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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 529▼ 43 vs year ago 399 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▲ 9 vs year ago 33 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 17▼ 16 vs year ago 19 · −84.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $122.39/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$122.39
92 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586123.2872380
Medium and Large 2-3516116.5060112thin
One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $122 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 sale92 hd
122.39
—
KY average27 barns · 3,853 hd
128.13
−5.73
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—Low1,62794.521,5377thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63667.811,1099thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33964.908698thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96859.695787thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369161.60/cwt157.00–165.005965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457153.43/cwt140.00–160.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535129.00/cwt129.00–129.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566155.25/cwt155.25–155.258796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579141.70/cwt138.00–146.508208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620136.34/cwt136.00–136.508453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644140.25/cwt140.25–140.2590323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666132.71/cwt124.00–139.008849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.23/cwt116.00–127.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767126.45/cwt115.00–127.7597010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.18/cwt128.00–146.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378121.98/cwt121.00–123.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419133.26/cwt129.00–136.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445109.00/cwt109.00–109.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474135.04/cwt124.00–143.0064018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526136.54/cwt131.00–141.0071813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559129.01/cwt128.00–133.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.21/cwt116.00–122.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617122.39/cwt117.00–130.0075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668111.00/cwt110.00–113.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732101.95/cwt100.00–107.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765100.50/cwt100.00–101.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280097.00/cwt97.00–97.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292280.00/cwt80.00–80.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298784.00/cwt84.00–84.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05180.00/cwt80.00–80.008413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332166.00/cwt166.00–166.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418159.15/cwt151.00–163.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443137.49/cwt135.00–140.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478140.34/cwt135.00–147.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533146.75/cwt141.00–151.0078213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560135.82/cwt128.00–145.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585119.00/cwt119.00–119.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624124.04/cwt116.00–133.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625108.99/cwt108.00–110.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367898.93/cwt95.00–103.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688113.65/cwt111.00–119.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725111.36/cwt109.00–114.008075
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Dairy Steers—Large 350595.00/cwt95.00–95.004802
Dairy Steers—Large 364070.00/cwt70.00–70.004481
Dairy Steers—Large 372369.99/cwt67.50–72.505062
Dairy Steers—Large 395055.00/cwt55.00–55.005231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28085.65/cwt84.00–87.001,0962
Bulls——1,65291.85/cwt91.00–93.001,5173
Bulls——1,935107.38/cwt104.00–110.502,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90358.77/cwt57.00–60.005314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03363.38/cwt62.00–64.506552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09556.00/cwt56.00–56.006131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26059.00/cwt59.00–59.007431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35065.74/cwt63.00–69.008877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63667.81/cwt63.00–73.001,1099
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0013,1811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0016,7211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291584.00/cwt84.00–84.007691

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.