Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $204.59/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$204.59

113 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.82

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	792	205.23	1,625	110
Medium and Large 2-3	614	181.30	1,113	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about $513 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 sale113 hd

204.59

—

KY average19 barns · 2,636 hd

220.42

−15.82

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	1,685	130.00	2,191	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,747	111.19	1,942	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	106.36	1,412	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	98.13	1,013	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	211.42/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	201.63/cwt	192.50–205.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	227.28/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	223.95/cwt	220.00–227.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	236.56/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,832	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	203.79/cwt	203.50–204.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	205.99/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,003	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	636	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	257	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	232.03/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	104.75/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,103	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	96.25/cwt	95.00–98.00	965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	111.19/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	110.08/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,468	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	96.45/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,263	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.40/cwt	82.00–87.00	865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	215.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,002	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	181.21/cwt	177.50–185.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	232.42/cwt	228.00–237.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	206.12/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	177.37/cwt	176.00–180.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	186.39/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	208.65/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,114	10

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 202Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 43Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	188.00	188.00
1	—	590	198.00	198.00
4	—	273	192.50–205.00	201.63
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	184.00	184.00
3	—	532	176.00–180.00	177.37
8	—	628	180.00–189.50	186.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	167.00	167.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	695	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	182.00	182.00
8	—	559	200.00–208.00	206.12
10	—	534	204.00–217.00	208.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	210.00–220.00	215.50
7	—	367	217.00	217.00
2	—	408	228.00–237.00	232.42
2	—	342	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	208.00–224.00	211.42
4	—	728	220.00	220.00
3	—	553	233.00	233.00
2	—	650	213.00	213.00
62	—	936	195.75	195.75
7	—	839	203.50–204.00	203.79
2	—	535	238.00–240.00	238.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	194.00	194.00
2	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	400	197.50	197.50
1	—	510	219.00	219.00
1	—	680	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	223.00–237.00	227.28
2	—	328	220.00–227.50	223.95
4	—	437	231.00–240.00	236.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	190.00–194.00	191.95
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	201.00–220.00	205.99
1	—	565	213.00	213.00
9	—	373	219.00	219.00
1	—	880	158.00	158.00
1	—	825	172.00	172.00
1	—	750	172.00	172.00
3	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	203.00	203.00
2	—	257	225.00	225.00
5	—	321	227.50	227.50
2	—	463	226.00–238.00	232.03
2	—	365	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	177.50–185.00	181.21
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	102.00–109.00	104.75
3	—	1,003	95.00–98.00	96.25
2	—	1,025	82.00–87.00	84.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	105.00–114.00	111.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,334	100.00–117.00	110.08
3	—	1,310	95.00–98.00	96.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	130.00	130.00

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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