Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Demand was mixed on calves and very good on yearlings. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.67/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$195.67

217 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$671

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

$36.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

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	667	195.84	1,307	216
Medium and Large 2-3	400	159.00	636	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.84/cwt here — about $671 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 sale217 hd

195.67

—

KY average24 barns · 4,939 hd

184.45

+11.21

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	1,754	117.19	2,056	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,621	90.25	1,463	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	85.62	1,105	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	74.32	798	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	125.00	1,388	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,113	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$848	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.50	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	145.86/cwt	135.00–151.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	152.49/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.68/cwt	157.00–175.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.88/cwt	161.00–180.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	140.65/cwt	139.00–147.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	121.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	706	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,410	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	180.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,173	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	186.65/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.63/cwt	170.00–191.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	183.06/cwt	172.50–189.00	774	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	166.99/cwt	163.00–169.00	925	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	71.37/cwt	70.00–73.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	80.08/cwt	79.00–81.00	829	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	92.29/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,480	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	95.03/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,331	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	82.72/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,039	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,928	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	2,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	848.15/head	825.00–875.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,113.30/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,113	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	156.02/cwt	149.00–165.00	969	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	169.77/cwt	159.00–175.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	176.67/cwt	162.50–179.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	156.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	167.32/cwt	158.00–174.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.49/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	174.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	694	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 556Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 56Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
13	—	563	150.00–160.50	155.00
7	—	735	143.00–154.00	152.49
6	—	470	157.00–175.00	169.68
4	—	380	161.00–180.00	172.88
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
12	—	514	158.00–174.00	167.32
2	—	327	171.00	171.00
10	—	431	170.00–180.00	174.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	135.00–151.00	145.86
3	—	510	146.00	146.00
6	—	581	139.00–147.00	140.65
2	—	710	116.00–126.00	121.04
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
3	—	428	135.00–143.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
4	—	572	177.00	177.00
3	—	633	168.00	168.00
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
10	—	519	170.00–185.00	180.02
2	—	375	171.00–172.00	171.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	176.50	176.50
30	—	585	200.50	200.50
5	—	747	178.00	178.00
5	—	617	177.00–189.00	186.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	706	199.75	199.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	170.00–191.00	178.63
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
23	—	423	172.50–189.00	183.06
2	—	290	172.50–175.00	173.75
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
5	—	554	163.00–169.00	166.99
14	—	621	149.00–165.00	156.02
11	—	507	159.00–175.00	169.77
11	—	468	162.50–179.00	176.67
3	—	657	154.00	154.00
3	—	301	181.00	181.00
2	—	738	130.00	130.00
5	—	827	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	154.00	154.00
2	—	390	150.00–163.00	156.58
2	—	675	139.00	139.00
2	—	630	135.00–138.00	136.51
1	—	430	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,083	70.00–73.00	71.37
1	—	1,115	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,035	79.00–81.00	80.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,604	86.00–99.00	92.29
1	—	1,740	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	89.00–101.00	95.03
13	—	1,256	79.00–86.00	82.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	110.00–118.00	113.86
1	—	2,000	130.50	130.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	825.00–875.00	848.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	975.00–1,200.00	1,113.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,175.00	1,175.00

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle