Sale reports / Kentucky / Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2022-03-08

Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 8
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 577▼ 460 vs year ago 877 · −52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 69▼ 36 vs year ago 91 · −39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 23▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.44/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$145.44
199 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554146.41811194
Medium and Large 2-3599107.516445thin
One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale199 hd
145.44
—
KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd
148.30
−2.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High2,015108.062,1783thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58075.301,1904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31674.2197721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13363.3071710
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,08291.559913thin

Every lot

71 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300176.00/cwt176.00–176.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345204.00/cwt204.00–204.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375172.13/cwt168.00–185.006456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395154.00/cwt154.00–154.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434165.20/cwt158.00–174.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487161.69/cwt155.00–169.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526156.16/cwt153.00–161.0082111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575165.50/cwt165.50–165.5095211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575151.00/cwt151.00–151.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591132.59/cwt130.00–133.007847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618156.00/cwt156.00–156.009645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631144.44/cwt142.00–147.009115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664143.65/cwt141.00–147.009546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688118.09/cwt110.00–126.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693148.25/cwt148.25–148.251,02728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.65/cwt132.00–136.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775131.95/cwt130.50–138.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805124.00/cwt124.00–124.009981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274148.77/cwt140.00–152.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330143.44/cwt135.00–150.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.06/cwt147.00–165.0060017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.77/cwt136.00–157.0061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475149.40/cwt135.00–159.0071023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.95/cwt135.00–150.0073914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569140.86/cwt130.00–147.0080127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624123.54/cwt120.00–129.0077111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641150.90/cwt148.25–152.7596775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653123.99/cwt122.00–126.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372895.78/cwt83.00–109.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752125.00/cwt125.00–125.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265122.50/cwt122.50–122.503251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.72/cwt149.00–152.505122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377158.73/cwt150.00–169.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415158.50/cwt152.00–166.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468148.06/cwt145.00–150.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475133.27/cwt121.00–149.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524146.77/cwt137.00–150.0076913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573147.86/cwt146.00–153.008477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731125.39/cwt121.00–127.009175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885105.97/cwt105.00–108.009383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298098.00/cwt98.00–98.009602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 345182.00/cwt82.00–82.003704
Dairy Steers—Large 357059.00/cwt59.00–59.003361
Dairy Steers—Large 370572.00/cwt72.00–72.005081
Dairy Steers—Large 386560.00/cwt60.00–60.005191
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,08291.55/cwt89.00–95.009913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,913111.09/cwt108.00–115.002,1252
Bulls——2,220102.00/cwt102.00–102.002,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12153.84/cwt50.00–60.006044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12567.29/cwt65.00–70.007574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17574.25/cwt73.00–75.508722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21056.00/cwt56.00–56.006781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28467.09/cwt62.00–70.008615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33477.80/cwt73.00–84.001,03815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60077.40/cwt75.00–81.001,2383
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299578.00/cwt78.00–78.007761

This sale against other markets

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.