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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 25
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 294▼ 285 vs year ago 454 · −62.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 34▼ 9 vs year ago 32 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher, Very 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 $128.46/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$128.46
66 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562129.8973061
Medium and Large 2-3550111.006115thin
One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $119 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 sale66 hd
128.46
—
KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd
131.33
−2.87
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—High1,82697.461,7796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28376.189776thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60273.861,1837thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00972.657334thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310169.00/cwt169.00–169.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355165.07/cwt160.00–170.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489154.16/cwt153.00–156.0075410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528125.93/cwt121.00–131.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593133.66/cwt133.00–135.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605137.11/cwt131.00–138.508308
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719126.13/cwt122.00–132.5090716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355133.03/cwt131.00–135.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400107.00/cwt107.00–107.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438136.50/cwt130.00–140.005985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.11/cwt131.00–138.0064711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516137.59/cwt126.00–140.0071011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574134.54/cwt130.00–139.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624127.58/cwt122.00–130.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677119.80/cwt119.00–120.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726116.01/cwt110.00–120.008429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377599.00/cwt99.00–99.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt106.00–114.008862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400133.00/cwt133.00–133.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2496137.00/cwt135.00–138.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522130.29/cwt126.00–134.0068010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579131.21/cwt130.00–132.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641113.00/cwt113.00–113.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671124.01/cwt114.00–129.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280097.00/cwt97.00–97.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy835118.00/cwt118.00–118.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291599.00/cwt99.00–99.009061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,766108.47/cwt103.00–112.001,9164
Bulls——1,94575.43/cwt71.00–85.001,4672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00972.65/cwt66.00–78.007334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28376.18/cwt67.00–82.009776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60273.86/cwt71.00–78.001,1837
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00376.87/cwt73.00–81.007712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,3951

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.