Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 $154.65/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$154.65

147 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.58

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	155.42	1,043	136
Medium and Large 2-3	557	145.17	809	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $234 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 sale147 hd

154.65

—

KY average25 barns · 5,354 hd

165.23

−10.58

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	—	Low	1,417	110.08	1,560	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,656	96.38	1,596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	88.48	1,172	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	78.57	814	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	102.47	1,225	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,440	93.00	1,339	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	486	148.03/cwt	145.00–162.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.50/cwt	112.00–127.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	128.92/cwt	120.00–140.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.93/cwt	147.00–169.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	152.61/cwt	148.00–155.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	132.87/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.25/cwt	164.00–170.50	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.61/cwt	147.00–154.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	149.56/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,095	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.73/cwt	160.00–178.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	192.16/cwt	182.50–195.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	164.23/cwt	160.50–166.50	1,008	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	147.61/cwt	143.00–149.75	1,165	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	156.65/cwt	146.00–159.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.96/cwt	165.00–171.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	179.79/cwt	176.00–188.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	166.32/cwt	153.00–173.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.65/cwt	165.00–176.00	735	5
Steers	Select	—	1,440	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	102.47/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	92.39/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	96.85/cwt	93.00–101.00	935	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	79.68/cwt	74.50–83.50	873	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	96.38/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,376	109.48/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,506	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	139.91/cwt	132.50–147.50	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.22/cwt	147.00–159.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	147.93/cwt	145.00–154.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	119.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	143.60/cwt	141.00–146.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	129.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	891	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	138.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	585	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	141.64/cwt	135.50–145.00	952	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	144.75/cwt	134.00–148.50	900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.54/cwt	139.00–154.75	870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.51/cwt	144.00–159.00	782	8

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 370Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 63Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 3

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	145.00–162.00	148.03
8	—	429	147.00–169.00	156.93
4	—	712	136.00	136.00
2	—	383	160.00–165.00	162.42
36	—	672	135.50–145.00	141.64
18	—	622	134.00–148.50	144.75
16	—	578	139.00–154.75	150.54
8	—	516	144.00–159.00	151.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
2	—	660	112.00–127.00	119.50
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
3	—	462	120.00–140.00	128.92
2	—	590	127.00	127.00
2	—	373	130.00–132.00	130.94
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
3	—	528	128.00–130.00	128.68
3	—	423	135.00–141.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	586	147.00	147.00
3	—	483	148.00–155.00	152.61
3	—	545	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	842	129.00–133.50	132.87
5	—	570	164.00–170.50	169.25
17	—	672	147.00–154.00	148.61
16	—	732	144.00–155.00	149.56
10	—	523	160.00–178.00	168.73
6	—	429	182.50–195.00	192.16
22	—	789	143.00–149.75	147.61
18	—	632	146.00–159.00	156.65
1	—	385	193.00	193.00
1	—	265	172.50	172.50
5	—	1,009	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	614	160.50–166.50	164.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	165.00–171.00	168.96
3	—	385	176.00–188.00	179.79
10	—	525	153.00–173.00	166.32
1	—	320	187.50	187.50
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
5	—	426	165.00–176.00	172.65
7	—	569	147.00–159.00	154.22
4	—	616	145.00–154.00	147.93
3	—	793	115.00–121.00	119.01
8	—	688	128.00–140.00	129.44
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
4	—	885	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	132.50–147.50	139.91
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	525	141.00–146.00	143.60
2	—	480	151.00–155.00	153.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	102.00–103.00	102.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	85.00–99.00	92.39
1	—	1,290	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00
2	—	965	93.00–101.00	96.85
5	—	1,096	74.50–83.50	79.68
1	—	820	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,656	88.00–103.00	96.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,975	126.00	126.00
8	—	1,376	103.00–114.00	109.48

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	—	820	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,200.00	1,200.00

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