Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.81/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$203.81

81 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

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	520	206.02	1,071	77
Medium and Large 2-3	605	161.25	976	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about $95 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 sale81 hd

203.81

—

KY average24 barns · 6,569 hd

201.81

+2.00

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	—	Average	1,610	118.85	1,913	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	116.92	1,810	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	109.38	1,380	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	83.07	832	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	138.00	1,829	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)	1,105	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	223.73/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	202.16/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,264	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	215.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.57/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,287	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	218.85/cwt	215.00–224.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	203.81/cwt	194.00–207.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	201.32/cwt	197.50–212.50	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	203.63/cwt	194.00–210.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	210.12/cwt	207.50–212.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	200.31/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	230.17/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	201.71/cwt	199.00–205.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	216.38/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	197.99/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	235.77/cwt	232.50–237.50	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	827	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	116.92/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	70.13/cwt	68.00–72.00	626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	96.23/cwt	96.00–96.50	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	111.02/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,402	16
Bulls	—	—	1,445	115.05/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,662	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	126.61/cwt	124.00–129.50	2,042	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	95.65/cwt	91.00–100.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	213.62/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	178.33/cwt	167.50–190.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	229.86/cwt	222.50–232.50	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	206.98/cwt	202.50–214.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	164.00/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	168.56/cwt	155.00–180.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.98/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	123.50/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 367Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 68Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	201.00	201.00
7	—	725	175.00–179.00	177.57
1	—	290	212.50	212.50
7	—	474	194.00–207.00	203.81
4	—	373	197.50–212.50	201.32
3	—	430	194.00–210.00	203.63
2	—	320	207.50–212.50	210.12
3	—	516	197.00–202.00	200.31
1	—	685	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
1	—	940	116.00	116.00
2	—	530	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	213.00–229.00	223.73
2	—	370	217.50	217.50
4	—	414	215.00–224.00	218.85
3	—	341	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	192.00–209.00	202.16
14	—	510	210.00–216.00	215.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	170.00–175.00	172.57
2	—	270	167.50–190.00	178.33
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
2	—	458	172.50	172.50
3	—	610	152.00–170.00	164.00
3	—	573	155.00–180.00	168.56
2	—	890	114.00–133.00	123.50
2	—	420	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	200.00	200.00
3	—	801	167.00	167.00
4	—	665	195.00–199.00	197.99
6	—	776	172.00	172.00
6	—	471	210.00–217.00	213.62
1	—	350	217.50	217.50
3	—	422	202.50–214.00	206.98
1	—	740	177.00	177.00
2	—	320	210.00	210.00
3	—	615	192.00–195.00	193.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
6	—	374	232.50–237.50	235.77
2	—	827	179.00	179.00
1	—	505	225.00	225.00
4	—	275	222.50–232.50	229.86
1	—	645	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	224.00	224.00
1	—	610	249.00	249.00
11	—	514	224.00–235.00	230.17
5	—	653	210.00–218.00	216.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	204.00	204.00
3	—	485	199.00–205.00	201.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,125	103.00	103.00
2	—	893	68.00–72.00	70.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	108.00–130.00	116.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	96.00–96.50	96.23
16	—	1,263	100.00–122.00	111.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	113.00–120.00	115.05
3	—	1,613	124.00–129.50	126.61
1	—	2,095	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	91.00–100.00	95.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle