Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a lite test of mostly average to plain quality, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls considerably higher, Very Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.77/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$156.77

55 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$42.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

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	481	170.05	818	31
Medium and Large 2-3	498	140.15	698	23
Small 1-2	425	127.50	542	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.55/cwt here — about $276 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 sale55 hd

156.77

—

KY average24 barns · 1,492 hd

161.86

−5.08

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	—	Low	1,624	107.93	1,752	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	93.48	1,501	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	90.60	1,185	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	81.97	847	23

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	160.62/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	148.71/cwt	143.00–154.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.07/cwt	139.00–151.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	121.34/cwt	114.00–127.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	178.45/cwt	172.50–185.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,111	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	188.35/cwt	177.00–193.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	169.01/cwt	165.00–170.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	823	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	73.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	743	8
Bulls	—	—	1,163	90.43/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,052	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	88.66/cwt	80.00–104.00	932	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	93.48/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	91.46/cwt	82.00–101.00	1,200	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	178.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	132.00/cwt	118.00–135.50	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	152.70/cwt	130.00–157.50	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	142.97/cwt	133.00–152.50	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	151.05/cwt	142.00–160.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	148.37/cwt	141.00–152.50	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	121.46/cwt	116.00–126.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 265Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 60Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	116.00–121.00	118.49
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
3	—	473	114.00–127.00	121.34
2	—	723	85.00	85.00
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
5	—	569	116.00–126.00	121.46
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
2	—	625	123.00–126.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	150.00	150.00
4	—	459	143.00–154.00	148.71
2	—	420	139.00–151.00	145.07
7	—	687	139.50	139.50
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
8	—	377	135.00–149.00	138.83
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
2	—	328	133.00–152.50	142.97
1	—	515	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	159.50–163.00	160.62
2	—	368	172.50–185.00	178.45
11	—	440	191.00	191.00
5	—	518	180.00	180.00
2	—	485	180.00–185.00	182.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	167.75	167.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
7	—	354	177.00–193.00	188.35
6	—	658	141.50	141.50
5	—	503	165.00–170.00	169.01
2	—	490	168.00	168.00
8	—	409	170.00–181.00	178.63
2	—	550	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
5	—	691	118.00–135.50	132.00
7	—	277	130.00–157.50	152.70
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
2	—	443	142.00–160.00	151.05
4	—	486	141.00–152.50	148.37
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	70.00–78.00	73.02
1	—	900	60.00	60.00
14	—	1,051	80.00–104.00	88.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	85.00–101.00	93.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,312	82.00–101.00	91.46
2	—	1,245	78.00–79.00	78.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	90.00–91.00	90.43
4	—	1,854	115.00–120.00	116.68

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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