Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.30/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$154.30

194 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	515	156.29	804	183
Medium and Large 2-3	520	123.31	641	9thin
Small 1-2	410	112.50	461	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $343 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 sale194 hd

154.30

—

KY average24 barns · 7,641 hd

158.16

−3.86

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	1,802	100.89	1,818	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	79.98	1,320	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	74.58	988	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	59.57	634	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$650	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	841	150.68/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	173.28/cwt	165.00–176.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	174.07/cwt	169.00–175.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	165.06/cwt	163.00–169.00	870	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	151.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	153.37/cwt	143.00–156.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.35/cwt	146.00–162.00	754	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	207.16/cwt	203.00–210.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	124.39/cwt	119.00–134.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.62/cwt	150.00–162.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	152.96/cwt	145.00–162.00	538	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.57/cwt	127.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	184.29/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	172.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	185.51/cwt	184.00–187.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	169.55/cwt	169.00–169.75	1,109	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,108	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	173.50/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,076	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	191.47/cwt	188.00–195.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	190.79/cwt	188.00–195.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	184.87/cwt	167.50–193.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.87/cwt	131.50–133.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	172.55/cwt	169.00–175.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	184.10/cwt	176.00–194.00	858	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.22/cwt	46.00–50.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	57.71/cwt	55.00–60.00	597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	68.87/cwt	63.00–72.00	921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	79.98/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,320	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	78.15/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,029	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.56/cwt	62.00–69.00	741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,887	97.41/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	108.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,026	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	649.55/head	575.00–710.00	650	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	160.01/cwt	154.00–166.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.56/cwt	137.00–159.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.87/cwt	160.00–180.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.61/cwt	140.00–162.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	575	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.79/cwt	141.00–160.00	877	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	149.30/cwt	143.00–155.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	113.65/cwt	107.50–120.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	172.48/cwt	162.00–178.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	171.82/cwt	163.00–175.00	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	166.88/cwt	163.00–174.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	168.30/cwt	168.00–173.00	628	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	143.47/cwt	135.00–152.50	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	942	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 359Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	149.00–151.00	150.68
4	—	365	165.00–176.00	173.28
8	—	558	169.00–175.00	174.07
2	—	673	149.00–154.00	151.49
1	—	890	134.00	134.00
7	—	512	170.00–180.00	172.13
4	—	426	188.00–195.00	191.47
3	—	340	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	485	127.00–140.00	133.57
2	—	578	140.00–143.00	141.55
1	—	445	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
5	—	425	203.00–210.00	207.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	183.00–185.00	184.29
8	—	531	184.00–187.00	185.51
21	—	654	169.00–169.75	169.55
18	—	710	156.00	156.00
17	—	620	170.00–176.00	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	829	124.00–127.00	125.47
2	—	665	141.00–145.00	143.03
4	—	716	129.00–130.00	129.25
6	—	536	143.00–156.00	153.37
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
44	—	479	146.00–162.00	157.35
2	—	987	122.00	122.00
2	—	770	130.00–131.00	130.49
8	—	426	150.00–162.00	156.62
3	—	352	145.00–162.00	152.96
15	—	617	134.00–145.00	142.13
1	—	925	121.00	121.00
2	—	305	148.00–153.00	150.50
19	—	570	141.00–160.00	153.79
2	—	235	145.00–147.50	146.25
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	527	163.00–169.00	165.06
4	—	656	158.00	158.00
7	—	608	155.00–160.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	119.00–134.00	124.39
2	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.17
2	—	483	107.50–120.00	113.65
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	170.00–172.00	170.67
18	—	420	163.00–175.00	171.82
3	—	482	163.00–174.00	166.88
17	—	373	168.00–173.00	168.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	139.00–145.00	144.05
4	—	437	188.00–195.00	190.79
3	—	382	167.50–193.00	184.87
4	—	719	131.50–133.00	131.87
5	—	574	169.00–175.00	172.55
22	—	466	176.00–194.00	184.10
3	—	660	137.00–159.00	144.56
3	—	325	160.00–180.00	166.87
6	—	507	162.00–178.00	172.48
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	154.00–166.00	160.01
2	—	693	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
2	—	420	140.00–162.00	150.61
3	—	523	143.00–155.00	149.30
2	—	583	153.00	153.00
3	—	378	135.00–152.50	143.47
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	180.00–186.00	182.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	46.00–50.00	48.22
2	—	1,035	55.00–60.00	57.71
1	—	1,170	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,130	62.00–69.00	65.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,338	63.00–72.00	68.87
16	—	1,317	74.00–84.00	78.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,651	73.00–87.00	79.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	96.00–99.00	97.41
1	—	1,345	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,870	106.00–110.00	108.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	575.00–710.00	649.55
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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