Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.99/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$147.99

193 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$40.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

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	560	153.04	857	169
Medium and Large 2-3	518	112.43	582	24

One grade step is worth $40.62/cwt here — about $274 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 sale193 hd

147.99

—

KY average24 barns · 5,638 hd

146.63

+1.37

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	1,582	97.90	1,549	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	78.13	1,160	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	69.51	836	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	938	63.11	592	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	73.45	771	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	80.00	960	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	625	129.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	86.00–94.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	693	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	121.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.79/cwt	137.00–143.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,105	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	131.27/cwt	129.00–138.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	155.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	150.38/cwt	144.00–155.00	997	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	150.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	168.35/cwt	168.35–168.35	1,318	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.76/cwt	134.00–151.00	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.26/cwt	149.00–169.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.39/cwt	124.00–132.00	732	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	73.45/cwt	68.00–79.00	771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	72.42/cwt	68.00–77.00	899	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	76.27/cwt	72.00–81.00	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	82.59/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,270	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	74.78/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.20/cwt	62.00–67.00	737	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	84.53/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,093	6
Bulls	—	—	1,571	95.69/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,503	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	108.29/cwt	101.00–116.50	1,930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.65/cwt	100.00–117.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	117.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	75.96/cwt	70.00–82.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	139.41/cwt	131.00–149.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	107.37/cwt	102.00–110.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	137.95/cwt	132.00–144.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.94/cwt	130.00–147.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	138.58/cwt	135.00–147.50	319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.83/cwt	134.00–145.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	146.77/cwt	143.00–152.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.35/cwt	118.00–125.00	561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	110.52/cwt	106.00–115.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.38/cwt	144.00–170.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	111.86/cwt	110.00–114.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.01/cwt	113.00–117.50	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	108.57/cwt	106.00–111.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	126.17/cwt	120.00–139.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	153.69/cwt	151.00–159.00	641	3

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 578Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 85Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	128.00–138.00	129.94
2	—	805	86.00–94.00	90.00
17	—	472	135.00–150.00	146.74
5	—	373	137.00–143.00	141.79
3	—	658	131.00	131.00
9	—	414	131.00–149.00	139.41
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
2	—	303	132.00–144.00	137.95
15	—	528	130.00–147.00	142.94
5	—	230	135.00–147.50	138.58
13	—	565	134.00–145.00	140.83
3	—	277	143.00–152.00	146.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	110.00–125.00	121.25
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
6	—	581	110.00–125.00	117.52
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
2	—	730	70.00–82.00	75.96
3	—	542	102.00–110.00	107.37
6	—	470	118.00–125.00	119.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	659	167.75	167.75
12	—	477	150.00–156.00	152.91
3	—	417	151.00–159.00	153.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	129.00–138.00	131.27
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
2	—	768	122.00–125.00	123.53
2	—	510	130.00–138.00	134.00
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	150.00–161.00	155.59
1	—	825	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	171.00	171.00
20	—	663	144.00–155.00	150.38
13	—	786	155.00	155.00
7	—	567	147.00–157.00	150.42
1	—	630	151.00	151.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
5	—	468	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	173.00–174.00	173.50
67	—	783	168.35	168.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	134.00–151.00	140.76
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
9	—	625	120.00–137.00	132.52
6	—	378	149.00–169.00	156.26
3	—	288	145.00–147.00	146.34
3	—	566	124.00–132.00	129.39
12	—	471	144.00–170.00	159.38
2	—	402	146.00	146.00
1	—	657	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	113.00	113.00
4	—	620	100.00–117.00	111.65
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
1	—	520	113.00	113.00
2	—	553	106.00–115.00	110.52
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
8	—	720	110.00–114.00	111.86
3	—	475	113.00–117.50	116.01
2	—	673	106.00–111.00	108.57
3	—	412	120.00–139.00	126.17
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
2	—	758	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	68.00–79.00	73.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,242	68.00–77.00	72.42
2	—	1,278	78.00–79.00	78.52
8	—	1,148	62.00–67.00	64.20
1	—	1,030	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	44.00	44.00
2	—	895	72.00–81.00	76.27
1	—	995	56.00	56.00
1	—	955	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	77.00–89.00	82.59
4	—	1,445	73.00–76.00	74.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	82.00–89.00	84.53
6	—	1,571	91.00–98.00	95.69
9	—	1,782	101.00–116.50	108.29

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	925.00	925.00

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

Heifers · 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