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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 28

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

737 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 710▼ 198 vs year ago 935 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 78▼ 16 vs year ago 64 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower, 500-700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.19/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$201.19

402 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$53.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	663	201.85	1,339	397
Medium and Large 2-3	665	148.80	989	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.05/cwt here — about $350 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 sale402 hd

201.19

—

KY average24 barns · 6,456 hd

206.23

−5.03

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	—	High	1,695	124.05	2,103	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	95.37	1,201	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	89.00	1,339	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	80.74	837	13

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)	1,310	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$1,183	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	186.79/cwt	184.50–200.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	225.25/cwt	222.00–230.00	865	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	206.97/cwt	197.50–211.00	907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	218.14/cwt	215.00–227.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	223.67/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	221.21/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,183	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	190.41/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,083	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	220.97/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,260	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	215.00/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,290	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	177.19/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	189.50/cwt	171.00–194.00	1,290	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	200.36/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,390	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	782	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,173	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,495	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,417	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	188.72/cwt	180.50–190.00	1,553	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	191.59/cwt	172.50–197.50	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	348	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	182.43/cwt	170.00–190.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	159.21/cwt	152.50–166.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	192.81/cwt	192.50–193.00	802	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	182.77/cwt	174.00–185.00	780	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	164.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	186.39/cwt	174.00–190.00	885	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	196.87/cwt	194.00–200.00	939	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	185.08/cwt	170.00–188.00	966	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	193.90/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,016	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	191.75/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,095	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,083	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	160.20/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,149	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,180	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	123.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	163.13/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,124	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,156	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,355	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	208.82/cwt	200.00–217.50	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	219.07/cwt	213.00–229.00	800	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	197.27/cwt	185.00–206.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	216.75/cwt	210.00–222.00	939	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	216.20/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,033	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	210.65/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,110	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	566	208.75/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,182	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	196.04/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	173.48/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,152	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	124.47/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	124.05/cwt	116.00–129.00	2,103	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	76.24/cwt	72.00–79.00	772	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	609	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	84.60/cwt	81.00–87.00	925	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	96.46/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,207	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	86.13/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,144	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,339	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	1,183.14/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,183	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 710Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	160.00–162.50	161.28
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
5	—	429	162.00–169.00	164.27
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
4	—	680	120.00–125.00	123.81
2	—	388	152.50–166.00	159.21
2	—	590	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
5	—	368	170.00–190.00	182.43
5	—	323	172.50–197.50	191.59
5	—	720	160.50	160.50
2	—	582	186.00	186.00
15	—	522	170.00–188.00	185.08
9	—	689	153.00–169.00	163.13
7	—	427	174.00–185.00	182.77
16	—	475	174.00–190.00	186.39
2	—	633	150.00–170.00	160.20
1	—	250	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	189.00–200.00	193.90
13	—	783	173.00	173.00
8	—	571	189.00–193.00	191.75
21	—	652	181.00	181.00
6	—	642	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	192.50–193.00	192.81
6	—	477	194.00–200.00	196.87
4	—	348	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	570	217.00–231.00	220.97
43	—	535	214.00–229.00	221.21
74	—	823	180.50–190.00	188.72
64	—	787	190.00	190.00
4	—	600	214.00–218.00	215.00
72	—	694	200.00–203.00	200.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	384	222.00–230.00	225.25
7	—	465	220.00–233.00	223.67
6	—	441	215.00–227.00	218.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	681	171.00–194.00	189.50
6	—	569	188.00–196.00	190.41
1	—	725	176.00	176.00
1	—	840	160.00	160.00
10	—	366	184.50–200.00	186.79
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
14	—	796	178.00	178.00
10	—	438	197.50–211.00	206.97
4	—	637	174.00–187.00	177.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	782	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	182.00	182.00
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	173.00	173.00
1	—	315	177.50	177.50
3	—	428	185.00–206.00	197.27
2	—	930	118.00–131.00	124.47
3	—	568	190.00–199.00	196.04
5	—	664	161.00–177.00	173.48
1	—	510	182.00	182.00
2	—	293	200.00–217.50	208.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	207.00–209.00	208.75
7	—	527	205.00–221.00	210.65
13	—	433	210.00–222.00	216.75
1	—	225	227.50	227.50
7	—	478	211.00–217.50	216.20
7	—	365	213.00–229.00	219.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,013	72.00–79.00	76.24
3	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,093	81.00–87.00	84.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,251	90.00–111.00	96.46
2	—	1,328	83.00–89.50	86.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	116.00–129.00	124.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	838	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,183.14

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)	1	—	1,310	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.