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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 14
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 392▼ 309 vs year ago 648 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $129.91/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$129.91
212 head · 778 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$25.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2785130.381,024205
Medium and Large 2-3551118.006506thin
Small and Medium 1-2570105.005991thin
One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $425 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 sale212 hd
129.91
—
KY average28 barns · 6,498 hd
133.07
−3.16
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—Low1,43089.501,2803thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71563.561,0903thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30560.1278415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04855.205795thin

Every lot

66 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 2-3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410128.00/cwt128.00–128.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424138.40/cwt134.00–147.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485146.68/cwt144.00–148.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527142.38/cwt140.00–145.0075013
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594134.80/cwt132.00–135.508015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608136.35/cwt130.00–139.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.48/cwt126.00–133.508915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723132.17/cwt125.00–134.7595611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776127.61/cwt120.00–134.5099013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-378092.00/cwt92.00–92.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819117.37/cwt114.00–118.509614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838132.10/cwt132.10–132.101,10765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891125.72/cwt124.00–125.751,12061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2892117.31/cwt114.00–119.501,0465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925106.00/cwt106.00–106.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363131.10/cwt124.00–138.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439127.91/cwt124.00–135.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465129.03/cwt127.00–132.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480114.81/cwt110.00–117.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525128.63/cwt119.00–133.0067516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525112.97/cwt110.00–116.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560123.97/cwt119.00–126.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568113.53/cwt112.00–115.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610119.15/cwt112.00–123.507277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661114.16/cwt108.00–118.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665104.72/cwt101.00–106.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370089.67/cwt85.00–92.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725108.01/cwt107.00–109.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377788.37/cwt85.00–91.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280897.72/cwt94.00–99.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860103.00/cwt103.00–103.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290395.00/cwt94.00–96.008582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375141.60/cwt139.00–144.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490122.50/cwt122.50–122.506001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575129.65/cwt129.00–131.007456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620117.79/cwt114.00–120.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630108.00/cwt108.00–108.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367089.00/cwt89.00–89.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674110.39/cwt108.00–112.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710110.76/cwt110.00–111.507862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374595.00/cwt95.00–95.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396583.00/cwt83.00–83.008011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349779.00/cwt79.00–79.003932
Dairy Steers—Large 366578.65/cwt68.00–81.005236
Dairy Steers—Large 382570.00/cwt70.00–70.005781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02075.00/cwt75.00–75.007651
Bulls——1,26091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1471
Bulls——2,010102.50/cwt102.50–102.502,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88050.00/cwt50.00–50.004401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08755.17/cwt55.00–55.506003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10060.50/cwt60.50–60.506661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27551.62/cwt48.00–55.006582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29462.98/cwt60.50–68.008159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34457.93/cwt56.50–59.007794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71563.56/cwt62.50–64.001,0903
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01084.00/cwt84.00–84.008481

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.