Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.57/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$143.57

483 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

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	671	144.26	968	469
Medium and Large 2-3	634	120.31	762	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $205 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 sale483 hd

143.57

—

KY average24 barns · 6,959 hd

148.25

−4.68

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	1,782	106.84	1,904	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	80.40	1,191	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	77.89	960	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	67.74	688	18

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 2-3	—	684	116.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	156.60/cwt	156.60–156.60	921	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.72/cwt	111.00–121.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,065	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	130.75/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,097	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	150.10/cwt	150.10–150.10	1,112	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	177.03/cwt	175.00–179.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.71/cwt	143.00–159.00	741	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	154.42/cwt	154.25–155.00	1,056	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	143.52/cwt	143.25–143.95	947	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	175.53/cwt	172.00–177.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	137.76/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	138.21/cwt	138.00–138.25	1,200	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.06/cwt	145.00–157.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	155.00/cwt	149.75–157.00	1,130	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	142.35/cwt	142.35–142.35	1,253	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	182.00/cwt	174.00–187.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.57/cwt	162.00–169.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.26/cwt	139.00–156.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.51/cwt	133.00–149.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.57/cwt	167.50–177.50	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.34/cwt	53.00–61.00	591	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	77.83/cwt	75.00–80.00	813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	69.96/cwt	63.00–74.00	711	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	75.95/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,136	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	73.09/cwt	71.00–76.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	79.49/cwt	77.00–83.50	976	21
Bulls	—	—	1,770	104.37/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,847	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	82.95/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,222	14
Bulls	—	—	1,285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	109.94/cwt	107.00–116.00	2,045	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	907.63/cwt	860.00–975.00	10,247	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	904.17/cwt	835.00–960.00	9,213	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,212.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,335.00	15,519	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	151.10/cwt	145.00–154.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	185.16/cwt	184.00–189.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.32/cwt	126.00–130.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.68/cwt	137.00–152.00	838	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.21/cwt	151.00–166.00	842	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	167.62/cwt	160.00–180.00	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	185.14/cwt	172.50–192.50	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	118.91/cwt	115.00–122.50	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.07/cwt	142.00–159.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.50	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.74/cwt	139.00–154.00	774	22

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 935Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 64Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	110.00–119.00	116.79
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	580	124.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	630	111.00–121.00	117.72
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	588	156.60	156.60
18	—	762	139.75	139.75
74	—	839	130.00–134.00	130.75
69	—	741	150.10	150.10
80	—	660	143.25–143.95	143.52
28	—	623	143.75	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	482	143.00–159.00	153.71
3	—	968	110.00	110.00
26	—	571	137.00–152.00	146.68
9	—	791	115.00–122.50	118.91
8	—	420	142.00–159.00	151.07
7	—	620	130.00–136.50	132.86
2	—	852	118.00	118.00
2	—	335	156.00	156.00
14	—	693	125.00–130.00	128.50
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
22	—	524	139.00–154.00	147.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
2	—	640	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	175.00–179.00	177.03
2	—	518	168.00–169.00	168.49
17	—	684	154.25–155.00	154.42
9	—	472	172.00–177.00	175.53
2	—	720	134.00–137.00	135.51
4	—	781	132.00–141.00	137.76
34	—	868	138.00–138.25	138.21
3	—	625	145.00–157.00	149.06
4	—	431	174.00–187.00	182.00
5	—	574	162.00–169.00	167.57
2	—	820	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	650	162.50	162.50
12	—	549	190.00	190.00
7	—	571	184.00	184.00
2	—	607	175.00	175.00
68	—	729	149.75–157.00	155.00
60	—	880	142.35	142.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	116.00	116.00
3	—	577	139.00–156.00	146.26
6	—	617	133.00–149.00	141.51
4	—	712	125.00–130.00	126.28
5	—	427	167.50–177.50	172.57
4	—	382	184.00–189.00	185.16
3	—	695	126.00–130.00	127.32
16	—	522	151.00–166.00	161.21
12	—	489	160.00–180.00	167.62
8	—	319	172.50–192.50	185.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
2	—	520	142.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
3	—	477	145.00–154.00	151.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	53.00–61.00	58.34
4	—	1,044	75.00–80.00	77.83
9	—	1,016	63.00–74.00	69.96
1	—	900	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,496	72.00–77.00	75.95
14	—	1,473	81.00–86.00	82.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,247	71.00–76.00	73.09
21	—	1,228	77.00–83.50	79.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	102.00–106.00	104.37
1	—	1,285	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,860	107.00–116.00	109.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	860.00–975.00	907.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,019	835.00–960.00	904.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,212.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	94.00	94.00

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