Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher with instances of 8.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.24/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$204.24

114 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$65.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

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	615	204.81	1,260	113
Medium and Large 2-3	870	139.00	1,209	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.81/cwt here — about $51 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 sale114 hd

204.24

—

KY average22 barns · 5,685 hd

202.79

+1.45

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	1,513	109.34	1,654	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	98.15	1,558	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	93.83	1,200	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	86.04	886	12

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)	1,220	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,094	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	608	166.42/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	182.10/cwt	177.50–184.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.34/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	222.48/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	190.69/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,123	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,129	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	233.60/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	230.42/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	215.39/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,348	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	175.07/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,264	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	222.05/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,188	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	180.98/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,093	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	198.74/cwt	197.50–200.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	261	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	220.82/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	246.98/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	95.78/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,222	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	82.81/cwt	82.50–83.00	1,072	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	88.49/cwt	85.00–94.00	920	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	81.15/cwt	79.00–84.00	820	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	98.15/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,094.18/head	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,094	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	579	205.04/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	227.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	193.31/cwt	187.50–197.50	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	200.99/cwt	197.50–205.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	175.25/cwt	175.00–175.50	1,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	179.56/cwt	178.00–181.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	205.12/cwt	202.50–207.50	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	681	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	179.17/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	190.16/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 334Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 40Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	163.00–173.00	166.42
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
5	—	466	177.50–184.00	182.10
3	—	846	153.00	153.00
3	—	583	174.00–177.00	175.34
1	—	885	150.00	150.00
2	—	537	182.00	182.00
2	—	373	175.00–180.00	177.38
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	589	189.00–191.00	190.69
8	—	669	175.00–175.50	175.25
6	—	608	179.00–180.00	179.17
6	—	530	190.00–191.00	190.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	187.50–197.50	193.31
6	—	419	197.50–205.00	200.99
2	—	320	197.50	197.50
6	—	376	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
2	—	392	270.00	270.00
4	—	440	220.00–238.00	233.60
7	—	483	230.00–233.00	230.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	206.00	206.00
1	—	415	202.50	202.50
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
2	—	753	147.00–153.00	149.99
4	—	604	176.00–192.00	180.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	212.00–228.00	222.48
31	—	626	198.00–220.00	215.39
4	—	828	177.50	177.50
29	—	722	174.00–176.50	175.07
15	—	535	216.00–225.00	222.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	197.50–200.00	198.74
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
6	—	369	220.00–230.00	227.40
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
2	—	525	178.00–181.00	179.56
2	—	425	202.50–207.50	205.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	261	222.50	222.50
1	—	360	272.50	272.50
6	—	483	211.00–235.00	220.82
3	—	425	246.00–247.50	246.98
5	—	579	196.00–208.00	205.04
6	—	516	207.00	207.00
3	—	681	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,276	87.00–103.00	95.78
3	—	1,295	82.50–83.00	82.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,040	85.00–94.00	88.49
4	—	1,010	79.00–84.00	81.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,587	91.00–104.00	98.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	118.00–123.00	120.67
2	—	1,515	95.00–100.00	97.36
2	—	1,433	110.00	110.00

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)	3	—	1,155	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,094.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Steers · 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