Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.60/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$175.60

238 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

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	633	177.55	1,124	223
Medium and Large 2-3	497	146.68	730	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $395 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 sale238 hd

175.60

—

KY average25 barns · 5,550 hd

171.26

+4.34

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	1,709	116.71	1,994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	86.15	1,405	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	82.42	1,052	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	73.88	786	9thin

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)	930	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	419	120.56/cwt	109.00–130.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.97/cwt	115.00–134.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	128.35/cwt	114.00–138.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	152.62/cwt	140.00–163.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.44/cwt	135.00–159.00	634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.62/cwt	141.00–156.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.15/cwt	137.50–153.00	689	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	126.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	136.91/cwt	120.00–155.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.50/cwt	141.00–160.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	154.39/cwt	143.00–164.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,125	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	161.95/cwt	154.00–162.50	986	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	162.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	151.96/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	183.36/cwt	176.00–191.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	161.73/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	148.68/cwt	140.00–159.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	185.36/cwt	178.00–185.50	1,177	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	176.17/cwt	160.00–185.50	1,017	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	184.74/cwt	169.00–189.00	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	175.38/cwt	165.00–182.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	167.13/cwt	167.00–168.50	1,322	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	135.11/cwt	126.00–146.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.53/cwt	161.00–170.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	134.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	178.47/cwt	169.00–183.00	773	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,046	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	86.15/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	86.97/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,105	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	74.91/cwt	72.00–83.00	796	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	79.94/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,008	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	113.81/cwt	113.00–114.50	2,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,838	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	142.58/cwt	132.50–155.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	136.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	129.88/cwt	121.00–139.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	177.80/cwt	165.00–185.00	834	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.84/cwt	142.00–147.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	174.04/cwt	161.00–185.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.06/cwt	114.00–119.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.12/cwt	146.00–162.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	134.15/cwt	128.00–144.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	162.89/cwt	144.00–170.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	132.61/cwt	120.00–145.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.97/cwt	140.00–163.00	810	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 514Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	109.00–130.00	120.56
3	—	565	115.00–134.00	122.97
5	—	521	114.00–138.00	128.35
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
4	—	310	120.00–130.00	125.12
4	—	288	120.00–145.00	132.61
2	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	153.50	153.50
15	—	379	140.00–163.00	152.62
16	—	424	135.00–159.00	149.44
5	—	317	141.00–156.00	150.62
32	—	465	137.50–153.00	148.15
3	—	722	120.00–130.00	126.74
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
12	—	574	146.00–162.00	155.12
5	—	642	128.00–144.00	134.15
3	—	810	139.00	139.00
19	—	533	140.00–163.00	151.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	173.00	173.00
18	—	738	152.50	152.50
16	—	609	154.00–162.50	161.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–155.00	136.91
2	—	385	141.00–160.00	150.50
5	—	477	143.00–164.00	154.39
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
3	—	560	140.00–159.00	148.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	156.00–164.00	162.26
5	—	740	145.00–161.00	151.96
2	—	408	176.00–191.00	183.36
13	—	664	150.00–164.50	161.73
35	—	577	160.00–185.50	176.17
1	—	370	189.00	189.00
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
13	—	474	169.00–189.00	184.74
11	—	517	165.00–182.00	175.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	635	178.00–185.50	185.36
34	—	791	167.00–168.50	167.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	95.00	95.00
4	—	476	126.00–146.00	135.11
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
4	—	361	132.50–155.00	142.58
3	—	628	117.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	523	130.00–139.00	136.13
2	—	563	121.00–139.00	129.88
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	161.00–170.00	165.53
4	—	638	130.00–136.00	134.48
19	—	433	169.00–183.00	178.47
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
18	—	469	165.00–185.00	177.80
7	—	558	142.00–147.00	144.84
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
7	—	374	161.00–185.00	174.04
5	—	773	114.00–119.00	117.06
20	—	517	144.00–170.00	162.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,195	87.50	87.50
6	—	1,063	72.00–83.00	74.91
1	—	1,005	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,631	84.00–89.00	86.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,270	84.00–94.00	86.97
7	—	1,261	75.00–83.00	79.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	113.00–114.50	113.81
1	—	1,500	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	775.00	775.00

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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