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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 22
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 539▼ 250 vs year ago 551 · −45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 51▼ 27 vs year ago 48 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good to moderate demand feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $139.64/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$139.64
172 head · 769 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2772139.921,080170
Medium and Large 2-3553116.256422thin
One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $438 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 sale172 hd
139.64
—
KY average26 barns · 4,759 hd
139.28
+0.36
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—Average1,49593.841,4035thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48570.751,0512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22064.647899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94260.985745thin

Every lot

53 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 1-2257165.00/cwt165.00–165.004243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388160.06/cwt157.00–163.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403151.37/cwt149.00–156.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456168.66/cwt162.00–171.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516169.00/cwt169.00–169.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628142.08/cwt135.00–149.5089220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652149.21/cwt139.00–150.509739
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655102.50/cwt102.50–102.506711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724132.34/cwt128.75–141.0095810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785127.00/cwt127.00–127.009971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural828142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,17641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,19166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,01098.00/cwt98.00–98.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175147.50/cwt147.50–147.502581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435139.00/cwt139.00–139.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452141.00/cwt141.00–141.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483119.57/cwt115.00–124.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539139.03/cwt132.00–143.0074924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564135.21/cwt125.00–139.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619135.87/cwt132.00–137.0084122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367599.00/cwt99.00–99.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,06928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830104.00/cwt104.00–104.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,07596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3387132.00/cwt132.00–132.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522101.00/cwt101.00–101.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635127.02/cwt124.00–129.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663125.51/cwt125.00–126.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725124.50/cwt124.00–125.009032
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 372074.00/cwt74.00–74.005331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19574.00/cwt74.00–74.008841
Bulls——1,38094.17/cwt93.00–95.001,3002
Bulls——1,760103.44/cwt102.00–105.001,8212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89557.51/cwt57.00–58.005152
Cows—Lean 85-90%97363.29/cwt62.00–64.006163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17865.81/cwt63.50–69.007756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25358.46/cwt58.00–59.007332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40570.00/cwt70.00–70.009841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52571.50/cwt71.50–71.501,0901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13586.00/cwt86.00–86.009761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0012,1981

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.