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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 28
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 413▼ 60 vs year ago 520 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 53▲ 15 vs year ago 36 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $135.06/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$135.06
202 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534136.25727191
Medium and Large 2-3553114.2963211thin
One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $96 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 sale202 hd
135.06
—
KY average25 barns · 5,272 hd
133.19
+1.87
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—Average1,75392.981,6302thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58166.151,0464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29663.2281912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07557.296167thin

Every lot

63 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 1-2288164.55/cwt159.00–170.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325139.00/cwt139.00–139.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345152.50/cwt152.50–152.505261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378165.53/cwt159.00–176.0062612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440152.07/cwt148.00–160.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466147.31/cwt139.00–151.006868
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515151.00/cwt151.00–151.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535132.00/cwt132.00–132.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562160.50/cwt160.50–160.509025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572151.02/cwt141.00–155.0086436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615151.00/cwt151.00–151.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625139.00/cwt138.00–142.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654145.75/cwt143.00–147.5095314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700140.50/cwt140.50–140.5098411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789133.38/cwt126.00–134.501,05210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882122.63/cwt120.50–127.001,0823
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283140.67/cwt139.00–142.503982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383139.85/cwt135.00–144.0053610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413151.27/cwt150.00–155.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435140.36/cwt130.00–146.0061112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477137.08/cwt132.50–141.5065434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481120.63/cwt110.00–126.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527135.52/cwt125.00–137.5071437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574133.44/cwt125.00–137.0076618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610128.44/cwt120.00–131.5078311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613137.75/cwt137.75–137.7584444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613106.23/cwt90.00–116.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665121.64/cwt115.00–130.008097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380094.00/cwt94.00–94.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945103.00/cwt103.00–103.009731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383150.20/cwt140.00–160.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426146.97/cwt140.00–160.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483146.39/cwt138.00–150.0070713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516143.65/cwt140.00–146.007416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587127.79/cwt127.50–128.007507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624129.12/cwt121.00–134.008068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659118.81/cwt116.00–120.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,75392.98/cwt92.00–94.001,6302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01854.24/cwt51.00–56.505523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11859.58/cwt57.00–64.506664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26666.90/cwt65.00–69.508476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29362.07/cwt58.00–64.508034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39354.49/cwt54.00–55.007592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58166.15/cwt65.50–67.501,0464
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770760.00/cwt760.00–760.005,8521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,4131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,297892.53/cwt785.00–975.0011,5765
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0016,3401

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.