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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 21
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 489 vs last sale 649▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 78▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $134.73/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$134.73
70 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520137.1471362
Medium and Large 2-3472116.005478thin
One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $166 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 sale70 hd
134.73
—
KY average19 barns · 4,045 hd
137.26
−2.53
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—Average1,56586.431,3538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63061.821,0085thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32458.0476912
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03949.725167thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355115.001,5581thin

Every lot

67 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 1-2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378168.58/cwt160.00–177.506372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385199.00/cwt199.00–199.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421164.70/cwt161.00–167.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426186.00/cwt186.00–186.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470168.00/cwt168.00–168.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521180.61/cwt180.00–181.009418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528167.55/cwt159.00–173.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576170.13/cwt164.00–173.009809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630139.00/cwt137.00–141.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862141.19/cwt134.00–143.001,2175
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315134.00/cwt134.00–134.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320111.00/cwt111.00–111.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407149.28/cwt146.00–151.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418129.89/cwt124.00–134.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474133.85/cwt123.00–140.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532141.52/cwt137.00–144.007538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562139.00/cwt139.00–139.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563150.00/cwt150.00–150.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578127.33/cwt122.00–133.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626125.34/cwt120.00–128.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693121.64/cwt116.00–123.008435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773116.50/cwt116.00–117.009012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375130.89/cwt127.00–135.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475147.83/cwt140.00–156.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495131.00/cwt131.00–131.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513149.97/cwt144.00–156.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525162.82/cwt158.00–164.008555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631132.38/cwt127.00–138.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670132.01/cwt131.00–134.008843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0231
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,355115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49482.06/cwt76.00–85.001,2265
Bulls——1,67093.06/cwt92.00–94.001,5542
Bulls——1,71095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97243.03/cwt40.00–46.004183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03851.50/cwt51.00–52.005352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14057.96/cwt57.00–59.006612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31460.50/cwt56.50–64.007958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34553.11/cwt49.00–56.007144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63061.82/cwt57.50–65.001,0085
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024812.86/cwt760.00–875.008,3244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110595.56/cwt550.00–635.006,6112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185875.53/cwt700.00–1,025.0010,3752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021

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.