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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 8
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 554▼ 114 vs year ago 335 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 13▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $124.03/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$124.03
88 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603125.8975978
Medium and Large 2-3499109.5454610thin
One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $213 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 sale88 hd
124.03
—
KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd
131.29
−7.26
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—Average1,66697.801,6294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68463.701,0734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21361.8074911
CowsLean 85-90%High91953.934965thin

Every lot

53 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 1-2390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410147.43/cwt142.00–153.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470137.92/cwt133.00–146.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490131.00/cwt131.00–131.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.91/cwt130.00–141.0070815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543127.75/cwt127.00–128.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.42/cwt133.00–145.008059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717133.15/cwt128.50–135.5095514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3752119.00/cwt119.00–119.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789133.02/cwt126.00–133.501,05015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810125.24/cwt123.00–127.501,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859127.35/cwt127.35–127.351,0946
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268119.93/cwt117.50–122.503212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325102.50/cwt102.50–102.503331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341133.00/cwt131.00–137.004548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373124.65/cwt124.00–125.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390111.00/cwt111.00–111.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472131.30/cwt124.00–135.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540122.01/cwt120.00–123.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566124.62/cwt118.00–128.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620112.50/cwt112.00–113.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622122.49/cwt115.00–126.5076211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628132.25/cwt132.25–132.2583123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807113.88/cwt104.00–115.0091910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863114.50/cwt114.50–114.509884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386582.00/cwt82.00–82.007091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475131.64/cwt127.00–143.006258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510127.73/cwt126.00–130.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.04/cwt126.00–134.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620128.34/cwt123.50–132.507965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665108.00/cwt108.00–108.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685118.70/cwt117.00–121.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771113.72/cwt111.00–114.5087711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66697.80/cwt93.50–100.501,6294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87064.50/cwt64.50–64.505611
Cows—Lean 85-90%89546.00/cwt46.00–46.004122
Cows—Lean 85-90%96856.57/cwt54.00–59.005482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21260.78/cwt58.00–65.0073710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22072.00/cwt72.00–72.008781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68463.70/cwt62.50–65.501,0734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283793.81/cwt700.00–875.0010,1852

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.