Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.06/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$153.06

152 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

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	486	158.90	773	127
Medium and Large 2-3	512	123.39	631	25

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about $141 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 sale152 hd

153.06

—

KY average8 barns · 1,580 hd

154.62

−1.56

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	—	Average	1,793	101.92	1,828	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	79.10	1,274	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	76.52	1,035	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	64.71	658	7thin

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)	1,134	$924	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$789	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.31/cwt	185.00–200.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	173.88/cwt	173.00–175.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,126	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	149.28/cwt	137.50–155.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	167.06/cwt	162.00–169.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	161.55/cwt	158.00–168.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.05/cwt	149.00–155.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	167.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	884	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.25/cwt	121.00–145.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	176.52/cwt	169.00–178.50	660	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	169.79/cwt	167.50–171.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	177.20/cwt	160.00–183.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.43/cwt	137.00–141.00	880	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	154.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	180.91/cwt	170.00–184.00	843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	143.20/cwt	133.00–148.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	183.37/cwt	181.00–188.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	195.41/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.05/cwt	141.00–151.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	153.53/cwt	141.00–155.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.80/cwt	155.00–164.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	124.01/cwt	112.50–138.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	219.24/cwt	212.00–227.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	176.98/cwt	174.00–178.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	161.40/cwt	152.00–166.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.93/cwt	135.00–148.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	128.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	871	106.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	409	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	983.39/head	800.00–1,125.00	983	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	856	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	885.11/head	860.00–910.00	885	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	97.51/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	108.54/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	79.63/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,094	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	67.83/cwt	62.00–71.00	878	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	79.10/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,274	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	72.00/cwt	71.00–74.00	735	4

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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 166Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 1Year ago 6

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	183.00	183.00
17	—	385	185.00–200.00	190.31
7	—	509	173.00–175.00	173.88
12	—	466	170.00–184.00	180.91
1	—	700	146.00	146.00
4	—	564	174.00–178.00	176.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	704	160.00	160.00
24	—	537	181.00–188.00	183.37
10	—	551	181.00–199.00	195.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	160.00	160.00
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
3	—	521	133.00–148.00	143.20
2	—	763	126.00–130.00	128.02
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	212.00–227.00	219.24
2	—	343	218.00–220.00	219.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	137.50–155.00	149.28
3	—	565	121.00–145.00	131.25
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	160.00–173.00	167.65
2	—	412	161.00	161.00
4	—	456	160.00–183.00	177.20
1	—	765	136.00	136.00
9	—	636	137.00–141.00	138.43
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
3	—	560	153.00–158.00	154.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
3	—	465	188.00	188.00
2	—	607	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	162.00–169.00	167.06
3	—	433	167.00	167.00
18	—	374	169.00–178.50	176.52
3	—	328	167.50–171.00	169.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
5	—	411	125.00–131.00	127.68
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
4	—	524	112.50–138.00	124.01
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
5	—	390	120.00–140.00	128.24
3	—	871	100.00–109.00	106.07
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	703	144.00	144.00
19	—	522	158.00–168.00	161.55
20	—	556	159.25	159.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	145.00–156.00	150.37
2	—	560	149.00–155.00	152.05
2	—	655	129.00–130.00	129.50
8	—	466	141.00–151.00	147.05
9	—	539	141.00–155.00	153.53
6	—	335	155.00–164.00	161.80
4	—	388	152.00–166.00	161.40
3	—	633	135.00–148.00	140.93
7	—	280	135.00–150.00	145.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	55.00	55.00
1	—	820	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,070	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,021	71.00–74.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,374	72.00–90.00	79.63
5	—	1,294	62.00–71.00	67.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	74.00–84.00	79.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	96.00–100.00	97.51
2	—	1,858	108.00–109.00	108.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,287	800.00–1,125.00	983.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	860.00–910.00	885.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	856	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	83.00	83.00

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