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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 429▲ 92 vs year ago 472 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▼ 35 vs year ago 79 · −44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. No comparison on yearlings. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $118.94/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$118.94
224 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613120.41738192
Medium and Large 2-3473110.1352032
One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $218 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 sale224 hd
118.94
—
KY average27 barns · 4,808 hd
117.31
+1.63
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—High1,68780.741,3626thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57652.788327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31751.1667412
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07747.0150616

Every lot

80 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 1-2265140.09/cwt135.00–145.003712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335112.00/cwt112.00–112.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344141.11/cwt131.00–146.004856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410107.00/cwt107.00–107.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427139.44/cwt133.00–142.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471133.72/cwt131.00–136.0063010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533131.48/cwt125.00–135.507016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575126.01/cwt120.00–133.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628120.99/cwt120.00–122.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665131.75/cwt131.75–131.7587624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,05368
Steers—Medium and Large 2-382592.00/cwt92.00–92.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,12163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293093.00/cwt93.00–93.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255137.50/cwt137.50–137.503511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280111.00/cwt111.00–111.003113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320128.95/cwt123.00–133.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327109.28/cwt106.00–118.003576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366130.93/cwt122.00–138.0047921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385102.00/cwt102.00–102.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.28/cwt129.00–136.0056512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435115.35/cwt112.00–117.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474124.20/cwt121.00–130.0058924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474114.25/cwt111.00–117.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521112.04/cwt104.00–114.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524117.30/cwt115.00–119.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567116.37/cwt114.00–121.0066010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569111.72/cwt109.00–113.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625111.75/cwt111.00–113.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669107.76/cwt103.00–112.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712108.08/cwt105.00–110.507705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742118.28/cwt117.85–119.8587892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780104.00/cwt104.00–104.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281099.00/cwt99.00–99.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389086.00/cwt86.00–86.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293092.00/cwt92.00–92.008561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323133.97/cwt127.00–142.004333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325119.03/cwt118.00–120.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382132.65/cwt125.00–142.505073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388107.34/cwt102.50–112.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400104.00/cwt104.00–104.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423133.35/cwt126.00–142.5056411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465109.73/cwt109.00–110.005104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480128.33/cwt123.00–131.0061623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516113.82/cwt110.00–115.005876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528126.48/cwt122.00–132.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573124.99/cwt124.00–126.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576111.15/cwt104.00–116.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637110.65/cwt110.00–112.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678107.12/cwt105.00–109.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718104.49/cwt104.00–105.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287592.00/cwt92.00–92.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02382.51/cwt81.00–84.008442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0151
Bulls——1,37373.50/cwt73.50–73.501,0092
Bulls——2,01387.14/cwt86.50–88.501,7543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03846.40/cwt45.00–49.004826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08951.51/cwt50.00–53.505617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12537.75/cwt36.00–39.004253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22542.82/cwt41.00–44.505252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29348.27/cwt48.00–48.506242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34653.96/cwt51.00–56.007268
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57652.78/cwt50.00–55.508327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,8231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,292687.35/cwt585.00–760.008,8814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,373810.75/cwt700.00–900.0011,1322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455685.00/cwt685.00–685.009,9671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,350785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,5981
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,385810.00/cwt810.00–810.0011,2191
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4241,205.88/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0017,1724

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.