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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 30
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
919 head
▲ 289 vs last sale 630▲ 46 vs year ago 873 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 60▼ 51 vs year ago 94 · −54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher except 600-700 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good 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 $146.18/cwt on 471 head.
Average price
$146.18
471 head · 706 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2707146.391,035467
Medium and Large 2-3645121.007804thin
One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $254 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 sale471 hd
146.18
—
KY average26 barns · 6,082 hd
143.61
+2.57
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—Average1,50390.141,35410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32862.5983113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51959.879094thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08659.236437thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276165.89/cwt160.00–170.004585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331172.87/cwt167.50–180.005725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355146.00/cwt146.00–146.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377171.83/cwt169.00–179.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422174.70/cwt174.00–177.0073715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439160.69/cwt160.00–165.007058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515161.50/cwt157.00–165.008328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566160.09/cwt155.00–161.0090626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582149.39/cwt138.00–153.5086921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625136.30/cwt132.00–143.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637152.50/cwt145.00–155.2597128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687151.05/cwt144.50–154.251,03839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687139.11/cwt137.00–140.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737149.73/cwt141.00–149.951,104102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756129.63/cwt129.50–130.009804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793139.33/cwt138.10–144.501,105116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added896127.60/cwt127.60–127.601,14356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275143.68/cwt142.50–145.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324154.34/cwt153.00–157.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360126.00/cwt126.00–126.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372157.37/cwt154.00–162.005856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374144.59/cwt140.00–149.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416148.16/cwt146.00–149.0061620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416139.52/cwt137.00–142.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479136.73/cwt128.00–140.0065535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510130.60/cwt125.00–134.0066615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526139.36/cwt135.00–143.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578138.91/cwt135.00–139.2580347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581130.48/cwt120.00–133.0075810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622130.28/cwt126.00–133.0081017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645118.00/cwt115.00–121.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651123.00/cwt123.00–123.008019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675112.12/cwt105.00–116.0075718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825106.00/cwt106.00–106.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886113.60/cwt113.60–113.601,00663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377160.47/cwt153.00–169.006057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474165.32/cwt165.00–166.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3486134.59/cwt134.00–137.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520157.70/cwt154.00–159.5082017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527146.02/cwt130.00–151.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573135.59/cwt134.00–136.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610129.01/cwt125.00–135.007876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670128.86/cwt124.00–136.0086310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705132.50/cwt132.50–132.509348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788106.69/cwt102.00–109.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823107.43/cwt105.00–110.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2857100.32/cwt99.00–101.008603
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 360770.00/cwt70.00–70.004254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14580.00/cwt80.00–80.009161
Bulls——1,45486.04/cwt84.00–88.001,2514
Bulls——1,61395.44/cwt90.00–104.501,5395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07054.95/cwt54.00–56.005882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09260.94/cwt59.00–62.506655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32558.28/cwt58.00–58.507722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32963.37/cwt59.00–68.5084211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51862.82/cwt61.50–63.509543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52051.00/cwt51.00–51.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,478998.90/cwt900.00–1,075.0014,7642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,395.00/cwt1,395.00–1,395.0019,8091

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.