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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 12
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 387▲ 319 vs year ago 179 · +178.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 56▼ 34 vs year ago 72 · −47.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 13 vs year ago 17 · −76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $130.08/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$130.08
188 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535132.64710156
Medium and Large 2-3474117.6155732
One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $153 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 sale188 hd
130.08
—
KY average25 barns · 4,922 hd
131.82
−1.74
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—Average1,63285.751,3997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61359.009514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30856.1573415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12850.885744thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331171.53/cwt170.00–172.505685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377167.13/cwt160.00–175.006309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417163.28/cwt158.00–166.0068110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481149.27/cwt144.00–156.0071822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482126.31/cwt125.00–128.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522140.39/cwt133.00–150.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580145.57/cwt139.00–148.5084412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585119.00/cwt119.00–119.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610141.50/cwt141.50–141.508636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626154.00/cwt154.00–154.0096415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687126.99/cwt125.00–133.008724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757136.51/cwt133.50–137.751,0337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225131.33/cwt127.50–140.002954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240105.00/cwt105.00–105.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320119.41/cwt110.00–125.003823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331142.23/cwt130.00–145.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333153.00/cwt153.00–153.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371157.29/cwt150.00–158.0058411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377146.69/cwt142.50–149.0055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410144.78/cwt144.00–145.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428134.58/cwt130.00–142.5057614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440123.34/cwt117.50–124.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467131.99/cwt128.00–142.0061618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485120.65/cwt110.00–125.0058512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522123.73/cwt120.00–125.506468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522114.00/cwt114.00–114.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565126.00/cwt120.00–131.0071219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573107.20/cwt98.00–116.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614125.23/cwt115.00–128.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629134.00/cwt134.00–134.0084316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371599.00/cwt99.00–99.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719122.12/cwt115.00–123.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756107.00/cwt107.00–107.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818106.57/cwt102.00–111.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,03915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294096.00/cwt96.00–96.009021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230162.50/cwt162.50–162.503741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235129.50/cwt129.00–130.003042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260148.00/cwt148.00–148.003858
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275117.50/cwt117.50–117.503231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386159.65/cwt155.00–170.006168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424143.20/cwt138.00–149.0060723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468145.63/cwt144.00–147.0068216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488125.51/cwt124.00–127.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520129.02/cwt127.00–130.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532141.42/cwt134.00–146.007528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567139.57/cwt136.00–145.0079135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608135.67/cwt135.00–136.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688129.00/cwt129.00–129.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711114.00/cwt114.00–114.0081110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50783.40/cwt75.00–86.001,2575
Bulls——1,94391.61/cwt89.00–94.001,7802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11555.50/cwt55.50–55.506191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13249.34/cwt43.50–53.005593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26352.81/cwt50.00–55.006676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32357.05/cwt55.50–59.507556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36761.03/cwt60.00–63.008343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57060.16/cwt60.00–60.509453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74055.50/cwt55.50–55.509661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243838.38/cwt775.00–900.0010,4212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,142.19/cwt1,085.00–1,200.0015,7392

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.