Sale reports / Kentucky / Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2022-08-23

Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 23
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▲ 238 vs last sale 318▲ 123 vs year ago 433 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 36▲ 27 vs year ago 29 · +93.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling 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 $172.11/cwt on 356 head.
Average price
$172.11
356 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$446
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2700173.011,211348
Medium and Large 2-3575133.197668thin
One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $446 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 sale356 hd
172.11
—
KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd
167.16
+4.95
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—High1,611116.631,8796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69995.881,6296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31491.991,20817
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01480.6381816
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,17098.001,1471thin

Every lot

60 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 1-2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380164.00/cwt164.00–164.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400211.00/cwt210.00–213.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438188.12/cwt180.00–192.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483171.18/cwt164.00–178.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524180.11/cwt168.00–188.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560190.37/cwt190.25–193.001,06623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568179.72/cwt167.00–185.501,0217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619194.99/cwt184.50–196.501,20724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628170.30/cwt167.00–176.001,0693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686190.88/cwt181.00–191.501,30968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775177.94/cwt177.50–178.501,3797
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315184.71/cwt180.00–189.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375147.50/cwt147.50–147.505531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376169.24/cwt166.00–170.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.54/cwt155.00–170.006837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463162.12/cwt156.00–169.007517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3497138.00/cwt138.00–138.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534165.71/cwt155.00–168.5088511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539173.44/cwt173.00–173.509358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564156.42/cwt152.00–158.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608152.00/cwt151.00–154.009243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718143.87/cwt139.00–146.501,0338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy726180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,307220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764160.75/cwt160.75–160.751,22866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915104.00/cwt104.00–104.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467179.40/cwt167.00–187.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475148.00/cwt148.00–148.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540168.97/cwt165.00–174.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585156.46/cwt154.00–159.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606155.50/cwt151.00–173.009429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790121.48/cwt118.00–125.009602
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,17098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590114.76/cwt110.00–118.001,8255
Bulls——1,715126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
Cows—Lean 85-90%97169.00/cwt63.00–74.006706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00881.23/cwt76.00–84.008194
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080100.24/cwt93.00–110.001,0835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22563.00/cwt63.00–63.007721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26381.11/cwt75.00–85.001,0244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33898.03/cwt91.00–108.001,31212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69995.88/cwt90.00–100.001,6296

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.