Sale reports / Kentucky / Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2022-05-24

Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 370▲ 204 vs year ago 169 · +120.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 63▲ 33 vs year ago 23 · +143.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.65/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$154.65
147 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671155.421,043136
Medium and Large 2-3557145.1780911thin
One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $234 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 sale147 hd
154.65
—
KY average25 barns · 5,354 hd
165.23
−10.58
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—Low1,417110.081,56010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65696.381,59612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32588.481,1727thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03778.578149thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195102.471,2252thin
SteersSelectAverage1,44093.001,3391thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265172.50/cwt172.50–172.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385193.00/cwt193.00–193.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429192.16/cwt182.50–195.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483152.61/cwt148.00–155.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523168.73/cwt160.00–178.0088210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570169.25/cwt164.00–170.509655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586147.00/cwt147.00–147.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614164.23/cwt160.50–166.501,00828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632156.65/cwt146.00–159.0099018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672148.61/cwt147.00–154.0099917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732149.56/cwt144.00–155.001,09516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789147.61/cwt143.00–149.751,16522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842132.87/cwt129.00–133.501,1197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,009114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1505
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373130.94/cwt130.00–132.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383162.42/cwt160.00–165.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423138.39/cwt135.00–141.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429156.93/cwt147.00–169.006738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462128.92/cwt120.00–140.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486148.03/cwt145.00–162.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503163.00/cwt163.00–163.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516151.51/cwt144.00–159.007828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528128.68/cwt128.00–130.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578150.54/cwt139.00–154.7587016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622144.75/cwt134.00–148.5090018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660119.50/cwt112.00–127.007892
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672141.64/cwt135.50–145.0095236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712136.00/cwt136.00–136.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735119.00/cwt119.00–119.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320187.50/cwt187.50–187.506001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385179.79/cwt176.00–188.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410139.91/cwt132.50–147.505742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426172.65/cwt165.00–176.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471168.96/cwt165.00–171.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480153.02/cwt151.00–155.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525166.32/cwt153.00–173.0087310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525143.60/cwt141.00–146.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569154.22/cwt147.00–159.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616147.93/cwt145.00–154.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688129.44/cwt128.00–140.008918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793119.01/cwt115.00–121.009443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0094
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,44093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3391
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,195102.47/cwt102.00–103.001,2252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1731
Bulls——1,376109.48/cwt103.00–114.001,5068
Bulls——1,975126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82050.00/cwt50.00–50.004101
Cows—Lean 85-90%96596.85/cwt93.00–101.009352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09679.68/cwt74.50–83.508735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10065.00/cwt65.00–65.007151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29065.00/cwt65.00–65.008391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33192.39/cwt85.00–99.001,2306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65696.38/cwt88.00–103.001,59612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,4551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,3981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,3801

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.