Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.88/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$184.88

296 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$51.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

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	565	196.35	1,110	227
Medium and Large 2	427	170.74	730	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	676	144.91	979	63

One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $131 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 sale296 hd

184.88

—

KY average23 barns · 7,419 hd

197.30

−12.42

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	1,666	114.56	1,909	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	105.55	1,709	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	96.03	1,188	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	980	83.97	823	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	125.00	1,419	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$997	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	675	$400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$635	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	295	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	204.06/cwt	200.00–206.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	180.80/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	209.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	221.74/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	222.98/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	88.17/cwt	84.00–93.00	894	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	105.55/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	80.40/cwt	79.00–81.50	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	103.08/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,297	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	77.09/cwt	70.00–83.00	791	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	99.50/cwt	96.00–106.00	716	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	88.00/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,964	120.99/cwt	119.00–122.50	2,376	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	112.78/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	208.62/cwt	206.00–211.00	981	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	209.08/cwt	207.00–210.00	870	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	167.84/cwt	167.50–168.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	764	149.58/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	193.75/cwt	187.50–200.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.50	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	199.31/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	206.73/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	198.30/cwt	196.00–204.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,404	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	233.58/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,018	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	208.00/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	185.90/cwt	182.00–190.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	237.33/cwt	232.50–242.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	232.58/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,207	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	173.63/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	188.98/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	181.87/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	187.54/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,557	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,424	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	189.18/cwt	181.00–198.00	989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	190.02/cwt	182.50–202.00	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	189.95/cwt	187.50–192.50	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	150.64/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,404	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	173.48/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	169.16/cwt	167.50–170.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	891	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	195.81/cwt	187.50–201.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	195.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	152.00/cwt	142.50–163.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	236.16/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,311	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	193.50/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	215.50/cwt	202.00–217.25	1,164	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	997.26/head	950.00–1,050.00	997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	952.12/head	700.00–1,150.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	217.84/cwt	215.00–226.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	239.26/cwt	239.00–240.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	230.06/cwt	227.50–232.50	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	148.78/cwt	144.00–166.00	854	6

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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 736Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	222.50	222.50
1	—	1,005	158.00	158.00
2	—	310	230.00–231.00	230.50
5	—	739	180.00–181.00	180.80
3	—	758	184.00	184.00
8	—	617	200.00–213.00	209.60
3	—	465	227.00	227.00
25	—	436	232.50–235.00	233.58
5	—	662	204.00	204.00
4	—	568	206.00–212.00	208.00
1	—	950	173.00	173.00
18	—	519	220.00–237.50	232.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	180.00	180.00
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	184.00	184.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	478	182.00–190.00	185.90
1	—	805	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	200.00–206.00	204.06
1	—	505	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	539	260.50	260.50
17	—	830	185.00–189.50	187.54
47	—	619	230.00	230.00
49	—	555	229.00–240.00	236.16
2	—	720	191.00–196.00	193.50
3	—	798	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	247.50	247.50
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	237.50	237.50
3	—	368	232.50–242.00	237.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	201.00	201.00
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
7	—	470	219.00–227.00	221.74
3	—	320	255.00	255.00
2	—	235	260.00	260.00
8	—	524	216.00–228.00	222.98
4	—	370	240.00	240.00
4	—	416	239.00–240.00	239.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	180.00–185.00	182.18
3	—	375	220.00–227.50	224.06
3	—	527	195.00–204.00	199.31
4	—	580	200.00–209.00	206.73
7	—	491	196.00–204.00	198.30
1	—	240	227.50	227.50
1	—	825	179.00	179.00
1	—	295	217.50	217.50
4	—	421	215.00–226.00	217.84
2	—	323	227.50–232.50	230.06
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	187.50–200.00	193.75
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	173.00	173.00
1	—	520	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
1	—	840	129.00	129.00
2	—	755	124.00	124.00
3	—	441	165.00–170.00	166.62
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	206.00–211.00	208.62
13	—	416	207.00–210.00	209.08
3	—	368	214.00	214.00
5	—	293	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	718	140.00–150.00	145.92
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
3	—	422	167.50–168.00	167.84
4	—	764	135.00–156.00	149.58
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
3	—	467	150.00–155.00	151.66
1	—	960	93.00	93.00
6	—	680	147.00–158.00	150.64
4	—	891	118.00	118.00
4	—	816	125.00–130.00	126.23
3	—	525	142.50–163.00	152.00
6	—	574	144.00–166.00	148.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	171.00–176.00	173.48
3	—	343	167.50–170.00	169.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	172.00–177.00	173.63
4	—	556	185.00–193.00	188.98
6	—	327	190.00–200.00	194.94
7	—	633	175.00–183.50	181.87
14	—	523	181.00–198.00	189.18
18	—	476	182.50–202.00	190.02
2	—	270	187.50–192.50	189.95
6	—	781	175.00	175.00
9	—	421	187.50–201.00	195.81
12	—	362	180.00–200.00	195.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	763	184.00	184.00
47	—	540	202.00–217.25	215.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	65.00–68.00	66.43
12	—	1,014	84.00–93.00	88.17
9	—	1,026	70.00–83.00	77.09
3	—	720	96.00–106.00	99.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,619	100.00–111.00	105.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	79.00–81.50	80.40
9	—	1,258	95.00–115.00	103.08
4	—	1,155	83.00–93.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,964	119.00–122.50	120.99
4	—	1,463	108.00–116.00	112.78
1	—	1,290	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	635.00	635.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	950.00–1,050.00	997.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	700.00–1,150.00	952.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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