—	465	156.00–168.00	162.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–119.00	117.02
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
2	—	462	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	52.50	52.50
1	—	990	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,110	72.00–74.50	73.07
8	—	1,028	66.00–71.00	69.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	78.50	78.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	78.00–84.00	80.07
4	—	1,336	71.00–72.50	71.90
1	—	1,230	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,191	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	114.50–116.00	115.31
1	—	1,120	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,181	785.00–1,025.00	924.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	850.00–885.00	861.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,318	875.00–1,375.00	1,077.05
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,285	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,249.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,117	900.00	900.00

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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