Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $184.01/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$184.01

116 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

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	627	188.69	1,183	99
Medium and Large 2-3	532	156.78	834	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $349 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 sale116 hd

184.01

—

KY average24 barns · 4,503 hd

194.87

−10.86

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	1,489	109.94	1,637	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	103.58	1,711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	101.73	1,363	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	77.87	797	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	151.00	1,540	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,117	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	585	170.53/cwt	169.00–172.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	184.45/cwt	179.00–190.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	148.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	156.13/cwt	152.50–160.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	157.73/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	207.07/cwt	205.00–208.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	234.58/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,433	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	161.10/cwt	150.00–172.50	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	171.48/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	212.53/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	244.12/cwt	236.00–252.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	179.93/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	203.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	209.96/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,298	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	224.63/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	178.96/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	183.27/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	724	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	215.23/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	220.57/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	226.95/cwt	222.00–236.00	951	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	225.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,076	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	64.31/cwt	62.00–66.50	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	104.35/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,428	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	83.64/cwt	82.00–87.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	75.30/cwt	70.00–80.00	764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	103.58/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,711	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	118.38/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	182.25/cwt	182.00–182.50	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	171.56/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	203.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	173.80/cwt	167.50–180.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	208.00/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	203.36/cwt	199.00–205.50	1,159	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	212.28/cwt	204.00–220.00	989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	201.17/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.96/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	211.29/cwt	201.00–222.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	216.56/cwt	209.00–219.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 470Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 78Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	169.00–172.00	170.53
2	—	530	170.00–172.50	171.26
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
4	—	614	144.00–154.00	148.04
1	—	760	148.00	148.00
2	—	465	152.50–160.00	156.13
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	150.00–172.50	161.10
1	—	310	177.50	177.50
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	179.00–190.00	184.45
2	—	475	199.00	199.00
1	—	825	152.50	152.50
2	—	660	181.00	181.00
6	—	713	154.00–165.00	157.73
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
9	—	612	162.00–176.00	171.48
6	—	775	158.00–166.00	162.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	754	190.00	190.00
4	—	504	207.00–209.00	208.00
15	—	570	199.00–205.50	203.36
3	—	816	173.00	173.00
3	—	633	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	204.00–220.00	212.28
6	—	437	201.00–222.00	211.29
4	—	385	209.00–219.00	216.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	205.00–208.00	207.07
2	—	540	209.00–216.00	212.53
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
2	—	675	177.00–183.00	179.93
2	—	578	200.00–206.00	203.04
1	—	810	187.00	187.00
2	—	788	175.00–183.00	178.96
6	—	706	182.50–187.00	183.27
1	—	360	201.00	201.00
6	—	473	206.00–219.00	215.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	227.00–237.00	234.58
15	—	618	205.00–210.50	209.96
3	—	533	222.00–230.00	224.63
6	—	689	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	236.00–252.00	244.12
2	—	412	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	207.50	207.50
2	—	365	211.00	211.00
2	—	628	189.00–190.00	189.50
2	—	508	208.00–214.00	211.01
2	—	410	217.00	217.00
3	—	676	174.00–175.00	174.33
3	—	487	200.00–206.00	203.99
1	—	740	176.00	176.00
6	—	576	194.00–211.00	201.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	215.00–226.00	220.57
11	—	419	222.00–236.00	226.95
3	—	565	215.00	215.00
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
6	—	477	225.00–228.00	225.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	182.00–182.50	182.25
3	—	585	159.00–178.00	171.56
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
2	—	333	167.50–180.00	173.80
1	—	750	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	62.00–66.50	64.31
1	—	995	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,115	82.00–87.00	83.64
4	—	1,015	70.00–80.00	75.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	98.00–109.00	104.35
1	—	1,170	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	99.50–108.50	103.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	116.00–121.00	118.38
1	—	1,570	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,440	94.00	94.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	952	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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