Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifer steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeders, Yearlings loads had no comparison however they sold with very good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.46/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$158.46

396 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

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	672	161.32	1,084	369
Medium and Large 2-3	535	119.45	639	27

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about $445 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 sale396 hd

158.46

—

KY average20 barns · 5,737 hd

154.01

+4.45

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	1,490	120.99	1,803	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	99.44	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	91.24	1,188	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	81.03	864	19

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$964	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Value Added	—	586	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,024	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,248	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	139.60/cwt	137.00–145.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	146.92/cwt	131.00–155.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	141.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	112.47/cwt	101.00–124.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	164.95/cwt	164.95–164.95	1,202	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	154.15/cwt	141.00–163.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	151.80/cwt	144.00–159.00	628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	153.89/cwt	153.50–155.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	146.93/cwt	140.00–156.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.47/cwt	143.00–165.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.19/cwt	142.00–162.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	152.91/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	143.78/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.24/cwt	150.00–168.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	133.69/cwt	122.50–144.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.01/cwt	135.00–143.00	811	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	99.44/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	81.71/cwt	79.00–85.00	991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	64.94/cwt	63.00–67.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	93.96/cwt	87.50–102.00	1,017	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	81.87/cwt	76.00–85.50	890	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	56.97/cwt	56.00–58.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	96.62/cwt	86.00–115.00	1,284	10
Bulls	—	—	1,395	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	125.92/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,030	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	963.59/head	825.00–1,150.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.83/cwt	150.00–164.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.69/cwt	107.00–135.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.01/cwt	138.00–156.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	167.19/cwt	163.00–170.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.92/cwt	115.00–128.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.34/cwt	163.00–172.50	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	147.17/cwt	135.00–157.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.61/cwt	135.00–155.00	708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.60/cwt	131.00–149.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.11/cwt	105.00–137.50	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	902	3

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 195Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	586	174.75	174.75
65	—	832	150.00	150.00
140	—	729	164.95	164.95
4	—	610	153.50–155.00	153.89
3	—	528	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	695	125.00	125.00
3	—	323	112.00	112.00
1	—	620	127.50	127.50
6	—	597	101.00–124.00	112.47
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
5	—	480	115.00–128.00	119.92
2	—	512	123.00	123.00
3	—	425	105.00–137.50	122.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	137.00–145.00	139.60
10	—	574	131.00–155.00	146.92
7	—	678	135.00–150.00	141.92
12	—	414	144.00–159.00	151.80
2	—	240	155.00	155.00
6	—	514	135.00–157.00	147.17
15	—	473	135.00–155.00	149.61
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
6	—	625	131.00–149.00	140.60
3	—	712	125.00–130.00	126.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
2	—	365	122.50–144.00	133.69
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
4	—	615	141.00–163.00	154.15
8	—	666	140.00–156.00	146.93
3	—	578	143.00–165.00	153.47
3	—	515	142.00–162.00	151.19
10	—	712	146.00–157.00	152.91
2	—	825	135.00–153.00	143.78
2	—	497	164.00	164.00
2	—	370	150.00–168.00	159.24
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	555	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	120.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
1	—	250	157.50	157.50
4	—	640	134.00–138.00	136.74
8	—	575	135.00–143.00	141.01
11	—	463	150.00–164.00	161.83
5	—	515	138.00–156.00	150.01
5	—	389	163.00–170.00	167.19
3	—	411	163.00–172.50	169.34
2	—	685	138.00–140.00	139.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	107.00–135.00	124.69
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	93.00–103.00	99.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	79.00–85.00	81.71
1	—	1,295	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,329	86.00–115.00	96.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	63.00–67.00	64.94
7	—	1,082	87.50–102.00	93.96
7	—	1,087	76.00–85.50	81.87
2	—	993	56.00–58.00	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	115.00–118.00	116.66
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,612	123.00–133.00	125.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	825.00–1,150.00	963.59

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

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