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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 2
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 515 vs last sale 152▲ 477 vs year ago 190 · +251.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 36 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.95/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$146.95
363 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611147.19899357
Medium and Large 2-3533132.427056thin
One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $194 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 sale363 hd
146.95
—
KY average28 barns · 7,968 hd
138.73
+8.22
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—Low1,65085.481,4104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34058.9979010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61257.789319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10056.506222thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27083.001,0541thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328156.30/cwt150.00–162.505132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379187.67/cwt185.00–188.0071126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407180.21/cwt180.00–181.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407146.18/cwt145.00–147.505953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428169.68/cwt169.00–171.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450141.00/cwt141.00–141.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484157.54/cwt154.50–173.0076232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535148.23/cwt141.00–154.0079310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536157.54/cwt156.75–160.0084418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565147.84/cwt143.00–152.008357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607151.71/cwt145.00–151.85921145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609137.57/cwt132.00–141.0083813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676132.05/cwt128.50–134.0089319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702129.00/cwt129.00–129.0090613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710125.50/cwt125.50–125.508911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769117.25/cwt117.25–117.259026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778123.67/cwt123.50–124.0096227
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821114.75/cwt111.00–117.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823120.00/cwt120.00–120.0098812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868109.13/cwt108.00–110.0094711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278138.09/cwt131.00–145.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340137.63/cwt136.00–140.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345123.00/cwt123.00–123.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350148.00/cwt148.00–148.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360117.50/cwt117.50–117.504231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.94/cwt135.00–142.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415122.00/cwt122.00–122.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425131.96/cwt125.00–143.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428147.23/cwt145.00–148.006309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458147.00/cwt147.00–147.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472131.50/cwt123.00–141.0062128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531126.39/cwt120.00–129.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536133.04/cwt131.50–135.5071312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579129.39/cwt129.25–130.0074921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582126.45/cwt124.50–128.0073618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605111.65/cwt108.00–117.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627122.89/cwt121.00–125.5077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654122.13/cwt122.00–123.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727111.85/cwt99.00–115.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729119.50/cwt119.50–119.508718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750102.00/cwt102.00–102.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377290.00/cwt90.00–90.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388395.50/cwt95.50–95.508434
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305137.50/cwt137.50–137.504191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415178.19/cwt177.00–179.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420172.63/cwt169.00–174.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478158.29/cwt150.00–170.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523151.51/cwt151.00–153.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558143.90/cwt135.00–151.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616128.55/cwt121.00–132.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660119.91/cwt109.00–128.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379087.00/cwt87.00–87.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04079.00/cwt79.00–79.008221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355570.00/cwt70.00–70.003891
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,27083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3251
Bulls——1,72083.30/cwt82.00–85.001,4333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04059.00/cwt59.00–59.006141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16054.00/cwt54.00–54.006261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28665.68/cwt59.00–75.508454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37654.53/cwt52.00–57.007506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62256.13/cwt54.00–57.509108
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,7811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310767.37/cwt650.00–900.0010,0532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7551,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0020,1831

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.