Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $166.97/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$166.97

222 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$21.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	632	167.07	1,056	221
Medium and Large 2-3	540	146.00	788	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $268 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 sale222 hd

166.97

—

KY average24 barns · 5,386 hd

167.35

−0.37

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	1,557	112.88	1,757	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	87.61	1,392	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	82.34	1,051	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	73.83	767	7thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	621	144.73/cwt	143.00–150.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	181.66/cwt	180.00–183.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	142.40/cwt	138.00–149.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	153.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	164.55/cwt	163.50–165.00	862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.34/cwt	148.00–160.00	826	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	166.47/cwt	160.00–172.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	131.97/cwt	120.00–145.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.39/cwt	169.00–179.00	671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	197.21/cwt	185.00–201.00	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.08/cwt	173.00–195.00	870	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	154.29/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	174.25/cwt	153.00–178.50	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.54/cwt	156.00–177.00	911	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,212	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	183.16/cwt	181.50–185.00	980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	207.16/cwt	206.00–208.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	756	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	155.70/cwt	147.00–163.00	992	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.94/cwt	139.00–150.00	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	182.02/cwt	170.00–193.00	777	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	87.61/cwt	80.00–96.50	1,392	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	86.35/cwt	77.00–95.50	1,102	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	63.67/cwt	62.00–65.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	80.52/cwt	78.00–85.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	73.95/cwt	72.00–76.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	110.58/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,642	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	71.55/cwt	68.00–76.00	909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,657	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,813	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,282	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	816.68/cwt	800.00–835.00	8,698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	21,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	173.93/cwt	166.00–185.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	196.60/cwt	188.00–202.50	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	174.34/cwt	168.00–180.00	933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.45/cwt	150.00–163.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	155.35/cwt	144.00–161.00	901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.85/cwt	150.00–170.00	777	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	176.37/cwt	173.00–178.00	767	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	142.98/cwt	134.00–152.50	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	184.92/cwt	182.50–187.50	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	124.17/cwt	118.00–130.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.56/cwt	157.50–170.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	125.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,098	4

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 631Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 71Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	143.00–150.00	144.73
21	—	532	148.00–160.00	155.34
2	—	218	160.00–172.50	166.47
13	—	385	169.00–179.00	174.39
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
20	—	580	144.00–161.00	155.35
38	—	474	150.00–170.00	163.85
2	—	733	129.00	129.00
8	—	435	157.50–170.00	166.56
4	—	873	125.00–128.00	125.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	138.00–149.00	142.40
2	—	235	120.00–145.00	131.97
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
4	—	685	120.00–121.00	120.49
4	—	585	130.00–139.00	134.71
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
3	—	477	118.00–130.00	124.17
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	180.00–183.00	181.66
14	—	435	173.00–178.00	176.37
2	—	310	182.50–187.50	184.92
3	—	278	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	151.00–156.00	153.47
13	—	524	163.50–165.00	164.55
15	—	710	141.75	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	438	185.00–201.00	197.21
13	—	475	173.00–195.00	183.08
21	—	692	146.00–156.00	154.29
21	—	575	153.00–178.50	174.25
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
20	—	528	156.00–177.00	172.54
1	—	765	147.00	147.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	207.00	207.00
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
23	—	637	147.00–163.00	155.70
1	—	885	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
7	—	426	206.00–208.00	207.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	802	151.10	151.10
11	—	610	169.00–170.00	169.54
17	—	535	181.50–185.00	183.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	90.00–96.00	93.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	156.00	156.00
4	—	789	104.00–110.00	106.98
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	134.00–152.50	142.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	187.50	187.50
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
6	—	614	139.00–150.00	147.94
10	—	427	170.00–193.00	182.02
5	—	472	166.00–185.00	173.93
4	—	656	145.00–148.00	147.00
8	—	389	188.00–202.50	196.60
11	—	535	168.00–180.00	174.34
6	—	567	150.00–163.00	154.45
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	80.00–96.50	87.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	77.00–95.50	86.35
5	—	1,270	68.00–76.00	71.55
1	—	1,315	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	62.00–65.00	63.67
3	—	1,038	78.00–85.00	80.52
2	—	1,060	72.00–76.00	73.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	106.00–114.00	110.58
1	—	2,060	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	800.00–835.00	816.68

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