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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 299▼ 122 vs year ago 481 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 35▲ 17 vs year ago 52 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $136.15/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$136.15
150 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534138.22739133
Medium and Large 2-3548119.9465717thin
One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $81 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 sale150 hd
136.15
—
KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd
138.44
−2.29
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—Low1,62994.531,5408thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54968.591,0628thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28165.2583639
CowsLean 85-90%Low98756.115548thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230117.00/cwt117.00–117.002691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310144.00/cwt144.00–144.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325132.50/cwt132.50–132.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369132.55/cwt131.00–136.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380150.67/cwt143.00–158.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426158.72/cwt150.00–162.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432143.86/cwt140.00–146.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462139.00/cwt139.00–139.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481142.80/cwt137.00–148.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515169.33/cwt169.00–170.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.76/cwt150.00–163.0082113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582141.00/cwt141.00–141.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615149.51/cwt148.00–150.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638132.49/cwt130.00–135.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692139.50/cwt139.50–139.509652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729139.43/cwt133.00–140.001,01620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826127.68/cwt120.00–133.001,0555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275147.16/cwt138.00–150.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275121.00/cwt121.00–121.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.32/cwt138.00–150.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373136.48/cwt130.00–141.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378119.00/cwt119.00–119.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394154.50/cwt154.50–154.506097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415134.02/cwt132.00–136.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422145.33/cwt139.00–150.0061322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455129.00/cwt129.00–129.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469140.98/cwt138.00–142.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.43/cwt134.00–141.0072734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579138.85/cwt138.00–141.008048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.62/cwt124.00–138.0083610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667111.00/cwt111.00–111.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683125.66/cwt117.00–129.008587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746131.75/cwt131.75–131.7598311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.50/cwt126.50–126.509729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810109.00/cwt109.00–109.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270137.50/cwt137.50–137.503711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367131.60/cwt128.00–139.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382149.66/cwt149.00–150.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422151.69/cwt145.00–155.506409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464139.47/cwt136.00–145.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475162.00/cwt162.00–162.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523136.00/cwt136.00–136.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528148.37/cwt141.00–154.0078318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575144.90/cwt138.00–150.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615113.00/cwt113.00–113.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631124.40/cwt124.00–124.507855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689119.50/cwt119.50–119.508236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763108.01/cwt107.00–109.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387093.00/cwt93.00–93.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49387.49/cwt85.00–89.501,3062
Bulls——1,59395.05/cwt91.00–97.001,5144
Bulls——1,838100.53/cwt100.00–101.001,8482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97357.48/cwt54.00–61.005596
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00562.00/cwt62.00–62.006231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05542.00/cwt42.00–42.004431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17658.73/cwt55.00–60.506917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30066.26/cwt61.00–69.5086129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33870.67/cwt70.00–71.009463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52367.45/cwt65.00–70.001,0276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62572.01/cwt71.50–72.501,1702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222880.02/cwt785.00–935.0010,7545
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4631,211.33/cwt1,010.00–1,400.0017,7223

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.