Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.00/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$156.00

370 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$10.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

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	710	156.35	1,110	357
Medium and Large 2-3	528	146.21	772	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $337 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 sale370 hd

156.00

—

KY average25 barns · 4,938 hd

162.83

−6.83

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	1,592	104.96	1,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	81.50	1,268	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	79.67	1,032	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	67.87	690	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	625	136.79/cwt	130.00–142.50	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.75/cwt	135.00–152.00	815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	163.08/cwt	161.00–165.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	181.54/cwt	175.00–190.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	172.98/cwt	160.00–176.50	1,007	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	134.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,047	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	172.79/cwt	160.00–181.00	909	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	188.00/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	153.43/cwt	140.00–162.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.65/cwt	140.00–159.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	156.35/cwt	156.35–156.35	1,221	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	1,143	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	175.69/cwt	165.00–184.00	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	150.26/cwt	144.00–151.25	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	157.03/cwt	153.25–160.00	1,131	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	145.85/cwt	136.00–150.50	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	131.73/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.31/cwt	154.00–164.00	899	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	84.38/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	81.39/cwt	76.50–88.00	1,071	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	76.19/cwt	75.00–78.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	67.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	669	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	106.94/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	928.56/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.58/cwt	125.00–140.00	884	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.95/cwt	170.00–184.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	108.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	973	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.98/cwt	145.00–166.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.52/cwt	148.00–152.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	156.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.66/cwt	145.00–164.00	752	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	124.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	137.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	184.69/cwt	172.50–187.50	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	947	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	887	5

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 457Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 55Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	130.00–142.50	136.79
16	—	559	135.00–152.00	145.75
4	—	320	161.00–165.00	163.08
40	—	672	125.00–140.00	131.58
14	—	430	145.00–166.00	151.98
6	—	527	148.00–152.00	150.52
6	—	369	150.00–164.00	156.71
30	—	477	145.00–164.00	157.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
9	—	621	120.00–125.00	124.44
9	—	493	128.00–139.00	137.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	624	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	175.00–190.00	181.54
23	—	582	160.00–176.50	172.98
20	—	777	132.00–143.00	134.70
19	—	526	160.00–181.00	172.79
3	—	613	140.00–159.00	149.65
6	—	438	190.00–191.00	190.49
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
13	—	486	165.00–184.00	175.69
7	—	739	144.00–151.25	150.26
1	—	895	131.00	131.00
5	—	337	172.50–187.50	184.69
20	—	691	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
4	—	427	140.00–162.00	153.43
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	185.00–189.50	188.00
128	—	781	156.35	156.35
65	—	817	139.95	139.95
25	—	720	153.25–160.00	157.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
3	—	720	100.00–112.00	108.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
3	—	623	136.00–150.50	145.85
4	—	774	131.00–134.00	131.73
1	—	495	162.50	162.50
11	—	568	154.00–164.00	158.31
9	—	423	170.00–184.00	174.95
1	—	690	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	82.00–86.50	84.38
1	—	1,700	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,316	76.50–88.00	81.39
2	—	1,195	70.00–72.00	71.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	55.00–59.00	56.93
3	—	1,085	75.00–78.00	76.19
6	—	994	65.00–70.00	67.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,693	105.00–109.00	106.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	850.00–985.00	928.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,050.00	1,050.00

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