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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 745▼ 91 vs year ago 760 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 58▼ 21 vs year ago 102 · −20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.54/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$137.54
259 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2688137.67947257
Medium and Large 2-3493121.505982thin
One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $349 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 sale259 hd
137.54
—
KY average25 barns · 6,759 hd
136.33
+1.22
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—Average1,76488.531,5614thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64457.509457thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06754.145774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33752.7370515

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330132.00/cwt132.00–132.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370147.59/cwt145.00–149.005465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432147.36/cwt145.00–150.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469140.37/cwt136.00–146.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527141.14/cwt132.00–146.0074415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575132.20/cwt128.00–136.0076020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621127.20/cwt121.00–131.0079027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686125.20/cwt122.00–128.0085916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717126.30/cwt119.00–132.0090611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,081143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815121.33/cwt121.00–122.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305152.50/cwt152.50–152.504651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337147.26/cwt146.00–147.504966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391137.26/cwt126.00–141.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422127.70/cwt118.00–133.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460106.62/cwt99.00–114.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473125.76/cwt118.00–130.0059516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522104.71/cwt90.00–114.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526124.03/cwt115.00–127.5065215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558121.74/cwt116.00–123.0067916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572114.00/cwt114.00–114.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621115.42/cwt112.00–117.5071724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660109.50/cwt106.00–113.507238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716125.35/cwt125.35–125.3589871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333145.45/cwt140.00–147.504847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394144.79/cwt141.00–146.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430142.69/cwt139.00–148.006146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467139.32/cwt129.00–143.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518132.99/cwt125.00–138.0068916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530111.50/cwt106.00–117.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580125.37/cwt120.00–134.007275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580115.98/cwt115.00–117.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640103.00/cwt103.00–103.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658100.00/cwt100.00–100.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672108.00/cwt108.00–108.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273399.65/cwt99.00–101.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344570.00/cwt70.00–70.003121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59584.70/cwt81.00–89.001,3513
Bulls——2,270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,2701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90546.00/cwt46.00–46.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11858.03/cwt57.00–59.006492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12554.50/cwt54.50–54.506131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29247.94/cwt46.00–49.506193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32057.69/cwt57.00–58.507623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35852.68/cwt50.50–56.507159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51959.00/cwt58.00–60.008964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81055.49/cwt55.00–56.001,0043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055775.83/cwt650.00–875.008,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106667.09/cwt625.00–735.007,3784
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,600910.00/cwt910.00–910.0014,5601

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.