Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and 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 $161.21/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$161.21

219 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

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	706	164.39	1,161	198
Medium and Large 2-3	500	131.23	656	21

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $506 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 sale219 hd

161.21

—

KY average25 barns · 5,564 hd

165.78

−4.57

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	—	Low	1,616	103.48	1,672	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	88.00	1,461	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	75.04	958	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	67.51	741	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$1,385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	475	105.70/cwt	96.00–115.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	106.39/cwt	103.00–108.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.88/cwt	144.50–159.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.82/cwt	110.00–122.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.66/cwt	133.00–150.50	744	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	118.76/cwt	118.50–119.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.46/cwt	128.00–143.50	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.67/cwt	126.00–137.50	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	137.24/cwt	131.00–155.00	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	162.66/cwt	150.00–166.50	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	127.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	143.10/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,115	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	163.60/cwt	163.60–163.60	1,485	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.47/cwt	133.50–140.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	176.22/cwt	162.50–185.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	172.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	743	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	573	116.91/cwt	110.00–124.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.24/cwt	135.00–157.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.11/cwt	140.00–157.50	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	135.63/cwt	133.00–146.00	758	17
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	72.59/cwt	71.00–75.50	958	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	82.85/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,028	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.93/cwt	64.00–68.50	837	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	106.58/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,737	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	158.77/cwt	148.00–168.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.81/cwt	114.00–129.50	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	127.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	130.38/cwt	117.50–140.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	130.86/cwt	120.00–138.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	125.83/cwt	122.50–129.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.78/cwt	146.00–167.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	113.37/cwt	105.00–116.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.23/cwt	142.50–152.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.56/cwt	120.00–145.00	662	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	129.22/cwt	125.00–141.00	671	6

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 629Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 103Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	96.00–115.00	105.70
2	—	605	90.00	90.00
3	—	683	103.00–108.00	106.39
2	—	797	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
2	—	378	113.00–115.00	113.97
2	—	318	122.50–129.00	125.83
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
5	—	572	105.00–116.00	113.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00–122.00	115.82
20	—	529	133.00–150.50	140.66
4	—	879	118.50–119.00	118.76
2	—	815	112.00	112.00
12	—	569	128.00–143.50	136.46
7	—	383	126.00–137.50	131.67
6	—	309	131.00–155.00	137.24
8	—	622	114.00–129.50	121.81
7	—	439	120.00–138.00	130.86
10	—	902	123.50	123.50
2	—	280	142.50–152.50	147.23
23	—	478	120.00–145.00	138.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	551	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	144.50–159.00	152.88
2	—	680	136.00	136.00
1	—	735	129.00	129.00
8	—	518	159.00–161.00	159.99
15	—	490	150.00–166.50	162.66
5	—	909	142.50–143.50	143.10
1	—	285	167.50	167.50
5	—	639	133.50–140.00	135.47
4	—	368	162.50–185.00	176.22
1	—	835	131.00	131.00
5	—	430	170.00–177.00	172.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
6	—	594	133.50	133.50
6	—	463	120.00–129.00	127.43
2	—	365	137.50	137.50
6	—	519	125.00–141.00	129.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	651	171.25	171.25
64	—	908	163.60	163.60
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–124.00	116.91
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
2	—	645	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	135.00–157.00	140.24
7	—	385	140.00–157.50	147.11
17	—	559	133.00–146.00	135.63
5	—	664	125.00–127.00	126.20
11	—	472	148.00–168.00	158.77
3	—	346	147.50	147.50
6	—	713	117.00–123.00	122.00
5	—	605	130.50	130.50
13	—	417	146.00–167.00	156.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	109.00	109.00
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
2	—	447	140.00	140.00
6	—	591	127.00–130.00	127.49
8	—	479	117.50–140.00	130.38
3	—	615	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	64.00–65.00	64.52
1	—	1,155	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,320	71.00–75.50	72.59
5	—	1,241	81.00–88.00	82.85
3	—	1,250	64.00–68.50	66.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,630	101.50–110.00	106.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle