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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 470▼ 230 vs year ago 553 · −41.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 78▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.01/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$184.01

116 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

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	627	188.69	1,183	99
Medium and Large 2-3	532	156.78	834	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $349 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 sale116 hd

184.01

—

KY average24 barns · 4,503 hd

194.87

−10.86

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	1,489	109.94	1,637	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	103.58	1,711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	101.73	1,363	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	77.87	797	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	151.00	1,540	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,117	3thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	244.12/cwt	236.00–252.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	207.07/cwt	205.00–208.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	215.23/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,018	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	224.63/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,197	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	212.53/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,148	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	234.58/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,321	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	203.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,174	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	209.96/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,298	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	179.93/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,388	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	183.27/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,294	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	178.96/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	161.10/cwt	150.00–172.50	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	216.56/cwt	209.00–219.00	834	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	211.29/cwt	201.00–222.00	923	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	156.13/cwt	152.50–160.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	212.28/cwt	204.00–220.00	989	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	208.00/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,048	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	184.45/cwt	179.00–190.00	987	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	203.36/cwt	199.00–205.50	1,159	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	170.53/cwt	169.00–172.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	171.48/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,049	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	148.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	909	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,203	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	157.73/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,125	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,433	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	162.96/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,263	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	173.80/cwt	167.50–180.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	182.25/cwt	182.00–182.50	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	226.95/cwt	222.00–236.00	951	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	225.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,076	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	203.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	993	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	220.57/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,138	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	201.17/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,159	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	171.56/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	738	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,354	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	118.38/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	64.31/cwt	62.00–66.50	590	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	75.30/cwt	70.00–80.00	764	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	83.64/cwt	82.00–87.00	933	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,006	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	104.35/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,428	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	103.58/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,711	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 470Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 78Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	169.00–172.00	170.53
2	—	530	170.00–172.50	171.26
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
4	—	614	144.00–154.00	148.04
1	—	760	148.00	148.00
2	—	465	152.50–160.00	156.13
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	150.00–172.50	161.10
1	—	310	177.50	177.50
1	—	225	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	179.00–190.00	184.45
2	—	475	199.00	199.00
1	—	825	152.50	152.50
2	—	660	181.00	181.00
6	—	713	154.00–165.00	157.73
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
9	—	612	162.00–176.00	171.48
6	—	775	158.00–166.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	754	190.00	190.00
4	—	504	207.00–209.00	208.00
15	—	570	199.00–205.50	203.36
3	—	816	173.00	173.00
3	—	633	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	204.00–220.00	212.28
6	—	437	201.00–222.00	211.29
4	—	385	209.00–219.00	216.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	205.00–208.00	207.07
2	—	540	209.00–216.00	212.53
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
2	—	675	177.00–183.00	179.93
2	—	578	200.00–206.00	203.04
1	—	810	187.00	187.00
2	—	788	175.00–183.00	178.96
6	—	706	182.50–187.00	183.27
1	—	360	201.00	201.00
6	—	473	206.00–219.00	215.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	227.00–237.00	234.58
15	—	618	205.00–210.50	209.96
3	—	533	222.00–230.00	224.63
6	—	689	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	236.00–252.00	244.12
2	—	412	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	207.50	207.50
2	—	365	211.00	211.00
2	—	628	189.00–190.00	189.50
2	—	508	208.00–214.00	211.01
2	—	410	217.00	217.00
3	—	676	174.00–175.00	174.33
3	—	487	200.00–206.00	203.99
1	—	740	176.00	176.00
6	—	576	194.00–211.00	201.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	215.00–226.00	220.57
11	—	419	222.00–236.00	226.95
3	—	565	215.00	215.00
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
6	—	477	225.00–228.00	225.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	182.00–182.50	182.25
3	—	585	159.00–178.00	171.56
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
2	—	333	167.50–180.00	173.80
1	—	750	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	62.00–66.50	64.31
1	—	995	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,115	82.00–87.00	83.64
4	—	1,015	70.00–80.00	75.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	98.00–109.00	104.35
1	—	1,170	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	99.50–108.50	103.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	116.00–121.00	118.38
1	—	1,570	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,440	94.00	94.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	952	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.