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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▲ 446 vs last sale 190▲ 636 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 36▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday:Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate 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 $143.90/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$143.90
266 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2647144.06931261
Medium and Large 2-3338135.954605thin
One grade step is worth $8.10/cwt here — about $472 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 sale266 hd
143.90
—
KY average26 barns · 5,585 hd
146.90
−3.00
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—High1,59485.741,3679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55857.508962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21357.2269411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05245.714819thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318137.38/cwt132.50–142.504372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336178.20/cwt177.00–180.005995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377162.75/cwt152.00–170.006148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392174.58/cwt173.00–177.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3397135.00/cwt135.00–135.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412175.22/cwt170.00–177.007227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442154.16/cwt152.50–155.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489157.14/cwt157.00–157.507687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516160.29/cwt160.00–161.008277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520152.01/cwt149.00–158.0079014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574149.96/cwt144.00–155.0086121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627145.13/cwt142.50–146.0091046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643139.85/cwt135.00–140.508998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683135.64/cwt124.50–137.7592641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716135.50/cwt135.50–135.509703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721131.79/cwt131.50–132.009507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757129.50/cwt129.50–129.509807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,08864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245122.50/cwt122.50–122.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267155.00/cwt155.00–155.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315103.00/cwt103.00–103.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327144.57/cwt140.00–148.004737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335132.24/cwt131.00–135.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360114.25/cwt102.50–117.504115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375131.79/cwt122.50–139.004949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378144.99/cwt140.00–147.0054820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423117.50/cwt117.50–117.504973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424134.79/cwt123.00–139.0057222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480132.07/cwt120.00–139.0063421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516129.74/cwt129.00–130.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533133.63/cwt132.00–135.0071213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557134.25/cwt134.25–134.257487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578121.21/cwt118.00–127.0070110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590112.50/cwt112.50–112.506641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611123.78/cwt120.00–124.7575619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.39/cwt110.00–118.0071513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645102.00/cwt102.00–102.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658121.28/cwt120.50–121.5079831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663102.98/cwt102.00–104.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.50/cwt112.00–117.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707126.50/cwt126.50–126.508945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372184.50/cwt84.50–84.506093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726105.96/cwt103.00–110.0076912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772106.50/cwt106.50–106.508224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282799.50/cwt99.50–99.508232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385579.00/cwt79.00–79.006751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205120.00/cwt120.00–120.002461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373155.11/cwt144.00–162.505794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424155.77/cwt142.00–165.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425132.50/cwt132.50–132.505631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459150.84/cwt144.00–155.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511155.39/cwt147.00–158.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574139.80/cwt133.00–150.0080211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583126.96/cwt125.00–129.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607135.00/cwt135.00–135.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663131.44/cwt128.00–135.008715
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 379065.00/cwt65.00–65.005141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23073.50/cwt73.50–73.509041
Bulls——1,54593.00/cwt90.00–96.001,4372
Bulls——1,67185.36/cwt80.00–88.501,4266
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03252.08/cwt50.00–54.005373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06242.52/cwt40.00–45.004526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10368.16/cwt61.00–74.507523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24353.85/cwt50.00–59.506697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33548.00/cwt48.00–48.006411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54555.00/cwt55.00–55.008501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57060.00/cwt60.00–60.009421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962985.00/cwt985.00–985.009,4762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005783.15/cwt725.00–850.007,8712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118945.05/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,5664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6481,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,9524

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.