Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $145.44/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$145.44

199 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	554	146.41	811	194
Medium and Large 2-3	599	107.51	644	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale199 hd

145.44

—

KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd

148.30

−2.87

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	2,015	108.06	2,178	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	75.30	1,190	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	74.21	977	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	63.30	717	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,082	91.55	991	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Fancy	—	345	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	150.90/cwt	148.25–152.75	967	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.40/cwt	135.00–159.00	710	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	148.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.95/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	132.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	118.09/cwt	110.00–126.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	165.20/cwt	158.00–174.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.13/cwt	168.00–185.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.69/cwt	155.00–169.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	156.16/cwt	153.00–161.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.95/cwt	130.50–138.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,027	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	143.65/cwt	141.00–147.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	911	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	508	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	370	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	865	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.50/cwt	152.00–166.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.73/cwt	150.00–169.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,082	91.55/cwt	89.00–95.00	991	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	77.40/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	53.84/cwt	50.00–60.00	604	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	74.25/cwt	73.00–75.50	872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	67.29/cwt	65.00–70.00	757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	67.09/cwt	62.00–70.00	861	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	77.80/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,038	15
Bulls	—	—	1,913	111.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,125	2
Bulls	—	—	2,220	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.39/cwt	121.00–127.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.77/cwt	137.00–150.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.77/cwt	136.00–157.00	612	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.86/cwt	146.00–153.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.27/cwt	121.00–149.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.06/cwt	147.00–165.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.44/cwt	135.00–150.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.86/cwt	130.00–147.00	801	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	95.78/cwt	83.00–109.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 577Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 69Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	130.00–133.00	132.59
2	—	688	110.00–126.00	118.09
2	—	395	154.00	154.00
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	132.00–136.00	134.65
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
4	—	434	158.00–174.00	165.20
1	—	300	176.00	176.00
6	—	375	168.00–185.00	172.13
2	—	800	132.00	132.00
3	—	487	155.00–169.00	161.69
11	—	526	153.00–161.00	156.16
5	—	775	130.50–138.00	131.95
6	—	664	141.00–147.00	143.65
5	—	631	142.00–147.00	144.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	165.50	165.50
5	—	618	156.00	156.00
28	—	693	148.25	148.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	641	148.25–152.75	150.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	135.00–159.00	149.40
11	—	624	120.00–129.00	123.54
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
4	—	274	140.00–152.00	148.77
14	—	517	135.00–150.00	142.95
12	—	420	136.00–157.00	145.77
2	—	653	122.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
17	—	375	147.00–165.00	160.06
4	—	330	135.00–150.00	143.44
2	—	752	125.00	125.00
27	—	569	130.00–147.00	140.86
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
2	—	728	83.00–109.00	95.78
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	72.00	72.00
4	—	451	82.00	82.00
1	—	570	59.00	59.00
1	—	865	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	152.00–166.00	158.50
5	—	377	150.00–169.00	158.73
2	—	980	98.00	98.00
2	—	340	149.00–152.50	150.72
2	—	650	131.00	131.00
5	—	731	121.00–127.00	125.39
13	—	524	137.00–150.00	146.77
7	—	573	146.00–153.00	147.86
3	—	885	105.00–108.00	105.97
3	—	468	145.00–150.00	148.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	121.00–149.00	133.27
1	—	710	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	89.00–95.00	91.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	75.00–81.00	77.40
1	—	1,520	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	50.00–60.00	53.84
2	—	1,175	73.00–75.50	74.25
4	—	1,125	65.00–70.00	67.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	62.00–70.00	67.09
1	—	1,210	56.00	56.00
15	—	1,334	73.00–84.00	77.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	108.00–115.00	111.09
1	—	2,220	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	78.00	78.00

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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