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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 793▲ 312 vs year ago 305 · +102.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 38▲ 26 vs year ago 28 · +92.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good 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 $139.27/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$139.27
244 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555139.98777238
Medium and Large 2-3599111.336676thin
One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $110 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 sale244 hd
139.27
—
KY average26 barns · 7,686 hd
139.32
−0.04
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—High1,892101.691,9243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58168.271,0799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31164.838509thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02858.6960414
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110103.001,1431thin

Every lot

72 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 1-2255162.50/cwt162.50–162.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3353147.00/cwt147.00–147.005194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355187.00/cwt187.00–187.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374174.20/cwt167.50–181.0065211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403176.01/cwt175.00–177.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445167.50/cwt167.50–167.507451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467185.00/cwt185.00–185.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470153.77/cwt151.00–164.0072310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475146.00/cwt146.00–146.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511152.12/cwt150.00–156.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518165.78/cwt159.00–169.5085921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.44/cwt144.00–157.0089415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582163.69/cwt162.00–164.509536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616159.14/cwt150.00–160.0098049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626144.50/cwt133.00–147.0090521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660133.36/cwt130.00–140.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733144.82/cwt143.50–147.751,06245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817115.50/cwt115.50–115.5094419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858121.99/cwt119.00–125.001,0472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286146.32/cwt142.50–148.0041810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331144.65/cwt137.50–149.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379145.70/cwt137.50–150.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435145.71/cwt139.00–149.0063417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440155.54/cwt151.00–158.0068412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468152.65/cwt151.00–153.507149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491144.34/cwt138.00–149.0070919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510147.30/cwt145.00–151.0075134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531138.78/cwt126.00–144.5073717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576146.85/cwt146.50–148.0084617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.34/cwt124.00–143.5079712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616125.36/cwt119.00–127.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637139.51/cwt137.00–139.7588922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657130.00/cwt130.00–130.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682109.00/cwt109.00–109.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705131.08/cwt127.50–135.2592437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738110.75/cwt110.75–110.7581714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890102.00/cwt102.00–102.009081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2291154.99/cwt152.50–162.504514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440159.94/cwt155.00–165.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471161.92/cwt148.00–168.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478134.00/cwt134.00–134.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506150.01/cwt145.00–155.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584146.10/cwt135.00–151.508537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623139.00/cwt139.00–139.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347790.00/cwt90.00–90.004292
Dairy Steers—Large 355279.00/cwt79.00–79.004362
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,110103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,892101.69/cwt98.00–105.001,9243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97752.08/cwt41.00–56.005095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02358.53/cwt57.50–59.005993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07464.27/cwt61.00–68.506906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31164.83/cwt62.00–66.508509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58168.27/cwt66.00–71.501,0799
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,4471
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,5131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284077.50/cwt77.50–77.506511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297071.00/cwt71.00–71.006891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,6451

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.