Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $172.11/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$172.11

356 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$39.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	700	173.01	1,211	348
Medium and Large 2-3	575	133.19	766	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $446 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 sale356 hd

172.11

—

KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd

167.16

+4.95

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	1,611	116.63	1,879	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,699	95.88	1,629	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	91.99	1,208	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	80.63	818	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	98.00	1,147	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	315	184.71/cwt	180.00–189.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	165.71/cwt	155.00–168.50	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	143.87/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.42/cwt	152.00–158.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	531	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	211.00/cwt	210.00–213.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.24/cwt	166.00–170.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,228	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	173.44/cwt	173.00–173.50	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	179.72/cwt	167.00–185.50	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	190.37/cwt	190.25–193.00	1,066	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	171.18/cwt	164.00–178.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	194.99/cwt	184.50–196.50	1,207	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	177.94/cwt	177.50–178.50	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	180.11/cwt	168.00–188.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	170.30/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	188.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	190.88/cwt	181.00–191.50	1,309	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	179.40/cwt	167.00–187.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	168.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	69.00/cwt	63.00–74.00	670	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	100.24/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,083	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	81.23/cwt	76.00–84.00	819	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	95.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	98.03/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,312	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	81.11/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	114.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	121.48/cwt	118.00–125.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	156.46/cwt	154.00–159.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	155.50/cwt	151.00–173.00	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.00/cwt	151.00–154.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	726	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,307	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	162.12/cwt	156.00–169.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	4

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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 318Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 36Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00–189.00	184.71
1	—	655	156.00	156.00
11	—	534	155.00–168.50	165.71
8	—	718	139.00–146.50	143.87
4	—	564	152.00–158.00	156.42
5	—	376	166.00–170.00	169.24
3	—	608	151.00–154.00	152.00
7	—	415	155.00–170.00	164.54
7	—	463	156.00–169.00	162.12
2	—	822	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	764	160.75	160.75
8	—	539	173.00–173.50	173.44
4	—	635	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	497	138.00	138.00
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	726	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	166.00	166.00
7	—	568	167.00–185.50	179.72
2	—	483	164.00–178.00	171.18
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
5	—	524	168.00–188.00	180.11
3	—	628	167.00–176.00	170.30
3	—	438	180.00–192.00	188.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	206.00	206.00
3	—	400	210.00–213.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	190.25–193.00	190.37
24	—	619	184.50–196.50	194.99
7	—	775	177.50–178.50	177.94
68	—	686	181.00–191.50	190.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	790	118.00–125.00	121.48
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
2	—	585	154.00–159.00	156.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	167.00–187.00	179.40
3	—	540	165.00–174.00	168.97
9	—	606	151.00–173.00	155.50
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	63.00	63.00
12	—	1,338	91.00–108.00	98.03
4	—	1,263	75.00–85.00	81.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	50.00	50.00
6	—	971	63.00–74.00	69.00
5	—	1,080	93.00–110.00	100.24
4	—	1,008	76.00–84.00	81.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,699	90.00–100.00	95.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,590	110.00–118.00	114.76

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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