Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, 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 $216.53/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$216.53

159 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$62.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

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	222.83	1,159	143
Medium and Large 2-3	528	160.24	845	16thin

One grade step is worth $62.59/cwt here — about $313 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 sale159 hd

216.53

—

KY average24 barns · 5,749 hd

211.21

+5.32

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	—	Low	1,623	116.95	1,898	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	110.84	1,788	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	100.44	1,288	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	81.55	835	10

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)	1,333	$1,551	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,585	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	238.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,116	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	222.11/cwt	208.00–227.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	236.91/cwt	229.00–244.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	238.06/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,509	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	248.95/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,307	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	219.49/cwt	218.00–221.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	215.97/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	190.72/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	210.34/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	214.27/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	188.97/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	188.53/cwt	187.50–192.50	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	232.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	242.82/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	243.34/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,372	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	203.47/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	218.32/cwt	209.00–219.50	1,172	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	212.77/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,002	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	74.35/cwt	68.00–78.50	732	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	86.16/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,147	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	95.91/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,198	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	105.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,358	17
Bulls	—	—	1,310	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	86.57/cwt	84.00–88.00	935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	952	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	110.84/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,788	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	109.43/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	126.27/cwt	120.00–132.50	2,315	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,550.84/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,551	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,584.92/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	234.29/cwt	230.00–244.00	970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	235.35/cwt	235.00–236.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	237.44/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,049	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	197.29/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	219.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,139	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	219.77/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	394	234.63/cwt	230.00–250.00	924	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	234.49/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,093	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	232.34/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,210	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	208.94/cwt	200.00–218.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	162.04/cwt	147.00–185.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	881	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	181.54/cwt	173.00–190.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	911	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 483Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	238.00	238.00
1	—	570	229.00	229.00
8	—	469	232.00–240.00	238.00
2	—	500	230.00	230.00
8	—	414	230.00–244.00	234.29
3	—	323	235.00–236.00	235.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	196.00	196.00
7	—	423	208.00–227.00	222.11
1	—	695	194.00	194.00
3	—	715	194.00–199.00	197.29
13	—	519	215.00–225.00	219.43
4	—	477	210.00–223.00	219.77
2	—	380	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	177.00	177.00
1	—	500	196.00	196.00
1	—	730	174.00	174.00
2	—	557	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	229.00–244.00	236.91
2	—	385	255.00	255.00
14	—	461	235.00–253.00	242.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	634	235.00–248.00	238.06
12	—	525	242.00–251.00	248.95
14	—	757	232.50	232.50
3	—	668	226.00	226.00
22	—	564	229.00–253.00	243.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	218.00–221.00	219.49
1	—	705	205.00	205.00
2	—	355	210.00	210.00
5	—	506	206.00–220.00	215.97
6	—	926	180.00–196.00	190.72
5	—	567	203.00–226.00	214.27
4	—	831	184.00–194.00	188.97
8	—	678	200.00–206.00	203.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	187.50–192.50	188.53
2	—	422	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	212.50	212.50
7	—	579	200.00–219.00	210.34
2	—	705	177.00	177.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
16	—	537	209.00–219.50	218.32
6	—	832	155.00	155.00
7	—	471	202.50–221.00	212.77
2	—	358	200.00–218.00	208.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
5	—	477	147.00–185.00	162.04
3	—	881	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
2	—	518	173.00–190.00	181.54
2	—	573	158.00–160.00	159.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	230.00–235.00	232.97
7	—	762	185.00	185.00
23	—	521	220.00–243.00	232.34
3	—	603	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	442	236.00–238.00	237.44
14	—	394	230.00–250.00	234.63
30	—	466	223.00–245.00	234.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	68.00–78.50	74.35
3	—	1,080	84.00–88.00	86.57
2	—	1,035	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	82.00–89.00	86.16
7	—	1,249	92.00–99.00	95.91
17	—	1,285	100.00–109.00	105.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	109.00–112.50	110.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,465	109.00–110.00	109.43
3	—	1,833	120.00–132.50	126.27

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)	2	—	1,333	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,550.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,246	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,584.92

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

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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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