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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 10
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 437 vs last sale 752▼ 121 vs year ago 436 · −27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 71▼ 7 vs year ago 49 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers unevenly 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 $143.51/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$143.51
180 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576145.33837167
Medium and Large 2-3514120.0761713thin
One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale180 hd
143.51
—
KY average24 barns · 4,967 hd
139.94
+3.57
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—High1,83598.621,81010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60670.531,1337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32168.569068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06257.4661013

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403164.00/cwt164.00–164.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490165.29/cwt158.00–168.5081010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565140.65/cwt135.00–146.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630122.50/cwt121.00–124.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,11022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677140.00/cwt140.00–140.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707140.50/cwt140.50–140.509932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805116.00/cwt116.00–116.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240147.25/cwt139.50–155.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325134.02/cwt133.00–135.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358139.04/cwt135.00–145.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3392127.50/cwt127.50–127.505002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420124.00/cwt124.00–124.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473121.36/cwt114.00–125.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479137.44/cwt128.00–146.0065818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518152.75/cwt152.75–152.7579118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529135.87/cwt125.00–145.0071919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563153.75/cwt153.75–153.758668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.17/cwt131.00–142.507829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586117.98/cwt115.00–121.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626127.76/cwt123.00–133.008007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650151.95/cwt151.95–151.9598872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662129.14/cwt126.00–133.008556
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205162.50/cwt162.50–162.503331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330160.67/cwt154.00–170.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409153.43/cwt140.00–160.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478151.42/cwt141.00–161.0072410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520150.85/cwt145.00–155.5078412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525124.79/cwt117.00–130.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580134.03/cwt133.00–135.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629127.06/cwt122.00–132.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660118.48/cwt117.00–120.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742119.00/cwt119.00–119.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335585.00/cwt85.00–85.003021
Dairy Steers—Large 341091.00/cwt91.00–91.003731
Dairy Steers—Large 361699.00/cwt99.00–99.006106
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1921
Bulls——1,82895.88/cwt93.00–99.001,7534
Bulls——1,937102.94/cwt100.00–107.001,9945
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03450.43/cwt42.00–54.505216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07661.58/cwt55.50–64.006635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11068.23/cwt65.50–71.007572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32062.00/cwt62.00–62.008181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32169.50/cwt65.00–74.509187
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60670.53/cwt65.00–76.001,1337
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238957.88/cwt850.00–1,050.0011,8592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,460950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,8701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6101,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0024,5531

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.