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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 5
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 460▲ 21 vs year ago 366 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 51▲ 8 vs year ago 48 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $129.85/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$129.85
137 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512130.37667132
Medium and Large 2-3549116.006375thin
One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $30 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 sale137 hd
129.85
—
KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd
130.99
−1.15
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—Average1,73594.501,6401thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,74961.471,0756thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28359.1875914
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09754.8660212

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 1-2220147.00/cwt147.00–147.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345164.67/cwt163.00–168.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350134.00/cwt134.00–134.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382164.05/cwt156.00–170.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422143.95/cwt136.00–147.006078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.72/cwt134.00–156.0071734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521137.34/cwt134.00–144.0071617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540161.50/cwt161.50–161.508726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575162.00/cwt162.00–162.009325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580150.43/cwt139.00–158.0087214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628125.75/cwt120.00–129.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720109.51/cwt109.00–110.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783126.10/cwt120.00–132.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813128.35/cwt127.00–131.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-391596.00/cwt96.00–96.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2972116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285141.00/cwt141.00–141.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325130.94/cwt127.00–133.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367137.75/cwt129.00–142.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386152.00/cwt152.00–152.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434133.61/cwt127.00–141.5058041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491131.18/cwt126.00–137.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520130.69/cwt118.00–134.5068032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570125.17/cwt116.00–135.0071312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621132.00/cwt132.00–132.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661121.46/cwt115.00–129.0080311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667110.00/cwt110.00–110.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770103.44/cwt101.00–106.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865101.00/cwt101.00–101.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915102.00/cwt102.00–102.009332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225148.00/cwt148.00–148.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411146.21/cwt136.00–153.006017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453143.03/cwt129.00–147.5064811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535129.02/cwt127.00–137.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538116.04/cwt113.00–119.006242
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-254091.00/cwt91.00–91.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578115.32/cwt110.00–117.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579129.78/cwt126.00–142.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621113.04/cwt110.00–124.0070211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721112.30/cwt107.00–115.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783108.31/cwt107.00–111.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830105.00/cwt105.00–105.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2942100.00/cwt100.00–100.009422
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327981.00/cwt81.00–81.002264
Dairy Steers—Large 341383.00/cwt83.00–83.003433
Dairy Steers—Large 361580.00/cwt80.00–80.004923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08750.12/cwt45.00–54.005456
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10659.61/cwt57.50–61.506596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27850.40/cwt50.00–51.006444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28264.91/cwt63.00–69.008326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29059.36/cwt58.00–61.007664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50565.50/cwt65.50–65.509861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79860.66/cwt59.50–62.501,0915
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,4201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,4061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,337867.86/cwt750.00–960.0011,6036

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.