Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-10.00 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 $202.18/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$202.18

343 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$58.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.73

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	692	203.55	1,408	335
Medium and Large 2-3	667	144.69	965	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.86/cwt here — about $444 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 sale343 hd

202.18

—

KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd

212.91

−10.73

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	1,939	125.33	2,430	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	105.02	1,709	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	102.30	1,305	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	95.05	968	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	136.04	1,449	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,073	117.70	1,263	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	150.00	1,988	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	877	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	224.52/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	209.37/cwt	200.00–217.50	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	185.97/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	216.05/cwt	212.50–220.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	218.39/cwt	213.00–225.50	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	208.93/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,329	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	210.84/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	205.32/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	751	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	245.28/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	230.95/cwt	220.00–240.50	1,485	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	240.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,270	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	223.22/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,286	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	195.87/cwt	192.00–199.75	1,399	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	217.13/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	242.27/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	235.22/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	239.94/cwt	235.00–250.00	900	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,073	117.70/cwt	114.50–121.00	1,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	136.04/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	86.54/cwt	79.00–89.50	846	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	102.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,033	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	95.67/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,004	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,444	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	108.31/cwt	101.00–115.50	1,416	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	96.08/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	88.66/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,104	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	210.39/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	209.69/cwt	202.00–225.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	243.86/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	178.35/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	182.09/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	232.71/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,105	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	204.86/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,652	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	149.83/cwt	135.00–180.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	203.33/cwt	201.00–211.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1

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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 244Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 45Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	877	149.00	149.00
2	—	492	210.00	210.00
4	—	386	200.00–217.50	209.37
2	—	718	183.00–189.00	185.97
2	—	280	212.50–220.00	216.05
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	182.00	182.00
2	—	215	212.50	212.50
6	—	541	210.00–211.00	210.84
2	—	410	209.00–210.00	209.49
7	—	568	195.00–210.00	205.32
4	—	333	201.00–211.00	203.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	219.00–229.00	224.52
8	—	558	213.00–225.50	218.39
34	—	636	205.00–216.00	208.93
80	—	714	192.00–199.75	195.87
66	—	790	200.00	200.00
7	—	663	203.00–209.00	204.86
65	—	847	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	751	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	163.00	163.00
3	—	587	135.00–180.00	149.83
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	240.00–246.00	243.86
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
18	—	475	222.00–240.00	232.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	201.00	201.00
12	—	576	219.00–225.00	223.22
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
2	—	492	223.00	223.00
5	—	527	211.00–221.00	217.13
1	—	775	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	244.00–247.00	245.28
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	360	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	643	220.00–240.50	230.95
15	—	527	235.00–245.00	240.98
2	—	672	218.00	218.00
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	225.00	225.00
1	—	550	224.00	224.00
6	—	532	190.00–220.00	210.39
5	—	421	202.00–225.00	209.69
2	—	872	155.00	155.00
3	—	758	177.00–181.00	178.35
2	—	733	177.00–187.00	182.09
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
2	—	657	200.00	200.00
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	227.50–247.50	242.27
2	—	670	208.00	208.00
5	—	462	232.50–237.00	235.22
3	—	375	235.00–250.00	239.94
2	—	280	230.00–235.00	232.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	167.00	167.00
2	—	935	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	114.50–121.00	117.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	128.00–148.00	136.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	107.00–110.00	108.53
1	—	1,805	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	978	79.00–89.50	86.54
7	—	1,008	100.00–107.00	102.48
12	—	1,049	91.00–99.00	95.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,307	101.00–115.50	108.31
5	—	1,219	93.00–99.50	96.08
3	—	1,245	88.00–89.00	88.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,968	123.00	123.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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

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