Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $169.11/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$169.11

211 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$26.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	548	169.88	930	205
Medium and Large 2-3	498	143.03	712	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.85/cwt here — about $218 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 sale211 hd

169.11

—

KY average24 barns · 7,502 hd

167.06

+2.05

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	—	High	1,332	104.99	1,398	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,675	86.42	1,448	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	81.55	1,087	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	64.38	678	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,244	117.21	1,458	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Fancy	—	481	183.89/cwt	174.00–190.00	885	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	143.65/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	153.12/cwt	150.00–156.75	1,254	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,080	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	173.27/cwt	170.00–174.00	995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	159.69/cwt	155.00–162.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.93/cwt	162.50–167.50	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	166.81/cwt	165.00–168.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	164.84/cwt	163.50–165.50	1,268	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	222.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	973	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	171.71/cwt	170.00–174.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	181.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,128	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	152.61/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,122	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	160.12/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	165.28/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	191.67/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,112	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	173.57/cwt	172.75–178.50	979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,172	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	664	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	200.48/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,067	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	173.08/cwt	166.00–177.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	176.66/cwt	170.00–187.50	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	146.15/cwt	137.00–155.50	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	212.24/cwt	205.00–220.00	781	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,244	117.21/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,458	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	86.42/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.77/cwt	43.00–59.00	513	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	68.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	74.13/cwt	73.00–77.50	849	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	84.62/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	78.48/cwt	78.00–79.50	983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	113.61/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	104.55/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	188.56/cwt	183.00–196.00	982	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	208.40/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	187.36/cwt	177.00–206.00	808	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	211.99/cwt	204.00–225.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	195.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	161.66/cwt	155.00–170.50	1,001	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	161.59/cwt	150.00–167.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	165.25/cwt	150.00–169.00	952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.64/cwt	155.00–174.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	147.66/cwt	147.00–149.00	890	3

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 841Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 77Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	174.00–190.00	183.89
21	—	431	177.00–206.00	187.36
8	—	325	204.00–225.00	211.99
7	—	385	180.00–200.00	195.92
1	—	270	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	135.00–148.00	143.65
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
3	—	388	155.00–162.00	159.69
3	—	265	162.50–167.50	165.93
7	—	485	150.00–167.00	161.59
1	—	525	166.00	166.00
19	—	576	150.00–169.00	165.25
13	—	426	155.00–174.00	167.64
3	—	765	146.00	146.00
8	—	665	149.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	603	147.00–149.00	147.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	819	150.00–156.75	153.12
13	—	686	157.50	157.50
15	—	574	170.00–174.00	173.27
9	—	521	170.00–174.00	171.71
33	—	619	155.00–170.50	161.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–147.00	143.62
1	—	585	143.00	143.00
2	—	460	141.00–146.00	143.47
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	165.00–168.00	166.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	143.00–145.00	144.01
12	—	773	142.00–157.00	152.61
11	—	670	167.50	167.50
4	—	829	159.00–160.50	160.12
2	—	538	178.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	189.00	189.00
1	—	910	139.00	139.00
14	—	564	172.75–178.50	173.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	769	163.50–165.50	164.84
30	—	622	175.00–185.00	181.38
7	—	724	165.00–165.50	165.28
35	—	580	188.00–200.00	191.67
13	—	651	180.00	180.00
20	—	532	191.00–210.00	200.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	215.00–225.00	222.15
1	—	455	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	166.00–177.00	173.08
4	—	431	170.00–187.50	176.66
2	—	683	137.00–155.50	146.15
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
2	—	633	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	217.00	217.00
2	—	368	205.00–220.00	212.24
8	—	521	183.00–196.00	188.56
1	—	615	173.00	173.00
4	—	483	201.00–229.00	208.40
3	—	328	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	960	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	116.00–119.00	117.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	84.00–89.00	86.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	43.00–59.00	51.77
3	—	1,000	65.00–70.00	68.12
1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,145	73.00–77.50	74.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	82.00–88.00	84.62
3	—	1,252	78.00–79.50	78.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	113.00–115.00	113.61
2	—	1,593	103.00–106.00	104.55
1	—	1,015	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	825.00	825.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle