Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $146.64/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$146.64

156 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

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	551	148.98	821	143
Medium and Large 2-3	451	120.83	546	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $276 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 sale156 hd

146.64

—

KY average25 barns · 5,286 hd

144.33

+2.31

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	1,435	101.18	1,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	82.06	1,344	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	81.82	1,089	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	74.01	791	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	922	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.09/cwt	135.00–150.50	855	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	169.85/cwt	160.00–174.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	131.95/cwt	120.00–138.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	153.85/cwt	146.00–162.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	206.80/cwt	200.00–211.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	162.10/cwt	153.00–166.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	844	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	174.45/cwt	169.00–180.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	139.22/cwt	131.50–142.00	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	171.46/cwt	167.50–175.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	175.64/cwt	170.00–183.00	769	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	163.93/cwt	155.00–172.50	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	144.34/cwt	142.50–145.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	112.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	79.62/cwt	76.00–81.00	846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	83.01/cwt	77.00–92.00	1,103	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	84.08/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,362	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	106.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	985	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,358.14/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	17,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,032.18/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	12,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,211.10/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	16,992	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,769	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.52/cwt	115.00–124.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	163.12/cwt	162.50–165.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.24/cwt	129.00–136.50	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.46/cwt	143.00–156.00	800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	171.88/cwt	159.00–180.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.87/cwt	141.00–155.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	164.35/cwt	164.00–167.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.77/cwt	120.00–134.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	162.29/cwt	161.00–164.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	200.18/cwt	199.00–202.50	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 417Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 55Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
5	—	380	200.00–211.00	206.80
3	—	410	199.00–202.50	200.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	134.50	134.50
5	—	374	160.00–174.00	169.85
5	—	575	153.00–166.00	162.10
15	—	525	155.00–165.00	160.70
6	—	467	169.00–180.00	174.45
2	—	328	165.00	165.00
2	—	927	133.00	133.00
9	—	721	131.50–142.00	139.22
1	—	790	141.00	141.00
2	—	270	167.50–175.00	171.46
5	—	638	139.00–146.00	141.78
8	—	438	170.00–183.00	175.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	157.00	157.00
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	176.00	176.00
4	—	641	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	637	144.75	144.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	150.00–157.00	152.90
30	—	585	135.00–150.50	146.09
4	—	328	146.00–162.00	153.85
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
5	—	429	150.00–159.00	154.86
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
6	—	695	129.00–136.50	130.24
15	—	528	143.00–156.00	151.46
9	—	369	164.00–167.00	164.35
4	—	622	126.00–137.00	132.38
3	—	893	121.50	121.50
3	—	718	120.00–134.00	124.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–138.00	131.95
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	287	131.00	131.00
3	—	568	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	162.50–165.00	163.12
13	—	481	161.00–164.00	162.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
2	—	545	122.00	122.00
4	—	464	142.50–145.00	144.34
1	—	595	129.00	129.00
1	—	305	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	155.00–172.50	163.93
2	—	345	156.00	156.00
3	—	783	110.00–118.00	112.62
3	—	622	130.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	585	140.00–142.00	141.32
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
2	—	708	115.00–124.00	119.52
9	—	432	159.00–180.00	171.88
5	—	536	141.00–155.00	146.87
4	—	473	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,062	76.00–81.00	79.62
2	—	1,160	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,620	78.00–90.00	84.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,329	77.00–92.00	83.01
2	—	1,340	72.00–75.00	73.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,235	104.00–109.00	106.77

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	—	815	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,269	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,358.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,190	850.00–1,125.00	1,032.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,211.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,250.00	1,250.00

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