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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 14
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
649 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 663▲ 119 vs year ago 530 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 40▲ 8 vs year ago 70 · +11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $152.67/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$152.67
302 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2690153.221,057296
Medium and Large 2-3632125.507936thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $264 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 sale302 hd
152.67
—
KY average24 barns · 8,685 hd
154.90
−2.24
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—High1,59588.011,4045thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61159.7896317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33851.1768523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07549.2152914
HeifersChoiceAverage1,040120.001,2481thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155102.001,1781thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2300161.00/cwt161.00–161.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363168.24/cwt161.00–177.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413171.27/cwt154.00–177.0070712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445128.00/cwt128.00–128.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485157.99/cwt148.00–165.0076610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509166.73/cwt158.00–170.0084910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511148.36/cwt142.00–154.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557162.89/cwt161.00–164.009078
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558132.49/cwt130.00–135.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587147.77/cwt141.00–154.0086712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627141.15/cwt131.00–144.508856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632150.32/cwt149.00–150.5095017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676153.51/cwt147.50–154.501,03865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730132.70/cwt127.00–141.0096918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766130.32/cwt128.00–137.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795155.35/cwt155.35–155.351,235114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220126.00/cwt126.00–126.002771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275139.00/cwt139.00–139.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330133.50/cwt131.00–136.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365140.46/cwt131.00–145.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428136.17/cwt124.00–141.0058331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445108.00/cwt108.00–108.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471133.15/cwt126.00–141.0062711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488117.51/cwt115.00–120.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517136.04/cwt135.00–140.0070317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523132.46/cwt131.50–133.0069311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577138.19/cwt137.00–139.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581130.52/cwt125.00–134.0075816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606138.86/cwt132.50–140.0084113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620101.00/cwt101.00–101.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629122.73/cwt111.00–127.0077212
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-265082.00/cwt82.00–82.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674113.98/cwt112.00–116.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3687101.00/cwt101.00–101.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724114.02/cwt111.00–118.0082611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775117.00/cwt117.00–117.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802122.50/cwt122.50–122.509825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223148.82/cwt140.00–153.003323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315169.67/cwt165.00–172.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367161.03/cwt150.00–171.005919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425156.41/cwt154.00–159.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438132.28/cwt131.00–135.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472150.56/cwt146.00–159.0071112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516143.64/cwt132.00–146.5074113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545157.00/cwt157.00–157.008561
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588136.51/cwt135.00–138.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633114.37/cwt111.00–120.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678109.50/cwt109.00–110.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724120.53/cwt111.00–127.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383088.00/cwt88.00–88.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388574.00/cwt74.00–74.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290099.00/cwt99.00–99.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,040120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2481
Heifers—Select and Choice1,155102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4861
Bulls——1,59887.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3902
Bulls——1,68380.53/cwt80.00–81.001,3552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07552.90/cwt50.00–56.005698
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07644.29/cwt42.00–46.004776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29044.40/cwt42.00–46.005734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34852.59/cwt47.00–56.0070919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57352.53/cwt49.00–56.008262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61660.75/cwt57.00–65.0098215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5081,009.53/cwt900.00–1,085.0015,2242

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.