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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 377▼ 378 vs year ago 524 · −72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 31 vs year ago 59 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher,Slaughter 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 $120.55/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$120.55
83 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558123.0168671
Medium and Large 2-3618106.0165512thin
One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $31 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 sale83 hd
120.55
—
KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd
128.73
−8.18
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—High1,544100.841,5576thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61376.341,2313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36170.7896411
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06764.916928thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280149.12/cwt147.50–150.004183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375133.87/cwt132.50–136.005023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397155.00/cwt155.00–155.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481134.01/cwt130.00–136.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523132.69/cwt126.00–140.006946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570133.01/cwt127.00–138.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.29/cwt131.00–136.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663109.71/cwt103.00–114.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721129.46/cwt122.00–132.509335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800113.00/cwt113.00–113.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-398594.00/cwt94.00–94.009261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330131.00/cwt131.00–131.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375119.00/cwt119.00–119.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380133.64/cwt130.00–136.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410117.00/cwt117.00–117.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430125.74/cwt120.00–129.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460128.51/cwt124.00–130.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.79/cwt120.00–133.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569126.62/cwt122.00–132.0072013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593114.50/cwt114.00–115.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618117.62/cwt112.00–125.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362085.00/cwt85.00–85.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663113.07/cwt112.50–116.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677104.01/cwt102.00–106.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737109.00/cwt109.00–109.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376098.00/cwt98.00–98.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780109.50/cwt105.00–114.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842111.21/cwt108.00–112.009365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425134.52/cwt134.00–135.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465136.00/cwt136.00–136.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629113.64/cwt109.00–119.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668109.00/cwt109.00–109.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282091.97/cwt87.00–97.007542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513102.01/cwt100.00–105.001,5435
Bulls——1,70095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98055.00/cwt51.50–58.005392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07061.58/cwt60.00–63.006592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10871.53/cwt69.50–74.507934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30552.00/cwt52.00–52.006791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36772.66/cwt66.50–79.0099310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61376.34/cwt75.00–79.001,2313
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04076.00/cwt76.00–76.007901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,6361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,6751

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.