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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 24
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 484 vs last sale 669▼ 30 vs year ago 215 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 81▼ 13 vs year ago 41 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $113.84/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$113.84
69 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553118.8265746
Medium and Large 2-3546103.8856723
One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about $90 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 sale69 hd
113.84
—
KY average22 barns · 4,570 hd
122.26
−8.42
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—Average1,91280.051,5304thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58250.317965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33048.8865010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03843.734548thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,03588.009111thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305148.00/cwt148.00–148.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405148.00/cwt148.00–148.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463140.99/cwt139.00–143.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.42/cwt137.00–142.507273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568136.07/cwt134.00–138.507738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616121.84/cwt118.00–123.007519
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338128.77/cwt125.00–140.004355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368125.19/cwt121.00–129.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390113.00/cwt113.00–113.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428110.79/cwt104.00–112.504745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432120.76/cwt115.00–130.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478107.76/cwt100.00–111.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481123.12/cwt114.00–127.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508109.31/cwt108.00–110.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573117.00/cwt117.00–117.006707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593107.51/cwt105.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608109.00/cwt109.00–109.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370890.65/cwt82.00–95.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770112.50/cwt112.50–112.508663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855108.50/cwt108.50–108.509287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392076.55/cwt74.00–79.007042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278146.53/cwt143.00–150.004072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318150.10/cwt147.50–152.504772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362149.04/cwt142.50–154.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424144.95/cwt140.00–152.506156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443112.50/cwt112.50–112.504982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463137.62/cwt135.00–140.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522137.63/cwt130.00–143.0071810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626113.90/cwt109.00–120.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672112.00/cwt112.00–112.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695101.00/cwt101.00–101.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722103.00/cwt96.00–106.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381084.00/cwt84.00–84.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388073.03/cwt70.00–76.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03080.50/cwt80.50–80.508293
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,03588.00/cwt88.00–88.009111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2051
Bulls——2,01874.35/cwt72.00–76.001,5002
Bulls——2,22584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,8801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94049.00/cwt49.00–49.004611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05242.98/cwt38.00–47.004527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28045.81/cwt45.00–46.505863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35150.19/cwt48.50–52.506787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56552.99/cwt52.00–54.008293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60846.29/cwt44.00–48.507442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230707.11/cwt625.00–775.008,6973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3391

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.