Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.71/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$159.71

399 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

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	666	159.84	1,065	396
Medium and Large 2-3	585	141.67	828	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $237 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 sale399 hd

159.71

—

KY average24 barns · 5,319 hd

164.06

−4.35

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	1,642	111.81	1,836	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	87.39	1,420	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	83.25	1,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	79.73	825	6thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added	—	666	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.10	1,026	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	123.64/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	141.40/cwt	126.00–149.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	789	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	143.37/cwt	143.25–145.00	890	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	965	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.22/cwt	134.00–146.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,014	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	200.25/cwt	195.00–202.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	161.35/cwt	152.00–166.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.01/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.80/cwt	156.00–167.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.63/cwt	138.00–154.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	144.97/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,055	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,187	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,049	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	851	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	157.44/cwt	150.00–158.10	1,170	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	142.52/cwt	138.00–147.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	185.49/cwt	170.00–189.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	159.34/cwt	158.00–167.00	985	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.05/cwt	159.00–176.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	186.98/cwt	181.00–197.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.21/cwt	155.00–174.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	739	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	87.39/cwt	84.50–89.50	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	87.75/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,126	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	68.24/cwt	67.00–70.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	81.67/cwt	76.00–92.00	851	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	100.16/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	117.63/cwt	113.50–124.00	1,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,041.74/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	13,084	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,820.00/cwt	1,820.00–1,820.00	29,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	132.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.02/cwt	156.00–166.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	165.14/cwt	151.00–172.00	639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	179.73/cwt	167.50–190.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.24/cwt	143.00–159.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.17/cwt	140.00–153.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	178.77/cwt	177.50–179.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.06/cwt	155.00–159.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	135.20/cwt	128.00–137.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.15/cwt	137.50–145.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.13/cwt	130.00–151.00	764	13

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 935Last week 507Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 85Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	666	150.00–156.10	154.04
38	—	509	155.00	155.00
42	—	621	143.25–145.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	118.00–125.50	123.64
3	—	285	150.00–165.00	155.50
7	—	856	130.50	130.50
15	—	748	129.00	129.00
10	—	573	134.00–146.00	140.22
14	—	387	151.00–172.00	165.14
4	—	678	124.00–135.00	129.96
4	—	430	143.00–159.00	154.24
6	—	470	140.00–153.00	145.17
2	—	320	155.00–159.00	157.06
5	—	230	155.00	155.00
6	—	611	128.00–137.00	135.20
13	—	519	130.00–151.00	147.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	113.00	113.00
4	—	320	126.00–149.00	141.40
4	—	736	115.00	115.00
2	—	290	135.00–137.50	136.25
7	—	375	137.50–145.00	140.15
2	—	625	114.00–124.00	118.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	406	169.00–170.00	169.50
6	—	335	177.50–179.00	178.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
4	—	405	195.00–202.00	200.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	132.00–139.00	134.86
1	—	385	192.50	192.50
7	—	471	152.00–166.00	161.35
3	—	820	128.50–130.00	129.01
5	—	578	156.00–167.00	159.80
12	—	619	138.00–154.00	140.63
21	—	728	136.00–147.00	144.97
11	—	533	155.00–170.00	165.91
2	—	693	138.00–147.00	142.52
8	—	439	170.00–189.00	185.49
4	—	328	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
2	—	527	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	586	173.00	173.00
17	—	846	140.25	140.25
22	—	664	158.00	158.00
22	—	477	178.50	178.50
169	—	743	150.00–158.10	157.44
36	—	618	158.00–167.00	159.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	159.00–176.00	168.05
3	—	372	181.00–197.00	186.98
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
6	—	425	155.00–174.00	161.21
11	—	658	132.00–140.00	132.93
6	—	511	156.00–166.00	160.02
1	—	940	103.00	103.00
8	—	321	167.50–190.00	179.73
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	142.50–145.00	143.76
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	380	156.00	156.00
3	—	478	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,042	76.00–92.00	81.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	84.50–89.50	87.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	83.00–96.00	87.75
3	—	1,323	67.00–70.00	68.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	99.00–102.00	100.16
4	—	1,688	113.50–124.00	117.63

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,256	825.00–1,200.00	1,041.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	765	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	1,820.00	1,820.00

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

Steers · 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