Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeders and Very good demand for yearling packages and loads. Slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.05/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$168.05

204 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

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	733	170.10	1,248	192
Medium and Large 2-3	566	135.34	767	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $481 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 sale204 hd

168.05

—

KY average26 barns · 5,633 hd

165.47

+2.58

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	—	Average	1,505	114.17	1,718	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	80.13	1,273	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	75.69	992	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	74.04	826	8thin

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)	975	$662	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.79/cwt	135.00–153.50	859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	145.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	159.64/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	169.26/cwt	166.00–173.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	163.20/cwt	152.50–170.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,446	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	164.12/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,294	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,331	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	74.13/cwt	70.00–76.00	946	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	74.27/cwt	72.00–76.00	839	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	78.49/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,078	5
Bulls	—	—	1,538	113.56/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	104.12/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	121.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,955	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	81.74/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,315	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,129	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	662.31/head	650.00–675.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.81/cwt	147.00–159.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.01/cwt	141.00–153.00	747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	140.42/cwt	138.00–142.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	147.26/cwt	139.00–150.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,127	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	136.41/cwt	130.00–141.50	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	128.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	134.63/cwt	132.00–136.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.86/cwt	159.00–166.50	928	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.34/cwt	135.00–154.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	144.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.60/cwt	115.00–137.50	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 546Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	138.00	138.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
2	—	710	123.00–127.00	125.00
2	—	578	146.00–147.00	146.50
2	—	438	120.00–127.00	123.52
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	158.00–163.00	159.64
14	—	517	166.00–173.00	169.26
3	—	781	167.00	167.00
2	—	737	154.50	154.50
2	—	437	163.00	163.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	176.00	176.00
4	—	620	163.00–164.50	164.12
1	—	810	151.00	151.00
16	—	570	159.00–166.50	162.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	654	169.50	169.50
65	—	866	167.00	167.00
42	—	727	178.00	178.00
21	—	753	176.75	176.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
24	—	577	135.00–153.50	148.79
12	—	464	141.00–150.00	145.19
3	—	420	145.00–146.00	145.32
3	—	238	152.50–170.00	163.20
2	—	310	147.00–159.00	152.81
2	—	622	152.00	152.00
7	—	719	130.00–141.50	136.41
5	—	784	125.00–135.00	128.14
5	—	519	135.00–154.00	144.34
4	—	654	138.00–146.00	144.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
3	—	390	115.00–137.50	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	667	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	140.00–150.00	146.60
2	—	740	129.50	129.50
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
11	—	515	141.00–153.00	145.01
5	—	641	138.00–142.00	140.42
5	—	590	139.00–150.00	147.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	132.00–136.00	134.63
2	—	780	112.00–117.00	114.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	70.00–76.00	74.13
5	—	1,373	77.00–80.00	78.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,129	72.00–76.00	74.27
1	—	1,080	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	77.00–85.50	81.74
2	—	1,515	74.00–75.00	74.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	113.00–114.00	113.56
2	—	1,310	103.00–105.00	104.12
3	—	1,612	118.00–125.00	121.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	650.00–675.00	662.31

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle