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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 103▼ 327 vs year ago 920 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 62 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher on a limited comparison due to lite supply last week, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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 $132.26/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$132.26
231 head · 627 lb average
Value per head Derived
$829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2630132.66835224
Medium and Large 2-3550119.436577thin
One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $178 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 sale231 hd
132.26
—
KY average26 barns · 9,190 hd
134.37
−2.11
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—Average1,64083.281,3659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54853.568297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30351.2866819
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10347.3052114

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397155.00/cwt155.00–155.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425126.00/cwt126.00–126.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431157.48/cwt155.00–158.006799
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471143.45/cwt134.00–149.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520134.00/cwt130.00–135.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526148.70/cwt147.50–149.7578217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568145.75/cwt145.75–145.7582815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577123.00/cwt123.00–123.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588134.26/cwt124.00–139.0078939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614132.27/cwt129.75–135.0081230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.57/cwt121.00–125.0078214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657130.00/cwt130.00–130.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675124.07/cwt118.00–128.0083712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721112.09/cwt105.00–116.008088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758115.00/cwt115.00–115.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759125.41/cwt123.75–127.0095243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860115.51/cwt114.00–116.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908112.99/cwt111.00–115.001,0262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329128.04/cwt126.00–131.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355147.50/cwt146.00–149.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388130.90/cwt126.00–136.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421126.07/cwt117.00–135.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469126.60/cwt119.00–134.0059447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531117.60/cwt111.00–124.0062420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579101.74/cwt101.00–102.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588126.95/cwt126.95–126.9574641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589116.77/cwt110.00–122.0068827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625111.12/cwt100.00–115.0069526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661110.48/cwt102.00–118.5073010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366594.00/cwt94.00–94.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371582.30/cwt73.00–92.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717106.56/cwt104.00–107.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377069.00/cwt69.00–69.005311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300137.50/cwt137.50–137.504131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371150.74/cwt141.00–157.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422144.68/cwt141.00–151.006116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440117.50/cwt117.50–117.505171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479139.34/cwt129.00–145.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515136.93/cwt128.00–145.0070510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532116.02/cwt114.00–119.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581121.96/cwt117.00–124.507093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620111.19/cwt110.00–113.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640105.85/cwt93.00–109.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732108.04/cwt101.00–117.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298084.00/cwt84.00–84.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358886.00/cwt86.00–86.005069
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49376.35/cwt74.00–79.001,1403
Bulls——1,66381.76/cwt81.00–82.001,3603
Bulls——1,76391.72/cwt87.00–100.001,6173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08142.43/cwt36.00–48.004597
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12452.16/cwt49.50–54.505867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26057.16/cwt56.00–60.007204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26842.43/cwt39.00–46.005383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32651.54/cwt49.00–55.5068312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53352.90/cwt52.00–54.508116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64057.50/cwt57.50–57.509431
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290068.00/cwt68.00–68.006121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02063.00/cwt63.00–63.006431

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.