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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 605▲ 328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 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,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,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 $123.52/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$123.52
99 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$36.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510127.6365178
Medium and Large 2-3466112.2652317thin
Small and Medium 1-241591.253794thin
One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $273 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 sale99 hd
123.52
—
KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd
127.20
−3.67
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—Average1,63278.911,2873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33852.7370511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61352.258432thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05245.8548312

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343145.00/cwt145.00–145.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369161.52/cwt160.00–163.005966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387145.29/cwt143.00–150.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.68/cwt144.00–152.506425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464158.00/cwt158.00–158.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500142.50/cwt142.50–142.507131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3501121.00/cwt121.00–121.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522153.34/cwt149.00–159.0080016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578141.04/cwt135.00–146.5081518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611132.74/cwt132.00–134.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710128.54/cwt123.50–131.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733134.50/cwt134.50–134.509867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785125.50/cwt125.50–125.509852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819121.04/cwt113.00–127.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300118.00/cwt118.00–118.003542
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-233582.50/cwt82.50–82.502761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365136.46/cwt126.00–139.0049814
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380109.00/cwt109.00–109.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381111.77/cwt105.00–115.004263
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-241587.50/cwt87.50–87.503631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430124.26/cwt118.00–128.005345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.74/cwt121.00–131.0059822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486113.44/cwt102.00–116.005517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006605
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-253086.00/cwt86.00–86.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535130.34/cwt130.00–131.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550107.00/cwt107.00–107.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563127.66/cwt127.00–129.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610126.82/cwt125.50–127.507749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.39/cwt118.00–124.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633104.50/cwt104.00–105.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658117.95/cwt108.00–123.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672126.00/cwt126.00–126.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786109.73/cwt107.00–112.008624
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336148.00/cwt148.00–148.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391145.46/cwt144.00–154.005699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430119.00/cwt119.00–119.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434142.56/cwt140.00–145.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465112.50/cwt112.50–112.505231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478139.15/cwt133.00–151.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539134.68/cwt133.00–135.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588128.51/cwt126.00–131.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623103.64/cwt91.00–113.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650120.50/cwt120.50–120.507831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt108.00–114.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1041
Bulls——1,67082.86/cwt82.00–84.001,3842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89057.00/cwt57.00–57.005071
Cows—Lean 85-90%99434.26/cwt30.00–42.003414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10950.88/cwt48.00–54.005647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33653.34/cwt52.00–55.007135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33959.12/cwt57.00–61.007924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34038.45/cwt32.50–43.505152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61352.25/cwt52.00–52.508432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,4161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130659.39/cwt585.00–710.007,4512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,560910.00/cwt910.00–910.0014,1961

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.