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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 27
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 819▲ 205 vs year ago 396 · +51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 54▲ 35 vs year ago 23 · +152.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $134.73/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$134.73
232 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567135.99770218
Medium and Large 2-3519115.2359814thin
One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $173 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 sale232 hd
134.73
—
KY average26 barns · 5,383 hd
133.05
+1.68
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—Average1,78787.271,5597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60059.359503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32558.027698thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06756.115997thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305178.00/cwt178.00–178.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366183.00/cwt183.00–183.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379168.60/cwt156.00–176.0063919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431163.80/cwt158.00–172.0070614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495145.82/cwt140.25–162.0072211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525146.32/cwt145.00–147.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549160.25/cwt160.25–160.2588013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563160.50/cwt160.50–160.5090413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570151.59/cwt143.00–158.0086429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615132.52/cwt131.00–134.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629148.85/cwt145.00–149.5093669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664129.74/cwt127.00–135.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732128.48/cwt126.75–130.0094028
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910116.35/cwt116.35–116.351,05912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280142.03/cwt132.00–146.003987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317128.00/cwt128.00–128.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321140.93/cwt132.50–150.004527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380126.00/cwt126.00–126.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411153.31/cwt152.50–156.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.97/cwt132.00–146.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438120.58/cwt116.00–125.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488144.74/cwt138.00–147.0070619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534139.03/cwt129.00–142.0074218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537110.00/cwt110.00–110.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541143.69/cwt143.60–145.0077742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576137.28/cwt132.00–141.5079134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.25/cwt115.00–126.0074613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625133.50/cwt133.50–133.508344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652131.75/cwt131.75–131.7585928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689124.19/cwt113.00–125.0085614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802107.67/cwt104.00–110.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868110.75/cwt110.75–110.7596111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387584.00/cwt84.00–84.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363155.97/cwt155.00–157.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421157.00/cwt145.00–163.0066112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461151.35/cwt148.00–158.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525145.00/cwt144.00–149.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558133.66/cwt133.00–135.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578123.04/cwt120.00–126.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620133.19/cwt129.00–135.008268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654124.00/cwt124.00–124.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675119.00/cwt119.00–119.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721110.66/cwt110.00–111.007983
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 1-241085.00/cwt85.00–85.003492
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357790.00/cwt90.00–90.005192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0321
Bulls——1,82386.36/cwt85.00–88.001,5744
Bulls——1,96392.71/cwt92.50–93.001,8202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02349.91/cwt48.00–52.005112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04256.65/cwt56.00–57.005903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15061.51/cwt61.00–62.007072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24364.68/cwt62.00–68.008043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37056.02/cwt55.00–57.007673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38051.03/cwt50.00–52.007042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50065.00/cwt65.00–65.009751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65056.52/cwt56.00–57.009332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,6381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,7951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,7651

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.