Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Yearlings 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $159.75/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$159.75

564 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

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	615	161.02	990	547
Medium and Large 2-3	500	118.93	595	17thin

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $396 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 sale564 hd

159.75

—

KY average25 barns · 6,828 hd

148.05

+11.70

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	—	High	1,760	99.47	1,750	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	69.43	1,144	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	66.48	899	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,117	57.92	647	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	104.00	1,191	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	$1,062	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	318	141.31/cwt	134.00–147.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.35/cwt	140.00–154.00	786	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	159.21/cwt	145.00–162.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	165.39/cwt	165.00–165.75	1,100	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	154.64/cwt	154.50–156.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.60/cwt	134.00–138.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	164.09/cwt	153.00–172.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	179.16/cwt	172.00–182.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	166.85/cwt	166.85–166.85	1,059	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	157.07/cwt	155.50–161.00	826	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	156.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	167.98/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,028	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	165.52/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	175.53/cwt	171.00–181.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	158.62/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	167.71/cwt	164.00–169.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	180.06/cwt	179.00–181.50	956	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	179.57/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,034	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	151.82/cwt	148.50–160.00	1,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	164.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	178.06/cwt	170.00–190.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	130.80/cwt	128.00–133.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.44/cwt	151.00–164.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	65.58/cwt	60.00–67.50	1,102	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	72.00/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	44.44/cwt	44.00–45.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	56.34/cwt	55.00–57.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	72.74/cwt	69.00–78.00	987	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	63.67/cwt	61.00–67.00	882	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	105.57/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	63.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	96.42/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,618	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,061.92/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,062	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	155.70/cwt	147.50–164.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.30/cwt	131.00–144.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.89/cwt	148.00–155.00	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	122.06/cwt	112.00–128.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.30/cwt	133.00–155.50	716	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.72/cwt	140.00–159.00	651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	138.89/cwt	129.00–147.50	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	118.61/cwt	107.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	149.18/cwt	140.00–154.00	870	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.76/cwt	145.00–146.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	167.32/cwt	164.00–174.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	166.56/cwt	164.00–173.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.34/cwt	135.00–143.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.93/cwt	164.00–175.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	136.10/cwt	125.00–149.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	132.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	780	2

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 746Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 82Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	134.00–147.00	141.31
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
15	—	526	140.00–154.00	149.35
6	—	723	126.00–136.00	132.70
6	—	361	145.00–162.00	159.21
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
1	—	930	119.00	119.00
5	—	671	134.00–138.00	135.60
4	—	827	135.00	135.00
41	—	473	133.00–155.50	151.30
16	—	426	140.00–159.00	152.72
7	—	612	129.00–147.50	138.89
19	—	583	140.00–154.00	149.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	117.50	117.50
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
2	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.61
4	—	486	112.00–128.00	122.06
2	—	510	107.00–130.00	118.61
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	120.00–129.00	124.53
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	665	165.00–165.75	165.39
11	—	554	154.50–156.00	154.64
90	—	635	166.85	166.85
20	—	526	155.50–161.00	157.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	164.00–174.00	167.32
7	—	412	164.00–173.00	166.56
1	—	365	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	190.00	190.00
6	—	529	153.00–172.00	164.09
5	—	390	172.00–182.00	179.16
3	—	818	155.00–160.00	156.67
4	—	610	155.00–160.00	156.25
2	—	923	125.00–132.00	128.49
8	—	466	171.00–181.00	175.53
4	—	579	164.00–169.00	167.71
10	—	431	166.00–170.00	167.18
10	—	674	148.50–160.00	151.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–143.00	141.50
2	—	230	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	890	117.00	117.00
2	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	612	166.50–169.00	167.98
7	—	793	158.00–167.50	165.52
3	—	728	157.50–161.00	158.62
23	—	531	179.00–181.50	180.06
17	—	576	179.00–180.00	179.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	160.00–174.00	164.44
7	—	372	170.00–190.00	178.06
6	—	711	128.00–133.00	130.80
4	—	673	137.50–140.00	138.73
7	—	529	151.00–164.00	157.44
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
10	—	577	148.00–155.00	150.89
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
7	—	618	135.00–143.00	138.34
8	—	431	164.00–175.00	168.93
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	147.50–164.00	155.70
2	—	480	131.00–144.00	137.30
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
4	—	440	145.00–146.00	145.76
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
3	—	527	125.00–149.00	136.10
2	—	588	125.00–140.00	132.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	60.00–67.50	65.58
6	—	1,625	70.00–76.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	44.00–45.00	44.44
3	—	1,155	55.00–57.00	56.34
1	—	1,195	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,106	60.00–66.00	63.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	57.00–58.00	57.51
6	—	1,357	69.00–78.00	72.74
7	—	1,386	61.00–67.00	63.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	102.00–109.00	105.57
4	—	1,678	94.00–100.00	96.42

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)	2	—	1,510	950.00–1,150.00	1,061.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,100.00	1,100.00

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