Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling 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 $198.73/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$198.73

264 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$39.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.51

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	601	201.43	1,211	246
Medium and Large 2-3	551	161.85	891	18thin

One grade step is worth $39.58/cwt here — about $319 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 sale264 hd

198.73

—

KY average25 barns · 5,352 hd

194.22

+4.51

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	1,485	108.05	1,605	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	94.51	1,569	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	88.81	1,133	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	85.98	941	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,219	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,584	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,533	$1,663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Fancy	—	432	248.88/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,075	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	184.48/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	192.52/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	239.34/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	245.62/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	242.22/cwt	240.00–244.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	196.63/cwt	192.00–201.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	183.19/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	201.92/cwt	195.00–205.50	1,078	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	213.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	990	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,431	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	203.16/cwt	197.50–205.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	181.24/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	215.41/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,351	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	194.60/cwt	194.50–195.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	228.66/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	185.44/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	210.33/cwt	209.50–217.00	1,180	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	184.03/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	96.68/cwt	90.50–101.00	1,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	97.72/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,273	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.95/cwt	85.00–89.00	959	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	85.20/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,087	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.54/cwt	74.50–78.50	913	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,218.60/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,583.51/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	241.23/cwt	232.50–250.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	168.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	215.00/cwt	212.50–217.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	217.21/cwt	213.00–219.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	206.30/cwt	204.00–208.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	158.48/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	208.94/cwt	194.50–215.00	1,195	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	223.55/cwt	212.50–225.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	213.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	183.75/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,431	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	237.25/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	569	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,263	4

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 969Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 66Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	241.00–266.00	248.88
12	—	483	240.00–256.00	245.62
6	—	385	240.00–244.00	242.22
3	—	341	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
3	—	623	208.00	208.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
2	—	482	224.00	224.00
3	—	402	230.00–232.50	230.84
3	—	715	177.00–190.00	181.24
4	—	767	175.00–189.00	185.44
6	—	678	195.00	195.00
1	—	590	188.00	188.00
1	—	850	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	238.00–240.00	239.34
27	—	627	213.00–219.00	215.41
5	—	825	194.50–195.00	194.60
3	—	710	205.00	205.00
8	—	526	224.00–237.00	228.66
6	—	775	195.50	195.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	181.00–192.00	184.48
4	—	536	190.00–194.00	192.52
1	—	940	148.00	148.00
5	—	468	192.00–201.00	196.63
5	—	632	174.00–188.00	183.19
2	—	270	190.00–200.00	195.09
4	—	418	197.50–205.00	203.16
3	—	378	204.00–208.00	206.30
1	—	815	149.00	149.00
2	—	315	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
2	—	327	172.50	172.50
2	—	775	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
4	—	595	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
3	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.44
4	—	640	158.00–160.00	158.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	200.00	200.00
14	—	534	195.00–205.50	201.92
48	—	572	194.50–215.00	208.94
28	—	779	179.00–185.00	183.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	464	210.00–215.00	213.38
70	—	720	198.75	198.75
2	—	285	212.50–217.50	215.00
6	—	377	213.00–219.00	217.21
8	—	329	212.50–225.00	223.55
8	—	429	210.00–220.00	213.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
9	—	561	209.50–217.00	210.33
4	—	658	174.00–193.00	184.03
1	—	350	207.00	207.00
2	—	543	212.00–216.00	214.01
2	—	717	169.00	169.00
1	—	455	198.00	198.00
1	—	600	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	239.00–240.00	239.50
1	—	500	238.00	238.00
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
4	—	391	232.50–250.00	241.23
4	—	426	237.00–238.00	237.25
4	—	569	220.00–224.00	222.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	151.00	151.00
1	—	565	176.00	176.00
1	—	845	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	90.50–101.00	96.68
1	—	1,630	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	90.00–103.00	97.72
8	—	1,276	81.00–89.00	85.20
2	—	1,193	74.50–78.50	76.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	85.00–89.00	86.95
1	—	1,015	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,155	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,445	105.00–110.00	107.60
1	—	1,400	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,218.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,293	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,583.51

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle