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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 5
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 396▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 23▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 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 and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, 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 $130.71/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$130.71
215 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2628132.27830176
Medium and Large 2-3519123.6864139
One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $189 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 sale215 hd
130.71
—
KY average27 barns · 5,245 hd
128.68
+2.03
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—Low1,14069.007871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35157.5777710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74355.779722thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03753.395534thin

Every lot

61 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 1-2290149.74/cwt148.00–157.004345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348142.00/cwt142.00–142.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362152.76/cwt149.00–154.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434149.07/cwt145.00–154.006479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446128.16/cwt120.00–130.005728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479149.33/cwt131.00–153.0071521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479126.00/cwt126.00–126.0060412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525144.75/cwt132.00–148.0076026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537110.70/cwt105.00–114.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564141.88/cwt131.00–146.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565124.00/cwt124.00–124.0070113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612139.00/cwt139.00–139.0085119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629132.54/cwt129.00–133.5083414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3651114.00/cwt114.00–114.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690122.33/cwt122.00–123.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710121.02/cwt116.00–122.2585916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839111.47/cwt104.00–112.0093544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858108.50/cwt108.00–109.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907103.00/cwt103.00–103.009342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283136.28/cwt135.00–137.503862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316131.93/cwt127.00–133.004176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376128.07/cwt124.00–130.0048211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437129.91/cwt124.00–136.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467106.80/cwt100.00–109.0049917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.58/cwt117.00–131.0059915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.37/cwt111.00–125.5063628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.84/cwt110.00–125.5069116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578108.32/cwt107.00–109.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628123.75/cwt123.75–123.757776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630112.63/cwt108.00–115.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668109.93/cwt106.00–112.0073410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371791.00/cwt91.00–91.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760104.50/cwt104.50–104.507941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382138.00/cwt138.00–138.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431136.97/cwt134.00–140.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523134.26/cwt129.00–140.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527118.99/cwt117.00–120.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566123.92/cwt121.00–132.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625114.88/cwt111.00–121.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.49/cwt110.00–111.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740106.50/cwt106.50–106.507884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284096.00/cwt96.00–96.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296086.00/cwt86.00–86.008261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,14069.00/cwt69.00–69.007871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99044.00/cwt44.00–44.004361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00855.28/cwt54.50–56.005572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14059.00/cwt59.00–59.006731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34961.27/cwt59.00–68.008275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35253.87/cwt49.50–57.007285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74355.77/cwt55.00–56.509722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,1061

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.