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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 376 vs last sale 185▼ 228 vs year ago 789 · −28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 36 vs year ago 54 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 5 · +260.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $125.07/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$125.07
330 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613126.06773319
Medium and Large 2-357696.4955611thin
One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $217 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 sale330 hd
125.07
—
KY average20 barns · 3,428 hd
121.39
+3.68
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—Low1,48581.051,2044thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,75057.009981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31651.276757thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07147.675115thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303141.94/cwt135.00–149.004302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350147.00/cwt147.00–147.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429147.89/cwt145.00–150.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478143.95/cwt139.00–148.0068816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.40/cwt139.00–145.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.66/cwt126.00–143.5079529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613134.37/cwt129.50–137.0082415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666123.95/cwt118.00–130.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694139.95/cwt139.95–139.9597169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758119.51/cwt111.00–123.009067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320116.00/cwt116.00–116.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331126.84/cwt120.00–132.0042012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368132.91/cwt130.00–138.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435126.08/cwt122.00–134.0054816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470110.96/cwt110.00–112.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489126.94/cwt126.00–127.5062113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521121.47/cwt112.00–124.0063315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523107.16/cwt107.00–107.505603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545127.71/cwt127.00–127.7569633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579116.90/cwt110.00–123.5067727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608112.61/cwt107.00–119.006859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648130.75/cwt130.75–130.7584774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661102.60/cwt98.00–105.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703127.75/cwt127.75–127.75898110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272897.86/cwt90.00–106.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275093.50/cwt93.00–94.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379367.00/cwt67.00–67.005313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235142.50/cwt142.50–142.503351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288138.17/cwt132.50–150.003983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326136.95/cwt127.50–145.004464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468139.48/cwt139.00–140.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553134.50/cwt134.50–134.507446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610106.00/cwt106.00–106.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615122.15/cwt121.00–123.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-269594.00/cwt94.00–94.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372069.00/cwt69.00–69.004972
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 324072.00/cwt72.00–72.001731
Dairy Steers—Large 325070.00/cwt70.00–70.001751
Dairy Steers—Large 337060.00/cwt60.00–60.002221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09577.00/cwt77.00–77.008431
Bulls——1,41089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2621
Bulls——1,71878.84/cwt78.00–80.001,3542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06039.00/cwt39.00–39.004131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07449.84/cwt47.00–52.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20540.00/cwt40.00–40.004821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33553.15/cwt51.50–54.507106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75057.00/cwt57.00–57.009981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135599.65/cwt485.00–660.006,8063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261671.00/cwt600.00–800.008,4617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,245757.93/cwt750.00–775.009,4363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0016,8011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840643.49/cwt425.00–750.005,4054

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.