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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 667▲ 241 vs year ago 636 · +37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 28▲ 56 vs year ago 35 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes, Steady demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter 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 $137.04/cwt on 348 head.
Average price
$137.04
348 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693137.09950345
Medium and Large 2-3445130.785823thin
One grade step is worth $6.31/cwt here — about $367 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 sale348 hd
137.04
—
KY average26 barns · 9,458 hd
140.06
−3.03
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—Average1,55883.961,3087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29755.9572519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58354.348607thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08852.575727thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313163.90/cwt154.00–171.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363136.17/cwt132.50–140.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368164.33/cwt150.00–172.0060515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424164.07/cwt150.00–169.5069617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472150.95/cwt149.00–156.007127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528163.69/cwt161.00–166.0086413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536148.81/cwt136.00–156.5079817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568157.00/cwt157.00–157.0089213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578140.31/cwt134.00–153.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617147.57/cwt146.75–148.0091135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625136.90/cwt130.00–141.0085618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683136.26/cwt124.00–140.0093133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735129.00/cwt129.00–129.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773126.18/cwt126.00–131.0097527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785119.00/cwt119.00–119.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820123.10/cwt123.00–123.251,00962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820120.11/cwt118.00–121.509858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877123.95/cwt123.95–123.951,08766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245122.50/cwt122.50–122.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342139.39/cwt138.00–145.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381143.57/cwt136.00–148.0054712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420117.14/cwt110.00–125.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426146.50/cwt145.00–147.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428141.75/cwt139.00–143.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458144.99/cwt144.00–146.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467135.04/cwt129.00–140.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521137.25/cwt137.25–137.2571547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523134.00/cwt134.00–134.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524129.73/cwt125.00–132.0068021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551133.50/cwt133.00–134.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579127.92/cwt123.00–130.0074121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583101.60/cwt94.00–109.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586135.75/cwt135.75–135.7579516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611116.21/cwt113.00–121.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615123.20/cwt122.00–125.0075810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671123.00/cwt123.00–123.008256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675112.13/cwt107.00–116.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719124.39/cwt124.00–124.5089419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720100.74/cwt99.00–103.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726118.50/cwt118.50–118.508604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770116.99/cwt116.75–119.0090119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851111.00/cwt111.00–111.009455
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375155.54/cwt151.00–157.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440140.07/cwt134.00–146.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455149.51/cwt145.00–152.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471129.66/cwt120.00–135.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532126.10/cwt122.00–128.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534141.00/cwt135.00–146.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574143.84/cwt140.00–147.0082612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589125.49/cwt116.00–127.0073915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629125.22/cwt121.00–127.007884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665121.71/cwt115.00–124.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724111.74/cwt110.00–116.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752109.00/cwt109.00–109.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 343093.00/cwt93.00–93.004001
Dairy Steers—Large 347191.00/cwt91.00–91.004294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36378.08/cwt75.00–81.001,0642
Bulls——1,52591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,3951
Bulls——1,66385.01/cwt84.00–86.001,4144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07846.36/cwt45.00–48.005003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08555.63/cwt55.00–56.006043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12562.00/cwt62.00–62.006981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27356.07/cwt54.00–58.0071414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35048.52/cwt48.00–49.006552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37260.32/cwt60.00–61.008283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57851.48/cwt51.00–52.008122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58555.48/cwt54.00–57.508795

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.