Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.16/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$146.16

123 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

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	675	148.65	1,003	110
Medium and Large 2-3	582	125.09	728	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $275 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 sale123 hd

146.16

—

KY average18 barns · 2,951 hd

150.25

−4.09

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	1,548	119.18	1,845	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	92.49	1,415	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	89.85	1,082	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	67.50	665	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	430	148.12/cwt	140.00–156.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.79/cwt	146.00–149.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	124.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	178.14/cwt	171.00–179.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	151.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	160.99/cwt	157.00–163.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.19/cwt	148.00–163.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.40/cwt	123.00–123.50	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	92.40/cwt	88.50–96.50	1,100	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	81.42/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,209	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	79.33/cwt	75.00–83.00	964	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	94.77/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,213	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	128.08/cwt	127.00–129.00	2,226	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	153.16/cwt	151.00–156.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	142.42/cwt	136.00–145.50	870	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 373Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year 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
7	—	430	140.00–156.00	148.12
5	—	583	146.00–149.00	147.79
4	—	368	150.00–152.00	151.01
12	—	531	150.00–155.00	152.95
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
5	—	473	140.00–152.00	148.86
8	—	611	136.00–145.50	142.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
3	—	628	122.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	563	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	287	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
4	—	766	102.00–105.00	103.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	772	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
9	—	526	171.00–179.00	178.14
7	—	657	155.00–164.00	161.13
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
3	—	727	145.00–155.00	151.61
1	—	970	116.00	116.00
3	—	557	157.00–163.00	160.99
2	—	375	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	177.00	177.00
6	—	585	148.00–163.00	151.19
5	—	637	148.00	148.00
10	—	717	123.00–123.50	123.40
5	—	492	173.00	173.00
2	—	180	183.00	183.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
7	—	541	151.00–156.00	153.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	153.00	153.00
2	—	287	169.00	169.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	135.00–139.00	137.06
1	—	485	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	109.00	109.00
9	—	1,191	88.50–96.50	92.40
4	—	1,215	75.00–83.00	79.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	78.00–85.00	81.42
2	—	1,633	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,501	93.00–96.00	94.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	63.00	63.00
1	—	945	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,213	109.00–110.00	109.47
2	—	1,738	127.00–129.00	128.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,400.00	1,400.00

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle