Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. 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 $169.17/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$169.17

236 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$30.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

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	593	172.87	1,026	207
Medium and Large 2-3	518	142.71	739	29

One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $287 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 sale236 hd

169.17

—

KY average25 barns · 4,895 hd

173.81

−4.64

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	1,361	105.70	1,438	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	83.51	1,301	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	80.56	1,023	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	70.74	723	15

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)	1,151	$989	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	154.71/cwt	147.50–162.50	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	132.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	112.90/cwt	107.50–120.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	138.83/cwt	131.00–147.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	154.00/cwt	153.00–156.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	170.44/cwt	166.00–176.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	120.52/cwt	112.00–145.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.36/cwt	189.25–190.00	824	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	188.51/cwt	188.00–190.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	849	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	153.90/cwt	149.00–159.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	893	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,320	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	186.01/cwt	181.00–189.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	160.52/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	166.66/cwt	160.00–168.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	173.71/cwt	162.00–185.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.70/cwt	157.00–177.00	851	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	177.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	145.22/cwt	143.00–146.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.29/cwt	145.00–148.00	831	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	78.51/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	60.69/cwt	57.00–63.00	573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	69.57/cwt	66.00–72.00	708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	77.15/cwt	73.00–81.00	824	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,069	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	78.68/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,008	14
Bulls	—	—	1,430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,248	99.84/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	989.46/head	750.00–1,110.00	989	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	141.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	145.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	183.23/cwt	179.00–190.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	146.25/cwt	142.50–150.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.30/cwt	138.00–143.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	130.17/cwt	120.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	119.22/cwt	112.50–122.50	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	139.64/cwt	137.00–142.50	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.85/cwt	143.00–149.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	162.34/cwt	160.00–164.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	161.27/cwt	153.00–167.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	167.01/cwt	158.00–170.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.44/cwt	152.50–171.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	188.88/cwt	188.00–190.00	686	16

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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 498Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 63Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
6	—	476	130.00–140.00	132.44
4	—	674	107.50–120.00	112.90
2	—	438	120.00–140.00	130.17
3	—	523	118.00	118.00
3	—	280	112.50–122.50	119.22
2	—	323	137.00–142.50	139.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	134.00–138.00	136.01
5	—	566	135.00–150.00	142.74
4	—	286	147.50–162.50	154.71
2	—	712	144.00	144.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	220	142.50–150.00	146.25
3	—	625	138.00–143.00	140.30
11	—	522	143.00–149.00	147.85
8	—	384	160.00–164.00	162.34
17	—	467	153.00–167.00	161.27
12	—	346	158.00–170.00	167.01
20	—	422	152.50–171.00	165.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	161.00	161.00
2	—	583	131.00–147.00	138.83
4	—	446	132.00	132.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
6	—	687	112.00–145.00	120.52
10	—	506	153.00	153.00
2	—	388	149.00–159.00	153.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	173.00	173.00
5	—	666	175.50	175.50
16	—	503	177.50	177.50
62	—	801	164.75	164.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	153.00–156.00	154.00
9	—	572	166.00–176.00	170.44
1	—	745	152.00	152.00
27	—	435	189.25–190.00	189.36
4	—	316	188.00–190.00	188.51
32	—	515	160.00–170.00	164.80
11	—	467	181.00–189.00	186.01
2	—	797	150.00	150.00
11	—	690	147.00–166.00	160.52
1	—	245	192.50	192.50
16	—	363	188.00–190.00	188.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	293	160.00–168.00	166.66
2	—	418	162.00–185.00	173.71
20	—	523	157.00–177.00	162.70
4	—	360	170.00–180.00	177.46
4	—	611	143.00–146.00	145.22
7	—	568	145.00–148.00	146.29
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
17	—	459	179.00–190.00	183.23
2	—	757	126.00	126.00
3	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	137.00–145.00	141.09
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
4	—	534	145.00–149.00	145.99
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	833	90.00–100.00	94.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	76.00–81.00	78.51
2	—	1,608	88.00–89.00	88.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	57.00–63.00	60.69
4	—	1,018	66.00–72.00	69.57
7	—	1,068	73.00–81.00	77.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,259	83.00–87.00	84.93
14	—	1,281	74.00–82.00	78.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,630	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,248	96.00–104.00	99.84

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)	4	—	1,151	750.00–1,110.00	989.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	610.00	610.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle