Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

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 and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.28/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$165.28

254 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$27.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

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	601	166.04	998	247
Medium and Large 2-3	578	138.40	800	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about $198 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 sale254 hd

165.28

—

KY average25 barns · 6,775 hd

163.45

+1.83

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	1,695	106.17	1,800	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	81.35	1,284	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	77.19	1,001	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	68.89	739	9thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	280	166.74/cwt	160.00–180.00	467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	129.32/cwt	126.00–139.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.23/cwt	143.50–159.00	796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.21/cwt	157.00–171.00	562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	142.56/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	135.50/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.35/cwt	153.00–159.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.55/cwt	123.00–135.50	808	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	137.98/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.49/cwt	178.00–197.00	785	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.52/cwt	145.00–165.50	764	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	150.85/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,006	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	180.63/cwt	175.00–182.50	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	169.35/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,047	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	171.88/cwt	166.00–183.00	990	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,128	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	967	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	173.74/cwt	167.00–183.00	824	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	174.37/cwt	166.00–180.00	926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	176.83/cwt	166.00–186.00	845	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.59/cwt	135.00–153.00	882	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	80.09/cwt	78.50–82.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	71.74/cwt	69.50–74.00	778	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	57.61/cwt	55.00–60.00	634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	81.35/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,284	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	71.71/cwt	70.00–73.50	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	79.38/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,062	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	103.25/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,056.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	973.39/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,069.83/cwt	985.00–1,200.00	13,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	174.35/cwt	166.00–177.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	168.54/cwt	162.00–173.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.71/cwt	134.00–151.50	844	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	138.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	157.78/cwt	151.00–162.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	130.95/cwt	130.95–130.95	981	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.24/cwt	157.00–169.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	157.68/cwt	149.00–169.00	658	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	137.98/cwt	134.00–142.00	646	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 759Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 72Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 3

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	280	160.00–180.00	166.74
22	—	530	143.50–159.00	150.23
11	—	338	157.00–171.00	166.21
28	—	624	123.00–135.50	129.55
41	—	473	145.00–165.50	161.52
37	—	575	134.00–151.50	146.71
3	—	670	125.00–128.00	126.32
2	—	770	122.00	122.00
4	—	375	157.00–169.00	164.24
3	—	718	130.00	130.00
33	—	417	149.00–169.00	157.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
3	—	330	136.00	136.00
2	—	468	134.00–142.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	165.00	165.00
41	—	749	130.95	130.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	201.00	201.00
9	—	707	142.50–143.00	142.56
2	—	785	131.00–140.00	135.50
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
3	—	618	153.00–159.00	155.35
12	—	823	135.00–144.50	137.98
32	—	423	178.00–197.00	185.49
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
17	—	667	143.00–156.00	150.85
2	—	945	119.00	119.00
4	—	306	175.00–182.50	180.63
43	—	576	166.00–183.00	171.88
20	—	474	167.00–183.00	173.74
10	—	531	166.00–180.00	174.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
4	—	632	126.00–139.00	129.32
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	676	166.25	166.25
16	—	618	164.00–175.00	169.35
35	—	774	145.75	145.75
19	—	520	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	137.00–137.50	137.25
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
3	—	926	115.00	115.00
17	—	478	166.00–186.00	176.83
13	—	623	135.00–153.00	141.59
5	—	432	166.00–177.00	174.35
4	—	724	125.00–128.00	126.25
10	—	535	162.00–173.00	168.54
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
2	—	767	123.00	123.00
5	—	583	151.00–162.00	157.78
3	—	868	110.00–118.00	114.70
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	608	130.00	130.00
3	—	568	136.00–140.00	138.60
2	—	775	100.00–110.00	104.97
2	—	873	100.00–102.00	100.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	78.50–82.00	80.09
4	—	1,084	69.50–74.00	71.74
3	—	1,101	55.00–60.00	57.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	76.00–89.00	81.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	70.00–73.50	71.71
5	—	1,338	76.00–83.50	79.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	101.00–107.00	103.25
1	—	1,705	112.00	112.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,056.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	825.00–1,100.00	973.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,236	985.00–1,200.00	1,069.83

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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