Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder 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 $132.46/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$132.46

64 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$56.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.35

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	463	141.06	653	43
Medium and Large 2-3	546	116.37	636	20
Small 1-2	495	85.00	421	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.06/cwt here — about $232 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 sale64 hd

132.46

—

KY average20 barns · 4,020 hd

147.81

−15.35

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	1,668	96.70	1,613	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	72.29	1,168	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	69.01	898	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	56.03	587	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.81/cwt	149.00–161.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.69/cwt	163.00–165.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	824	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	104.14/cwt	80.00–112.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	129.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	168.65/cwt	156.00–173.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.86/cwt	138.00–154.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	113.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.04/cwt	145.00–163.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	148.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	146.79/cwt	136.00–149.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	109.00/cwt	100.00–117.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	65.84/cwt	60.00–69.00	836	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	73.64/cwt	70.00–79.50	971	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	74.34/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,203	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	693	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	38.64/cwt	37.00–40.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	55.03/cwt	50.00–59.00	573	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	98.16/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.25/cwt	126.00–142.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.83/cwt	129.00–150.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	162.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.19/cwt	177.50–179.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.70/cwt	136.00–144.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	143.86/cwt	140.00–147.50	371	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 823Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 68Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	149.00–161.00	154.81
1	—	345	188.00	188.00
3	—	480	163.00–165.00	163.69
2	—	687	130.00	130.00
3	—	291	160.00	160.00
9	—	528	145.00–163.00	155.04
5	—	424	156.00–170.00	162.78
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
6	—	370	177.50–179.00	178.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	157.50	157.50
2	—	445	126.00–142.50	134.25
2	—	633	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	480	129.00–150.00	139.83
2	—	680	100.00–108.00	104.03
3	—	522	125.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	900	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
5	—	426	138.00–154.00	144.86
5	—	324	140.00–155.00	147.30
6	—	389	140.00–154.00	148.11
6	—	506	136.00–149.00	146.79
10	—	475	136.00–144.00	142.70
8	—	617	120.00–128.00	123.81
2	—	258	140.00–147.50	143.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	80.00–112.00	104.14
5	—	476	126.00–133.00	129.75
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
3	—	535	110.00–120.00	113.24
3	—	652	100.00–117.00	109.00
2	—	437	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	152.00	152.00
2	—	482	171.00	171.00
4	—	562	156.00–173.00	168.65
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	59.00	59.00
10	—	1,270	60.00–69.00	65.84
9	—	1,318	70.00–79.50	73.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	71.00–78.00	74.34
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	62.00–69.00	64.59
2	—	1,005	37.00–40.00	38.64
8	—	1,041	50.00–59.00	55.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,560	96.00–100.00	98.16
1	—	1,900	85.00	85.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	560.00	560.00

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