Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.40/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$143.40

141 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$22.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

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	543	144.81	786	132
Medium and Large 2-3	581	122.77	713	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $73 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 sale141 hd

143.40

—

KY average23 barns · 5,570 hd

146.41

−3.01

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	1,559	97.80	1,525	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	73.12	1,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	68.98	873	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	64.00	679	17

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)	1,000	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	488	150.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	120.64/cwt	119.00–124.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	162.39/cwt	159.00–168.00	843	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	145.38/cwt	142.00–146.75	917	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.40/cwt	157.00–166.50	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	161.85/cwt	161.85–161.85	1,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	162.74/cwt	159.50–164.50	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,124	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	146.15/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	149.22/cwt	137.00–153.50	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	550	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	158.85/cwt	149.00–166.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	59.75/cwt	59.50–60.00	749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	57.68/cwt	54.00–61.00	599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	71.50/cwt	68.00–79.00	776	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	73.12/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,183	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	72.74/cwt	68.00–77.00	932	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	66.12/cwt	63.00–67.00	826	8
Bulls	—	—	1,791	100.58/cwt	98.00–104.50	1,801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,306	93.34/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,219	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,071	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	92.54/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.82/cwt	115.00–124.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.10/cwt	151.00–160.00	737	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.30/cwt	142.00–155.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.72/cwt	166.00–173.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	130.08/cwt	120.00–138.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.78/cwt	146.00–162.00	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.13/cwt	137.00–157.00	638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	134.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.58/cwt	128.00–138.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.02/cwt	123.00–132.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.64/cwt	130.00–148.00	728	17

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 491Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 65Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	149.00–159.00	150.65
20	—	574	135.00–145.00	142.76
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
2	—	273	152.50	152.50
13	—	383	146.00–162.00	156.78
19	—	431	137.00–157.00	148.13
3	—	682	129.00–137.00	134.36
8	—	636	128.00–138.00	134.58
3	—	705	123.00–132.00	126.02
17	—	525	130.00–148.00	138.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	119.00–124.00	120.64
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	146.00	146.00
22	—	631	142.00–146.75	145.38
7	—	778	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	519	159.00–168.00	162.39
18	—	578	157.00–166.50	163.40
3	—	218	157.50	157.50
2	—	632	147.00	147.00
5	—	484	160.00–167.00	161.42
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
5	—	722	136.00–151.00	146.15
3	—	758	146.00	146.00
5	—	676	150.00	150.00
7	—	863	137.00–153.50	149.22
1	—	315	178.00	178.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	835	161.85	161.85
16	—	608	159.50–164.50	162.74
15	—	675	166.50	166.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	65.00	65.00
2	—	775	70.00–72.00	70.99
1	—	570	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00–147.00	142.30
4	—	680	126.00–135.00	128.15
11	—	424	149.00–166.00	158.85
8	—	622	128.00–137.00	131.43
1	—	885	122.00	122.00
5	—	717	115.00–124.00	116.82
22	—	475	151.00–160.00	155.10
7	—	519	142.00–155.00	150.30
4	—	381	166.00–173.00	167.72
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	392	139.00	139.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
3	—	532	120.00–138.00	130.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,053	64.00–65.00	64.48
6	—	1,039	54.00–61.00	57.68
7	—	1,085	68.00–79.00	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	59.50–60.00	59.75
11	—	1,281	68.00–77.00	72.74
8	—	1,249	63.00–67.00	66.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	68.00–81.00	73.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	98.00–104.50	100.58
5	—	1,306	88.00–96.00	93.34
1	—	1,900	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	85.00–104.00	92.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	925.00	925.00

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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

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