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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 2
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 515▲ 243 vs year ago 457 · +53.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 36▲ 12 vs year ago 58 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 higher, Yearling steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$147.23
295 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2727147.491,072292
Medium and Large 2-3460122.005613thin
One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $511 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 sale295 hd
147.23
—
KY average24 barns · 6,364 hd
150.02
−2.79
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—High1,49592.501,3832thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63560.009818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31458.6077023
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04454.275669thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230167.00/cwt167.00–167.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371165.71/cwt164.00–170.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430159.59/cwt153.00–163.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481155.55/cwt144.00–163.0074818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535146.32/cwt138.00–153.0078316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590139.22/cwt130.00–141.008219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.43/cwt134.00–143.5086315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665132.93/cwt127.00–142.0088415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700152.10/cwt152.10–152.101,06570
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808134.99/cwt130.00–137.501,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,243130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290111.00/cwt111.00–111.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318134.28/cwt131.00–137.504272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374139.40/cwt133.00–145.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435135.21/cwt130.00–140.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488132.56/cwt124.00–137.0064736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519127.01/cwt121.00–134.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572126.28/cwt118.00–130.5072228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601149.35/cwt149.35–149.35898103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625122.02/cwt116.00–125.0076317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.68/cwt108.00–112.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830109.00/cwt109.00–109.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293596.00/cwt96.00–96.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298395.00/cwt95.00–95.009343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469153.00/cwt150.00–154.007187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525143.43/cwt134.00–150.007539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566133.91/cwt126.00–138.0075815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624129.98/cwt124.00–134.0081113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655125.50/cwt125.50–125.508221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736119.50/cwt119.50–119.508803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782111.33/cwt111.00–111.508713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1881
Bulls——1,68594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91845.34/cwt41.00–48.004163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09556.14/cwt55.00–57.006153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11861.33/cwt58.50–67.006863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24856.11/cwt54.00–57.007006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32846.41/cwt41.00–52.006162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33861.22/cwt58.00–67.0081915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61542.00/cwt42.00–42.006781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63862.57/cwt59.00–67.001,0257
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081703.37/cwt635.00–775.007,6037
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,1181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,6761
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0017,4831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,295850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,0081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,330825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,9731

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.