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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 3
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
752 head
▲ 625 vs last sale 127▲ 502 vs year ago 250 · +200.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 27▲ 29 vs year ago 42 · +69.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $142.55/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$142.55
370 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2725143.321,039358
Medium and Large 2-3552119.4666012thin
One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $379 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 sale370 hd
142.55
—
KY average26 barns · 4,898 hd
142.06
+0.49
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—High1,659101.271,6809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56170.361,0984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31568.3389925
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03263.1565217

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330155.49/cwt155.00–156.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375149.47/cwt149.00–150.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422159.97/cwt158.00–164.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472157.63/cwt149.00–162.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519156.85/cwt156.00–159.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572151.64/cwt146.00–155.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583136.02/cwt135.00–137.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618160.00/cwt160.00–160.0098941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628146.80/cwt134.00–151.0092210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680143.78/cwt141.00–146.009784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681154.56/cwt154.50–155.001,05378
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760143.54/cwt142.00–146.001,09118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822137.49/cwt133.00–139.751,1303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,23066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325136.09/cwt134.00–138.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365140.47/cwt138.00–143.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436144.11/cwt138.00–148.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486144.63/cwt138.00–148.0070314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522142.36/cwt134.00–149.0074316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529114.10/cwt110.00–127.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562125.03/cwt123.00–128.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580141.01/cwt133.00–145.0081814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619137.01/cwt131.00–141.508484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673130.10/cwt127.50–136.508767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726122.52/cwt119.00–127.5088911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729148.10/cwt148.10–148.101,08074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792115.00/cwt115.00–115.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796143.85/cwt143.85–143.851,145196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333147.91/cwt145.00–157.504934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375153.77/cwt149.00–155.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420139.00/cwt139.00–139.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425152.08/cwt144.00–157.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470149.03/cwt142.00–152.007007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511149.07/cwt147.00–152.257625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565141.05/cwt134.00–147.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587128.00/cwt128.00–128.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617125.23/cwt122.00–127.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668123.42/cwt119.00–128.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3711109.00/cwt109.00–109.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392584.00/cwt84.00–84.007771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652105.40/cwt101.00–115.001,7415
Bulls——1,66896.11/cwt91.00–99.001,6034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93550.00/cwt50.00–50.004681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00961.04/cwt59.00–64.006169
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07667.73/cwt64.50–69.507297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30668.79/cwt65.00–74.5089823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41863.03/cwt62.00–64.008942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56170.36/cwt66.00–74.501,0984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,7991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,0941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5531,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0016,3072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5971,019.05/cwt950.00–1,075.0016,2743

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.