Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 400-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes, Very good demand for packages and loads. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $163.45/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$163.45

190 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$40.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	565	164.72	930	184
Medium and Large 2-3	540	124.69	673	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.03/cwt here — about $257 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 sale190 hd

163.45

—

KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd

158.37

+5.08

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	—	High	1,695	114.55	1,941	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	82.48	1,322	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	81.69	1,095	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	73.48	800	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,062	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,578	$1,374	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	781	132.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	150.03/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,146	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	167.58/cwt	160.00–174.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	162.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	989	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	180.10/cwt	170.00–189.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.06/cwt	141.00–146.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	144.30/cwt	136.00–150.00	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	174.08/cwt	168.00–184.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	165.90/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	183.98/cwt	183.00–185.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	173.22/cwt	161.00–179.75	1,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	154.73/cwt	153.00–156.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	177.07/cwt	171.00–187.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.72/cwt	155.00–163.00	886	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.73/cwt	157.50–169.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.69/cwt	132.00–134.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	177.50/cwt	172.50–187.50	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	79.86/cwt	79.00–81.50	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	73.45/cwt	67.50–77.00	776	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	82.48/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,322	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	73.61/cwt	72.00–75.50	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	83.04/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,115	12
Bulls	—	—	1,580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,062.34/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,266.86/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,773	1,481.81/head	1,460.00–1,525.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.74/cwt	152.00–164.00	842	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.78/cwt	139.00–157.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	139.31/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	128.04/cwt	115.00–135.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.80/cwt	142.00–158.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	765	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 357Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 46Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	130.00–138.00	132.80
12	—	383	141.00–146.00	144.06
12	—	614	136.00–150.00	144.30
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
14	—	572	139.00–157.00	148.78
3	—	718	136.00–141.00	139.31
12	—	671	135.00–142.00	137.26
14	—	425	140.00–150.00	146.10
2	—	270	145.00–147.50	146.16
1	—	860	122.00	122.00
12	—	520	142.00–158.00	151.80
3	—	480	159.00–160.00	159.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	605	189.50	189.50
12	—	523	160.00–174.00	167.58
10	—	553	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
3	—	488	115.00–135.00	128.04
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	161.00	161.00
2	—	673	142.00–158.00	150.03
9	—	417	170.00–189.00	180.10
1	—	835	148.00	148.00
10	—	486	168.00–184.00	174.08
1	—	850	149.00	149.00
11	—	583	161.00–179.75	173.22
4	—	608	153.00–156.00	154.73
5	—	380	171.00–187.00	177.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	154.00	154.00
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
1	—	415	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	609	160.00–175.00	162.45
10	—	664	160.00–169.50	165.90
4	—	534	183.00–185.00	183.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	155.00–163.00	155.72
5	—	421	157.50–169.00	161.73
3	—	663	132.00–134.00	132.69
3	—	315	172.50–187.50	177.50
2	—	702	147.00	147.00
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
12	—	527	152.00–164.00	159.74
2	—	600	147.00	147.00
4	—	476	170.50	170.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
2	—	462	149.00	149.00
1	—	355	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	79.00–81.50	79.86
6	—	1,057	67.50–77.00	73.45
1	—	1,100	54.50	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	78.00–89.00	82.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	72.00–75.50	73.61
12	—	1,343	78.00–87.00	83.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	120.00–124.00	121.55
1	—	1,580	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,793	110.00–113.00	111.33

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,570	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,383	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,266.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,773	1,460.00–1,525.00	1,481.81

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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