Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.80/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$128.80

83 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.50

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	537	133.14	715	69
Small and Medium 1-2	505	110.00	556	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	107.23	631	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $84 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 sale83 hd

128.80

—

KY average20 barns · 5,310 hd

147.30

−18.50

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	1,560	102.95	1,606	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,689	78.90	1,333	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,385	73.24	1,014	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	61.24	664	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$1,463	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,381	$1,320	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,283	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$830	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,499	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,788	$1,427	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.81/cwt	124.00–135.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	99.58/cwt	93.00–111.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	175.34/cwt	173.00–179.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.69/cwt	154.00–164.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	103.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	143.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.38/cwt	125.00–145.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.89/cwt	127.00–139.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	160.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	559	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	183.45/cwt	182.00–185.00	776	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	129.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.00/cwt	147.00–167.00	796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	163.22/cwt	155.00–167.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.88/cwt	50.00–54.00	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.34/cwt	59.00–60.00	647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	78.90/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,333	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	76.68/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,076	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	67.55/cwt	67.00–68.00	721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	65.20/cwt	62.50–67.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	107.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,282.56/head	1,085.00–1,425.00	1,283	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,463.20/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,463	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	1,319.62/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,320	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	830.10/head	825.00–835.00	830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,648.06/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,788	1,426.71/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,150	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	110.77/cwt	109.00–114.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	167.30/cwt	162.00–176.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	706	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	99.57/cwt	90.00–102.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	102.89/cwt	90.00–119.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	895	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	842	4

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 832Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 45Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	125.00–140.00	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	173.00–179.00	175.34
8	—	571	154.00–164.00	159.69
2	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	157.00–165.00	160.98
1	—	820	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
3	—	390	187.00	187.00
7	—	423	182.00–185.00	183.45
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	158.00	158.00
3	—	518	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
4	—	768	93.00–111.00	99.58
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	518	117.00–119.00	117.97
3	—	455	90.00–119.00	102.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	124.00–135.00	128.81
2	—	830	121.00	121.00
6	—	517	130.00–137.00	133.23
4	—	306	142.00–150.00	143.96
10	—	558	125.00–145.00	139.38
10	—	471	120.00–139.00	129.44
7	—	371	127.00–139.00	135.89
6	—	701	136.00	136.00
5	—	624	120.00–134.00	126.36
11	—	678	129.00–135.00	131.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	100.00–110.00	103.24
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
2	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	510	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
5	—	820	90.00–102.00	99.57
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
11	—	631	125.00–134.00	129.97
10	—	527	147.00–167.00	151.00
2	—	795	112.00	112.00
3	—	560	152.00	152.00
5	—	366	155.00–167.00	163.22
4	—	819	109.00–114.00	110.77
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
5	—	476	162.00–176.00	167.30
2	—	433	160.00–166.00	162.95
4	—	650	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	107.00	107.00
2	—	482	117.00	117.00
3	—	415	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	50.00–54.00	51.88
3	—	1,090	59.00–60.00	59.34
1	—	1,155	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,068	67.00–68.00	67.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	72.00–85.00	78.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,403	72.00–82.00	76.68
3	—	1,342	62.50–67.00	65.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,583	105.00–110.00	107.92
1	—	1,735	96.00	96.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,178	1,085.00–1,425.00	1,282.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,106	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,463.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,381	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,319.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	825.00–835.00	830.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,648.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,788	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,426.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle