Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bull steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.58/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$224.58

171 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$75.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.03

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	513	226.79	1,164	166
Medium and Large 2-3	708	151.05	1,069	5thin

One grade step is worth $75.75/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 sale171 hd

224.58

—

KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd

213.55

+11.03

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	1,696	124.39	2,110	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	109.83	1,747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	101.59	1,278	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	91.42	925	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	147.00	1,580	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$1,493	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	524	213.00/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	209.55/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	237.73/cwt	220.00–240.75	1,336	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	226.55/cwt	224.00–227.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	227.39/cwt	225.00–234.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	227.04/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	234.44/cwt	217.00–237.50	1,498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	216.20/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	189.79/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	210.32/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	213.57/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,023	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	209.53/cwt	201.00–214.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	243.19/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	243.10/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,274	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	245.17/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,385	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	236.58/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,247	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	227.90/cwt	210.00–234.50	1,388	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	217.95/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	222.38/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,276	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	253.84/cwt	244.00–262.50	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	96.34/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,028	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	86.53/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	109.83/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,747	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	86.24/cwt	82.00–89.00	824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,573	118.29/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	106.36/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,348	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	94.68/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,148	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	128.45/cwt	126.00–129.50	2,284	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	198.94/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	216.84/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	263.04/cwt	260.00–266.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	339	261.88/cwt	255.00–274.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	219.39/cwt	210.00–222.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 616Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 59Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year 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
4	—	524	209.00–219.00	213.00
1	—	555	196.00	196.00
4	—	658	180.00–193.00	189.79
2	—	352	200.00	200.00
2	—	747	168.00	168.00
13	—	479	200.00–218.00	213.57
3	—	422	201.00–214.00	209.53
3	—	273	200.00	200.00
6	—	320	210.00–222.00	219.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	189.00	189.00
42	—	562	220.00–240.75	237.73
31	—	527	220.00–259.00	236.58
21	—	609	210.00–234.50	227.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	224.00–227.00	226.55
11	—	374	225.00–234.00	227.39
9	—	484	225.00–229.00	227.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
2	—	970	125.00–140.00	132.62
2	—	597	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	206.00–220.00	209.55
2	—	580	200.00–205.00	202.50
2	—	307	220.00	220.00
2	—	242	225.00	225.00
1	—	445	229.00	229.00
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
3	—	662	193.00–202.00	198.94
7	—	475	214.00–220.00	216.84
6	—	614	196.50	196.50
1	—	815	162.00	162.00
2	—	735	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	188.00	188.00
1	—	435	245.00	245.00
1	—	650	228.00	228.00
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
1	—	545	229.00	229.00
2	—	625	210.00–217.00	213.47
2	—	365	260.00–266.00	263.04
1	—	725	186.00	186.00
2	—	577	231.00	231.00
4	—	457	237.00	237.00
4	—	339	255.00–274.00	261.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	181.00	181.00
1	—	985	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	251.00	251.00
10	—	481	234.00–249.00	243.19
3	—	367	244.00–262.50	253.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	217.00–237.50	234.44
10	—	705	212.50–222.00	216.20
26	—	524	239.00–245.00	243.10
37	—	565	232.00–250.00	245.17
1	—	765	222.00	222.00
9	—	686	214.00–221.00	217.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	224.00	224.00
4	—	516	207.00–215.00	210.32
1	—	695	183.00	183.00
5	—	574	219.00–225.00	222.38
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	100.00–104.00	102.06
5	—	1,067	93.50–99.00	96.34
1	—	920	66.00	66.00
6	—	955	82.00–89.00	86.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	86.00–87.00	86.53
15	—	1,267	100.00–115.00	106.36
6	—	1,213	91.00–98.00	94.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,591	102.00–115.00	109.83
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	118.00–118.50	118.29
3	—	1,778	126.00–129.50	128.45

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	1,560.00	1,560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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