Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher; over 600 lbs steady-1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.45/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$146.45

179 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	516	148.22	765	169
Medium and Large 2-3	558	116.60	650	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale179 hd

146.45

—

KY average24 barns · 6,514 hd

148.54

−2.09

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	1,798	114.42	2,057	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	82.58	1,234	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	77.03	885	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	872	61.84	539	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.19/cwt	155.00–160.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	98.97/cwt	94.00–104.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	156.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.66/cwt	121.00–135.00	880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.97/cwt	120.00–138.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.03/cwt	142.00–156.00	713	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	161.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	133.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.88/cwt	160.00–185.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.91/cwt	168.00–182.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	196.23/cwt	192.50–200.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	174.94/cwt	163.00–185.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,314	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	165.87/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,040	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	167.15/cwt	155.00–173.00	958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	177.28/cwt	174.00–179.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.20/cwt	136.00–160.00	800	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	897	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	85.45/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,303	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	78.06/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,130	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	76.62/cwt	72.00–79.50	864	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	61.68/cwt	51.00–69.00	632	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	998	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	54.64/cwt	54.00–55.00	518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	116.82/cwt	114.00–120.50	2,141	9
Bulls	—	—	1,638	103.63/cwt	93.00–109.50	1,697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	917.66/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,879	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	118.47/cwt	114.00–123.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.02/cwt	167.00–180.00	740	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.23/cwt	135.00–156.00	840	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.29/cwt	155.00–169.50	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	116.80/cwt	114.00–123.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	106.83/cwt	98.00–116.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	153.95/cwt	147.50–157.50	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.79/cwt	132.50–139.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.65/cwt	134.00–145.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	110.29/cwt	110.00–112.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.07/cwt	130.00–150.00	739	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	167.93/cwt	162.00–176.00	709	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	299	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.51/cwt	135.00–152.00	818	19

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 431Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 57Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	155.00–160.00	156.19
3	—	312	150.00–165.00	156.34
11	—	679	121.00–135.00	129.66
13	—	624	120.00–138.00	131.97
31	—	469	142.00–156.00	152.03
12	—	371	153.00–169.00	161.84
7	—	832	110.00–112.00	110.29
31	—	520	130.00–150.00	142.07
19	—	566	135.00–152.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	94.00–104.00	98.97
2	—	495	126.00–134.00	130.00
1	—	565	107.50	107.50
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	132.50–139.00	135.79
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	149.50	149.50
6	—	601	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	422	162.00–176.00	167.93
5	—	299	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	160.00–168.00	164.88
10	—	690	130.00–145.00	133.98
8	—	335	160.00–185.00	175.88
2	—	410	168.00–182.00	174.91
7	—	716	131.00–140.00	137.73
2	—	383	192.50–200.00	196.23
2	—	925	129.00	129.00
17	—	473	163.00–185.00	174.94
2	—	620	135.00–142.00	138.58
10	—	573	155.00–173.00	167.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	506	180.50	180.50
1	—	375	218.00	218.00
4	—	577	173.00	173.00
60	—	891	147.50	147.50
12	—	627	165.50–166.00	165.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	978	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
3	—	515	131.00–138.00	133.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	151.00	151.00
5	—	691	114.00–123.00	116.80
2	—	705	83.00–85.00	84.01
3	—	442	145.00	145.00
2	—	520	98.00–116.00	106.83
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	111.00	111.00
3	—	383	174.00–179.00	177.28
19	—	522	136.00–160.00	153.20
11	—	673	130.00–139.00	133.21
2	—	740	114.00–123.00	118.47
15	—	425	167.00–180.00	174.02
15	—	559	135.00–156.00	150.23
12	—	478	155.00–169.50	161.29
2	—	323	180.00–181.00	180.51
1	—	1,030	93.00	93.00
3	—	258	147.50–157.50	153.95
4	—	624	134.00–145.00	139.65
3	—	765	110.00–121.00	113.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	70.00–72.00	71.05
1	—	895	65.00	65.00
3	—	948	54.00–55.00	54.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,525	82.00–92.00	85.45
7	—	1,447	74.00–80.00	78.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,128	72.00–79.50	76.62
5	—	1,024	51.00–69.00	61.68
18	—	1,218	80.00–85.00	81.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,833	114.00–120.50	116.82
2	—	1,638	93.00–109.50	103.63

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)	3	—	1,232	900.00–925.00	917.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50

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