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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 221▲ 91 vs year ago 390 · +23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 22▲ 18 vs year ago 34 · +52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,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 $131.42/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$131.42
248 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$31.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594131.67782246
Medium and Large 2-3515102.005251thin
Small and Medium 1-2465100.004651thin
One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $317 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 sale248 hd
131.42
—
KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd
128.50
+2.92
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—Average1,65692.161,52611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52260.509213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34860.4881518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05156.2159110

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420144.56/cwt132.00–150.006079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.86/cwt135.00–150.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515134.40/cwt133.00–137.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580133.35/cwt130.00–136.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626135.54/cwt130.00–139.508484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667131.09/cwt127.00–133.508743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739131.18/cwt127.50–134.5096917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772126.44/cwt123.00–130.009767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816127.42/cwt127.00–127.501,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840118.00/cwt118.00–118.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881124.25/cwt124.00–124.501,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905131.85/cwt131.85–131.851,19363
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3985108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt127.50–142.503652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372136.95/cwt130.00–142.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377148.95/cwt146.00–152.0056211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.30/cwt122.00–137.0055616
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.46/cwt124.00–135.0061033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515102.00/cwt102.00–102.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528125.24/cwt122.00–129.0066128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567128.27/cwt122.00–134.0072711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573136.50/cwt136.50–136.5078213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612137.00/cwt137.00–137.0083836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638119.10/cwt118.00–124.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760132.75/cwt132.75–132.751,00972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769110.66/cwt109.50–114.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337154.00/cwt154.00–154.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400127.50/cwt127.50–127.505101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422147.81/cwt137.00–153.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472138.31/cwt133.00–145.006539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483121.12/cwt110.00–129.005857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524134.43/cwt130.00–140.0070412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529121.49/cwt120.00–124.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565120.86/cwt113.00–124.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569128.33/cwt127.00–130.007306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624121.15/cwt118.00–124.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686116.73/cwt114.00–118.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708115.00/cwt114.00–116.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55599.00/cwt98.00–100.001,5393
Bulls——1,60385.41/cwt82.00–88.001,3694
Bulls——1,78493.78/cwt92.00–96.001,6734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04857.61/cwt55.00–59.006046
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05050.14/cwt43.00–54.005263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07566.00/cwt66.00–66.007101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34362.14/cwt60.00–65.5083512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34551.50/cwt51.50–51.506931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36258.29/cwt55.50–59.507945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51861.50/cwt61.50–61.509342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53058.50/cwt58.50–58.508951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,9601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,5562

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.