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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 30
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 646 vs last sale 168▲ 253 vs year ago 561 · +45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 34▲ 48 vs year ago 18 · +266.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower,over 400 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes,Yearlings classes traded with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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 $150.03/cwt on 346 head.
Average price
$150.03
346 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2706150.351,062341
Medium and Large 2-3569127.777275thin
One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $335 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 sale346 hd
150.03
—
KY average17 barns · 4,206 hd
152.99
−2.96
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—Average1,66087.521,4533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65059.039742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33454.6072813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11049.355487thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310148.69/cwt145.00–152.504612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370154.14/cwt145.00–165.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484153.02/cwt150.00–154.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508156.00/cwt156.00–156.0079215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530148.87/cwt137.00–154.007897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.26/cwt149.50–153.008709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581159.37/cwt157.00–159.7592644
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583123.43/cwt118.00–129.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603135.69/cwt130.00–147.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622151.87/cwt150.00–153.009458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655131.50/cwt131.50–131.508618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,00879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,06520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763149.91/cwt145.50–151.001,14415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766138.27/cwt134.00–139.501,0599
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843152.24/cwt146.00–154.601,28391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846137.54/cwt131.00–138.251,16410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878137.49/cwt133.00–139.501,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,2898
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245123.00/cwt123.00–123.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280119.00/cwt119.00–119.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285135.26/cwt125.00–140.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325135.14/cwt126.00–140.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371126.76/cwt122.00–133.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415101.08/cwt90.00–113.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.10/cwt122.00–141.5057723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480101.00/cwt101.00–101.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481131.79/cwt124.00–135.0063425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519131.01/cwt126.00–135.0068027
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571128.85/cwt125.00–133.5073629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624141.25/cwt141.25–141.2588133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627127.54/cwt120.50–135.0080019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671128.47/cwt120.00–131.258627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683105.34/cwt100.00–111.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718104.03/cwt102.00–106.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788132.61/cwt132.25–133.101,04550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2794126.07/cwt115.00–128.851,00110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386095.00/cwt95.00–95.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895106.00/cwt106.00–106.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353144.48/cwt142.00–147.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422147.66/cwt140.00–157.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435133.00/cwt133.00–133.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.45/cwt131.00–143.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485122.25/cwt112.50–130.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526143.25/cwt136.00–154.0075317
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569139.59/cwt132.00–146.0079413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616124.01/cwt121.00–125.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686124.99/cwt120.00–130.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770115.50/cwt115.50–115.508899
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5441
Bulls——1,66084.78/cwt83.00–86.001,4072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06541.90/cwt40.00–46.004463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13066.00/cwt66.00–66.007461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14851.25/cwt47.50–55.005883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28045.00/cwt45.00–45.005761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30151.45/cwt46.50–54.006695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36558.23/cwt56.50–61.507957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65059.03/cwt58.00–60.009742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935837.50/cwt800.00–875.007,8312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028863.69/cwt825.00–900.008,8792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045740.91/cwt650.00–850.007,7432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,2401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9852

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.