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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 31
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 433▼ 88 vs year ago 554 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 25 vs year ago 30 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was 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 $143.68/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$143.68
216 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611145.25888203
Medium and Large 2-3502119.1959913thin
One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $289 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 sale216 hd
143.68
—
KY average25 barns · 3,501 hd
139.48
+4.20
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—Average1,45797.131,4158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58370.701,1198thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26367.3885122
CowsLean 85-90%High89362.6355912

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3263125.00/cwt125.00–125.003294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365151.00/cwt151.00–151.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440148.00/cwt148.00–148.006518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446130.00/cwt130.00–130.005805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469167.09/cwt166.00–167.507847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526151.64/cwt149.00–152.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576163.49/cwt159.50–169.0094223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633153.14/cwt142.00–156.0096920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,11247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2696151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715144.45/cwt135.00–152.001,0334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762152.37/cwt145.50–155.001,16113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural812154.25/cwt154.25–154.251,25337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815134.53/cwt130.00–139.001,0962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3284114.37/cwt112.50–115.003254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375138.17/cwt134.00–146.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432144.50/cwt136.00–145.5062423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.72/cwt145.50–146.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533138.29/cwt135.50–144.0073719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563137.16/cwt131.00–142.0077212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.67/cwt123.00–133.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,00380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676145.00/cwt145.00–145.009808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679129.22/cwt126.00–135.0087712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745102.00/cwt102.00–102.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769126.63/cwt125.50–130.0097411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382098.00/cwt98.00–98.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural833125.85/cwt125.85–125.851,04815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245157.50/cwt157.50–157.503861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415118.00/cwt118.00–118.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470165.55/cwt161.00–170.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511153.15/cwt151.00–154.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534138.00/cwt137.00–139.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560139.98/cwt139.00–141.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628127.81/cwt120.00–131.008037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632115.00/cwt115.00–115.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657120.60/cwt120.00–121.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374595.00/cwt95.00–95.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381585.00/cwt85.00–85.006931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38695.86/cwt94.00–99.001,3297
Bulls——1,955106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82272.97/cwt71.00–74.006003
Cows—Lean 85-90%86455.10/cwt52.00–58.004765
Cows—Lean 85-90%98364.28/cwt60.00–69.006324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08959.70/cwt58.00–62.006504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28768.44/cwt63.00–71.0088115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37772.33/cwt72.00–73.009963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59470.37/cwt68.50–72.501,1227
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280076.00/cwt76.00–76.006081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,0841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,029.60/cwt975.00–1,150.0012,7363
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,2281

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.