Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower except 600-700 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.61/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$136.61

250 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$46.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.14

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	525	143.28	752	207
Medium and Large 2-3	612	104.64	641	42
Small and Medium 1-2	410	97.00	398	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.28/cwt here — about $354 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 sale250 hd

136.61

—

KY average26 barns · 8,861 hd

148.75

−12.14

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	1,521	95.97	1,460	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	68.00	1,022	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	66.20	862	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	57.47	572	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	93.00	1,023	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	127.00	1,518	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$984	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	525	147.61/cwt	135.00–154.00	775	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	91.49/cwt	80.00–114.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	119.67/cwt	115.00–122.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	158.23/cwt	145.00–165.00	992	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	147.44/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	127.06/cwt	120.00–142.50	297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.07/cwt	142.00–151.00	844	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	97.88/cwt	86.00–111.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	165.44/cwt	161.00–182.50	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	163.55/cwt	150.00–171.00	931	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	172.35/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,055	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	851	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	141.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	942	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	150.60/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	173.31/cwt	171.00–175.00	666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.29/cwt	112.00–123.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	142.85/cwt	132.00–160.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	141.18/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	178.89/cwt	172.00–185.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	172.20/cwt	158.00–180.00	902	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.30/cwt	134.50–152.00	857	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.46/cwt	157.00–171.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.77/cwt	152.00–173.00	947	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	566	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	61.47/cwt	59.00–68.00	614	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	50.59/cwt	49.00–52.00	438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	78.12/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	64.74/cwt	59.00–68.00	833	10
Bulls	—	—	1,453	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	103.29/cwt	98.50–106.00	1,619	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	984.35/head	875.00–1,100.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.75/cwt	128.00–131.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	143.82/cwt	134.00–154.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	138.10/cwt	125.00–149.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	127.83/cwt	126.00–129.50	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	138.26/cwt	125.00–147.50	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	145.27/cwt	138.00–149.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	108.06/cwt	105.00–120.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	123.92/cwt	122.00–126.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.77/cwt	132.00–155.00	680	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	169.19/cwt	160.00–172.50	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.75/cwt	130.00–151.00	584	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	138.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	456	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	106.08/cwt	91.00–122.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	95.49/cwt	92.00–106.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 879Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 96Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	525	135.00–154.00	147.61
10	—	369	135.00–145.00	140.61
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
4	—	234	120.00–142.50	127.06
43	—	570	142.00–151.00	148.07
20	—	624	125.00–140.00	136.30
25	—	666	139.00–144.00	141.39
40	—	470	132.00–155.00	144.77
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
17	—	430	130.00–151.00	135.75
6	—	329	136.00–140.00	138.75
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	80.00–114.00	91.49
3	—	655	115.00–122.00	119.67
2	—	760	110.00–116.00	113.02
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	74.00	74.00
7	—	818	86.00–111.00	97.88
5	—	432	105.00–120.00	108.06
2	—	375	122.00–126.00	123.92
13	—	573	91.00–122.00	106.08
4	—	501	92.00–106.00	95.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
3	—	628	112.00–123.00	119.29
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
9	—	486	132.00–160.00	142.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	627	145.00–165.00	158.23
7	—	845	141.00–148.50	147.44
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
5	—	416	161.00–182.50	165.44
27	—	569	150.00–171.00	163.55
9	—	687	140.00–155.50	150.60
13	—	384	171.00–175.00	173.31
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
3	—	775	140.00–145.00	143.38
3	—	722	132.00–146.00	141.18
18	—	480	172.00–185.00	178.89
36	—	524	158.00–180.00	172.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	612	167.00–177.00	172.35
4	—	762	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	134.50–152.00	138.30
10	—	480	157.00–171.00	163.46
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
16	—	522	150.00–166.00	157.88
11	—	575	152.00–173.00	164.77
4	—	680	128.00–131.00	128.75
1	—	255	157.50	157.50
6	—	385	160.00–172.50	169.19
5	—	324	155.00–170.00	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	134.00–154.00	143.82
3	—	515	125.00–149.00	138.10
11	—	630	126.00–129.50	127.83
4	—	838	99.00	99.00
3	—	287	125.00–147.50	138.26
1	—	905	92.00	92.00
3	—	570	138.00–149.00	145.27
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.42
1	—	880	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,465	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,413	72.00–84.00	78.12
10	—	1,287	59.00–68.00	64.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	52.00–58.00	55.20
8	—	999	59.00–68.00	61.47
2	—	865	49.00–52.00	50.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,567	98.50–106.00	103.29

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)	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	875.00–1,100.00	984.35

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