Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.45/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$150.45

361 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$38.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

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	556	153.65	854	331
Medium and Large 2-3	481	115.14	554	30

One grade step is worth $38.52/cwt here — about $300 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 sale361 hd

150.45

—

KY average23 barns · 6,728 hd

147.95

+2.50

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	1,708	97.57	1,666	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	73.06	1,166	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,304	67.01	874	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	61.73	666	13

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)	1,105	$735	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$875	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	—	513	149.66/cwt	132.00–154.00	768	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	703	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	124.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.08/cwt	117.00–125.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.17/cwt	141.00–156.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.31/cwt	142.00–154.50	882	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	199.36/cwt	199.00–200.00	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.43/cwt	120.00–133.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	144.81/cwt	144.50–145.00	983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	152.84/cwt	146.00–155.00	937	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.38/cwt	166.00–190.00	857	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,117	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	168.81/cwt	163.00–171.50	1,047	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	164.03/cwt	150.00–170.00	945	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	148.47/cwt	135.00–158.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	178.52/cwt	177.50–180.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	184.23/cwt	170.00–192.50	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.60/cwt	139.00–160.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	149.35/cwt	130.00–151.50	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	147.04/cwt	127.50–165.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	165.65/cwt	150.00–174.00	856	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	179.98/cwt	175.00–190.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.29/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.49/cwt	138.00–161.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.50/cwt	124.00–134.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	58.46/cwt	56.00–60.00	606	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	74.75/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	72.72/cwt	71.00–74.00	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.55/cwt	61.00–67.50	741	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	64.41/cwt	62.00–67.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	103.28/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	127.48/cwt	112.00–131.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	180.16/cwt	178.00–186.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	90.56/cwt	85.00–96.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	123.02/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.12/cwt	152.00–177.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	136.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.05/cwt	138.00–157.00	619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	118.38/cwt	114.00–126.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	106.93/cwt	100.00–114.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	86.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	119.32/cwt	105.00–123.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	121.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	135.04/cwt	121.00–147.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	105.86/cwt	100.00–116.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	976	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	679	8

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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 833Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	513	132.00–154.00	149.66
31	—	477	140.00–154.00	147.45
10	—	704	120.00–137.00	124.92
2	—	765	117.00–125.00	121.08
6	—	385	141.00–156.00	146.17
26	—	587	142.00–154.50	150.31
5	—	610	120.00–133.00	127.43
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
9	—	337	130.00–145.00	136.42
25	—	418	138.00–157.00	148.05
3	—	684	125.00–131.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	494	115.00–120.00	116.67
7	—	371	120.00–130.00	126.38
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	660	114.00	114.00
4	—	578	100.00–114.00	106.93
3	—	877	80.00–90.00	86.05
5	—	313	105.00–123.00	119.32
3	—	275	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	140.50	140.50
12	—	515	156.50	156.50
11	—	679	144.50–145.00	144.81
49	—	613	146.00–155.00	152.84
96	—	573	170.25	170.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	504	179.00	179.00
66	—	654	170.75	170.75
37	—	620	163.00–171.50	168.81
9	—	781	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	199.00–200.00	199.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
2	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	418	127.50–165.00	147.04
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
3	—	580	140.00–145.00	143.33
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	166.00–190.00	180.38
30	—	576	150.00–170.00	164.03
6	—	616	135.00–158.00	148.47
5	—	360	177.50–180.00	178.52
13	—	737	156.50	156.50
9	—	327	170.00–192.50	184.23
7	—	680	139.00–160.00	145.60
10	—	776	130.00–151.50	149.35
21	—	517	150.00–174.00	165.65
15	—	419	175.00–190.00	179.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	160.00–167.50	163.29
1	—	970	132.00	132.00
5	—	516	138.00–161.00	151.49
4	—	600	124.00–134.00	126.50
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
4	—	367	178.00–186.00	180.16
2	—	853	117.00–129.00	123.02
12	—	475	152.00–177.00	167.12
5	—	714	114.00–126.00	118.38
3	—	782	114.00–125.00	121.41
1	—	830	116.00	116.00
8	—	428	150.00–160.00	158.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	112.00–131.00	127.48
4	—	603	110.00	110.00
3	—	763	97.00	97.00
2	—	975	85.00–96.00	90.56
1	—	210	142.50	142.50
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
5	—	471	121.00–147.00	135.04
5	—	679	100.00–116.00	105.86
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
2	—	435	133.00–135.00	134.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,592	72.00–76.00	74.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,346	71.00–74.00	72.72
3	—	1,267	62.00–67.00	64.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	56.00–60.00	58.46
6	—	1,130	61.00–67.50	65.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,918	101.00–106.00	103.28
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00

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)	1	—	1,105	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00

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

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