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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 384 vs last sale 520▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower with instances of 8.00-12.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.73/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$117.73
47 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483125.3860632
Medium and Large 2-3593101.4060115thin
One grade step is worth $23.98/cwt here — about $5 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 sale47 hd
117.73
—
KY average27 barns · 5,842 hd
129.22
−11.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56588.121,3796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61156.969174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30255.5572325
CowsLean 85-90%Average96851.725017thin

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406137.00/cwt137.00–137.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420112.50/cwt112.50–112.504731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435129.51/cwt129.00–130.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523111.00/cwt111.00–111.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563120.47/cwt118.00–123.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625124.48/cwt124.00–125.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325102.50/cwt102.50–102.503331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340121.00/cwt121.00–121.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373120.63/cwt114.00–127.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383131.34/cwt131.00–132.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421128.35/cwt128.00–129.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.20/cwt115.00–129.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511106.00/cwt106.00–106.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.17/cwt112.00–129.0064713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572121.00/cwt121.00–121.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3597106.00/cwt106.00–106.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362298.08/cwt90.00–103.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367596.00/cwt96.00–96.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717102.00/cwt102.00–102.007312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318128.78/cwt127.50–130.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375109.00/cwt109.00–109.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375107.50/cwt107.50–107.504031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445122.50/cwt122.50–122.505451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471123.15/cwt120.00–132.005808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480111.32/cwt108.00–115.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529120.76/cwt117.00–125.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560110.99/cwt110.00–112.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630109.71/cwt105.00–117.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815102.00/cwt102.00–102.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390088.00/cwt88.00–88.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53285.97/cwt85.00–87.001,3173
Bulls——1,59790.27/cwt89.00–93.001,4423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96854.58/cwt51.00–57.005285
Cows—Lean 85-90%96844.56/cwt41.00–48.004312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23045.93/cwt43.00–48.005653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28759.79/cwt59.00–61.507696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32155.76/cwt51.50–58.0073716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52355.39/cwt54.00–57.008442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69858.53/cwt58.00–59.009942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,355825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,1791

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.