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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 593▼ 128 vs year ago 512 · −25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 56▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $112.54/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$112.54
171 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585113.79666152
Medium and Large 2-3530102.5754419thin
One grade step is worth $11.21/cwt here — about $122 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 sale171 hd
112.54
—
KY average28 barns · 6,476 hd
119.09
−6.55
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—High2,04288.441,8063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27551.0065013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60850.568135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03546.004762thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305157.00/cwt157.00–157.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395153.00/cwt153.00–153.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423155.00/cwt155.00–155.006568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431144.93/cwt144.00–147.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.58/cwt135.00–141.5073817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573139.02/cwt131.00–142.5079713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624127.92/cwt123.00–132.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721116.88/cwt114.00–118.508437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727124.89/cwt119.50–128.2590846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750118.50/cwt118.50–118.508899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765127.00/cwt127.00–127.0097235
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305111.00/cwt111.00–111.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.99/cwt120.00–133.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363109.53/cwt105.00–114.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380129.00/cwt129.00–129.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431125.15/cwt117.00–130.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-344597.00/cwt97.00–97.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475122.72/cwt115.00–126.0058318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488108.30/cwt105.00–111.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513108.41/cwt103.00–111.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533118.12/cwt117.00–121.0063016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564117.72/cwt114.00–122.0066418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575105.45/cwt100.00–111.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611122.00/cwt122.00–122.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362792.00/cwt92.00–92.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628110.04/cwt102.00–112.5069128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674107.35/cwt102.00–109.5072428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369587.00/cwt80.00–94.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272397.80/cwt90.00–99.0070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275297.00/cwt97.00–97.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378086.00/cwt86.00–86.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281697.69/cwt93.00–100.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340151.00/cwt151.00–151.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436138.00/cwt136.00–139.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455131.00/cwt131.00–131.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512132.00/cwt132.00–132.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578114.97/cwt112.00–119.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610110.43/cwt106.00–115.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.62/cwt105.00–116.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286590.00/cwt90.00–90.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291580.00/cwt80.00–80.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6341
Bulls——2,20385.16/cwt83.00–87.501,8762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89544.00/cwt44.00–44.003941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17548.00/cwt48.00–48.005641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23056.59/cwt55.00–60.006963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28851.11/cwt48.00–53.006588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29342.15/cwt37.00–47.005452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60850.56/cwt49.00–52.508135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,7612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,9691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26364.71/cwt58.00–73.008172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890785.00/cwt785.00–785.006,9871

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.