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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 339▲ 145 vs year ago 232 · +62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good 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 $121.03/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$121.03
234 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2703121.57855223
Medium and Large 2-3526110.2258011thin
One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $274 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 sale234 hd
121.03
—
KY average27 barns · 4,290 hd
125.67
−4.64
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—Average1,57896.751,5262thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29864.378366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54064.189883thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04362.846554thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374152.96/cwt148.00–160.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527118.58/cwt114.00–120.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570134.89/cwt131.00–139.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.50/cwt131.50–141.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742128.95/cwt128.50–131.5095713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773109.27/cwt108.50–110.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-381080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900108.50/cwt108.50–108.5097719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-390091.00/cwt91.00–91.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,12875.00/cwt75.00–75.008469
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307121.00/cwt121.00–121.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340102.50/cwt102.50–102.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365125.07/cwt122.00–130.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459126.94/cwt125.00–133.0058316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516125.79/cwt125.50–126.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529111.24/cwt110.00–112.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563114.99/cwt111.00–117.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569122.51/cwt120.00–126.0069717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629112.13/cwt110.00–113.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676113.36/cwt105.00–114.5076612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374595.00/cwt95.00–95.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758112.55/cwt111.00–113.508538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774122.92/cwt121.35–124.60951143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855102.50/cwt102.50–102.508761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280148.47/cwt147.00–150.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382145.02/cwt142.00–154.005545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445143.00/cwt143.00–143.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472140.68/cwt137.00–155.0066411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529128.47/cwt124.00–130.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576125.67/cwt121.00–131.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396576.00/cwt76.00–76.007331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2111
Bulls——1,810103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,8731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95559.00/cwt59.00–59.005631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07264.12/cwt62.00–65.506873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29864.37/cwt60.00–68.008366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54064.18/cwt63.00–65.009883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0022,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,2661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,7551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279580.00/cwt80.00–80.006362

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.