Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $174.29/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$174.29

164 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$49.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

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	585	177.34	1,037	154
Medium and Large 2-3	673	127.40	857	10thin

One grade step is worth $49.94/cwt here — about $180 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 sale164 hd

174.29

—

KY average27 barns · 5,250 hd

166.25

+8.04

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	1,910	119.02	2,273	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	88.64	1,439	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	82.67	1,079	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	70.68	725	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	106.00	1,336	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.54/cwt	147.00–160.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	185.14/cwt	174.00–187.50	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	139.24/cwt	132.50–147.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	153.39/cwt	149.00–156.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	152.46/cwt	149.00–156.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.35/cwt	147.00–159.00	749	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	166.30/cwt	160.00–180.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	180.72/cwt	175.00–184.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	121.39/cwt	118.00–129.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	183.35/cwt	183.35–183.35	1,080	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	148.36/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	197.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	185.86/cwt	183.00–192.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.08/cwt	158.00–170.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	180.19/cwt	179.00–181.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	180.68/cwt	168.00–187.00	846	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,336	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	88.64/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,439	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	66.97/cwt	65.00–69.00	883	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.50	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	74.96/cwt	70.00–79.50	813	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	46.77/cwt	44.00–49.00	416	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	88.84/cwt	83.00–99.50	1,173	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	75.29/cwt	72.00–79.00	953	7
Bulls	—	—	1,877	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,290	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,331	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.50	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	154.37/cwt	140.00–157.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.95/cwt	127.00–131.50	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	141.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.71/cwt	140.00–156.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.51/cwt	149.00–162.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	127.09/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	132.80/cwt	131.00–134.50	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	153.32/cwt	152.00–153.50	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.18/cwt	130.00–134.00	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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 553Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 57Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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
1	—	890	107.00	107.00
2	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	137.50–145.00	141.40
3	—	610	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	147.00–160.00	154.54
11	—	641	132.50–147.00	139.24
22	—	479	147.00–159.00	156.35
7	—	770	123.00–128.00	126.31
14	—	374	160.00–180.00	166.30
3	—	567	140.00–156.00	145.71
3	—	418	149.00–162.00	155.51
5	—	809	126.50–128.00	127.09
1	—	275	172.50	172.50
8	—	732	131.00–134.50	132.80
5	—	666	130.00–134.00	133.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	152.00–153.50	153.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
5	—	771	118.00–129.00	121.39
1	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	174.00–187.50	185.14
5	—	622	149.00–156.00	153.39
2	—	588	149.00–156.00	152.46
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
15	—	524	175.00–184.00	180.72
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
3	—	700	142.00	142.00
5	—	677	143.00–152.00	148.36
6	—	433	185.00–200.00	197.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	589	183.35	183.35
14	—	678	156.50	156.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	183.00–192.00	185.86
3	—	620	142.00–148.00	145.94
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
7	—	520	158.00–170.00	163.08
5	—	353	179.00–181.00	180.19
11	—	468	168.00–187.00	180.68
3	—	573	153.00	153.00
3	—	717	127.00–131.50	129.95
3	—	835	115.00–120.00	117.02
3	—	668	135.00–136.00	135.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	142.00–147.50	144.60
2	—	363	147.50–152.50	149.95
9	—	484	140.00–157.00	154.37
1	—	685	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	62.00–65.00	63.54
3	—	1,040	80.00–85.50	82.81
6	—	1,085	70.00–79.50	74.96
2	—	890	44.00–49.00	46.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,623	81.00–96.00	88.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	65.00–69.00	66.97
16	—	1,320	83.00–99.50	88.84
7	—	1,266	72.00–79.00	75.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,877	120.00–124.00	122.02

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)	1	—	1,510	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	925.00	925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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