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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 179▲ 86 vs year ago 343 · +25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 72▼ 18 vs year ago 53 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $116.93/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$116.93
162 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582117.99686148
Medium and Large 2-3504105.7953314thin
One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $154 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 sale162 hd
116.93
—
KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd
121.31
−4.38
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—High1,58778.791,2504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58851.768224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35546.9663613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08544.934889thin

Every lot

77 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 1-2241151.94/cwt140.00–157.503663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3283120.00/cwt120.00–120.003403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340144.88/cwt142.50–146.004933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3356126.00/cwt126.00–126.004493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393155.70/cwt154.00–159.0061210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430127.50/cwt127.50–127.505481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435140.69/cwt130.00–151.0061216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450119.50/cwt119.00–120.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473128.37/cwt124.00–131.006076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519132.77/cwt128.00–138.0068912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528112.02/cwt110.00–113.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.64/cwt131.00–135.0075618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608127.79/cwt124.00–133.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630112.02/cwt109.00–115.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667118.82/cwt118.50–123.0079314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680109.68/cwt108.00–113.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711124.42/cwt118.00–126.5088519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773122.00/cwt120.00–122.5094317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878112.92/cwt109.00–117.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2931109.02/cwt103.00–110.501,0156
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285127.58/cwt123.00–132.503642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300117.00/cwt117.00–117.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326133.25/cwt130.00–137.504344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380130.60/cwt120.00–138.004967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432127.82/cwt120.00–136.0055218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435113.00/cwt113.00–113.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.26/cwt115.00–130.0058712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530119.29/cwt110.00–124.0063223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353097.13/cwt90.00–104.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568102.93/cwt100.00–106.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576114.84/cwt110.00–120.0066110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360092.00/cwt92.00–92.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619114.74/cwt103.00–118.0071034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667107.46/cwt105.00–109.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736117.25/cwt117.25–117.2586311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767110.25/cwt108.50–112.5084615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284599.00/cwt99.00–99.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389084.00/cwt84.00–84.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925100.50/cwt100.50–100.509304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420117.00/cwt117.00–117.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492130.68/cwt122.00–135.0064315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527102.50/cwt102.50–102.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532127.88/cwt120.00–134.5068015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555102.50/cwt102.50–102.505691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579127.13/cwt122.00–129.0073614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622109.15/cwt105.00–115.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375088.00/cwt88.00–88.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277594.00/cwt94.00–94.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380062.00/cwt62.00–62.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393575.00/cwt75.00–75.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395575.00/cwt75.00–75.007161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53381.71/cwt81.50–82.001,2532
Bulls——1,64075.87/cwt75.00–77.001,2442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04741.83/cwt41.50–42.004383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09245.07/cwt44.00–46.504925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16553.50/cwt53.50–53.506231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31545.61/cwt44.00–47.506003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34032.00/cwt32.00–32.004292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37351.21/cwt49.00–54.007038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58851.76/cwt50.50–54.008224
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,5381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,6941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,0111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275572.00/cwt72.00–72.005441
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13862.77/cwt58.00–67.007143

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.