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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 23
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 321 vs last sale 489▼ 17 vs year ago 185 · −9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 37▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate to good 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 $129.57/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$129.57
62 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502132.1266454
Medium and Large 2-3537112.386038thin
One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $61 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 sale62 hd
129.57
—
KY average21 barns · 4,120 hd
130.00
−0.43
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—Low1,73383.871,4537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69755.499414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30251.8367512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06848.4051711

Every lot

56 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369158.00/cwt158.00–158.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484149.94/cwt148.00–152.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671133.33/cwt129.00–136.508957
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270150.78/cwt143.00–155.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.91/cwt142.00–152.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364142.26/cwt139.00–145.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.83/cwt120.00–138.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440116.00/cwt116.00–116.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.25/cwt124.00–135.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485113.00/cwt113.00–113.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505138.74/cwt138.00–139.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522128.79/cwt119.00–133.006729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673110.00/cwt110.00–110.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717104.00/cwt104.00–104.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743128.19/cwt117.00–130.009527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271153.20/cwt150.00–157.504154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325141.94/cwt140.00–144.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340116.00/cwt116.00–116.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367155.59/cwt151.00–159.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419154.72/cwt149.00–159.006487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462129.00/cwt129.00–129.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464148.07/cwt142.00–152.006877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516134.41/cwt130.00–137.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570126.67/cwt126.00–127.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581119.00/cwt112.00–123.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605104.00/cwt104.00–104.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607119.38/cwt115.00–126.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657121.00/cwt121.00–121.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735109.00/cwt109.00–109.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291094.00/cwt94.00–94.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68085.51/cwt84.00–88.501,4376
Bulls——2,05074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,5171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04843.00/cwt40.50–47.004513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07650.43/cwt47.50–53.005438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27545.00/cwt45.00–45.005741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30150.44/cwt47.50–54.006567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30955.98/cwt55.00–57.007334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68356.48/cwt56.00–57.009512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71054.50/cwt54.50–54.509322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,595875.00/cwt875.00–875.0013,9561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,235925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,4241

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.