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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 512▲ 605 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher,over 600 lbs steady,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher,Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher,Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.64/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$141.64
283 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598142.11850276
Medium and Large 2-3511122.826277thin
One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $223 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 sale283 hd
141.64
—
KY average26 barns · 6,427 hd
143.89
−2.26
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—Average1,74388.941,5516thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29959.1276812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59556.759052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02948.154957thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328128.45/cwt122.00–135.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363144.66/cwt144.00–145.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384160.00/cwt158.00–165.0061411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431156.50/cwt156.00–158.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488157.36/cwt156.00–157.5076811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490138.95/cwt134.00–144.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.40/cwt130.00–144.0073720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542146.62/cwt145.75–147.2579572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583136.76/cwt130.00–139.007975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617146.38/cwt145.00–147.0090317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634135.67/cwt135.00–137.0086012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636121.96/cwt118.00–126.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675138.34/cwt138.00–138.6093474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686129.53/cwt122.00–134.7588919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701128.75/cwt128.75–128.759033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705135.50/cwt135.50–135.509554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805121.00/cwt121.00–121.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240116.02/cwt115.00–117.002782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273141.34/cwt140.00–142.003863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.98/cwt120.00–138.003736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300138.00/cwt138.00–138.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333149.67/cwt148.00–152.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333108.61/cwt105.00–112.503622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369113.14/cwt111.00–120.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378136.24/cwt132.50–139.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423142.85/cwt141.00–145.0060413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425127.24/cwt121.00–131.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430104.00/cwt104.00–104.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469131.01/cwt119.00–138.0061421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.34/cwt126.00–129.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531114.24/cwt114.00–115.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563134.00/cwt134.00–134.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563110.91/cwt107.00–115.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567136.10/cwt136.10–136.1077237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569124.82/cwt121.00–126.5071010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634112.93/cwt108.00–118.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659113.30/cwt111.00–120.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662127.87/cwt124.00–129.7584633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370097.00/cwt97.00–97.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705118.49/cwt108.00–119.5083512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795107.50/cwt107.50–107.508551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859112.06/cwt106.00–118.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905101.00/cwt101.00–101.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392575.00/cwt75.00–75.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295599.50/cwt99.50–99.509502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245127.50/cwt127.50–127.503122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315151.25/cwt147.50–155.004764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375146.88/cwt141.00–152.505515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432149.73/cwt141.00–155.5064710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523134.32/cwt132.00–139.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568135.48/cwt135.00–136.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607119.35/cwt117.00–124.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673118.49/cwt116.00–121.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2641
Bulls——1,69086.98/cwt86.50–87.501,4703
Bulls——1,90596.36/cwt90.00–102.001,8362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95737.53/cwt31.00–44.503593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01549.49/cwt49.00–50.005022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15062.74/cwt62.00–63.507222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26053.30/cwt51.50–55.006722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30362.09/cwt58.50–66.508099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33544.00/cwt44.00–44.005871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56049.50/cwt49.50–49.507721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,470900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,2301

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.