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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 22
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 441▲ 495 vs year ago 152 · +325.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 59▲ 35 vs year ago 23 · +152.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 9▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 500lbs to 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $151.20/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$151.20
213 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494152.85756203
Medium and Large 2-3565117.8566610thin
One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $90 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 sale213 hd
151.20
—
KY average26 barns · 7,826 hd
149.84
+1.37
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—Average1,495100.721,5065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57871.441,1274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31068.4389610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01262.536336thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225172.50/cwt172.50–172.503881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295187.50/cwt187.50–187.505531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371187.76/cwt176.00–196.0069711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375206.00/cwt206.00–206.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410208.00/cwt208.00–208.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431184.21/cwt169.00–193.007949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465182.54/cwt167.00–197.508497
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500192.19/cwt185.00–197.0096110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518171.88/cwt155.00–176.5089015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559177.02/cwt176.50–178.0099043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575166.33/cwt159.00–171.0095613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600178.75/cwt178.75–178.751,07314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619156.64/cwt155.00–159.009705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669168.64/cwt165.00–171.001,12855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689153.79/cwt153.50–155.001,0605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287158.74/cwt151.00–166.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290117.50/cwt117.50–117.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323155.97/cwt148.00–167.0050413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359157.49/cwt145.00–165.0056519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379175.42/cwt175.00–176.006659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416156.64/cwt150.00–162.0065217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450178.00/cwt178.00–178.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472131.35/cwt119.00–138.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484158.81/cwt149.00–163.0076942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507157.50/cwt157.50–157.5079910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514151.94/cwt143.00–155.5078123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.17/cwt133.00–150.5085841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633135.05/cwt124.00–139.008556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672128.48/cwt121.00–131.008638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762128.50/cwt128.50–128.509795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2867117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392580.00/cwt80.00–80.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385137.50/cwt137.50–137.505291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426180.06/cwt173.00–190.0076711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474162.40/cwt160.00–175.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520142.00/cwt142.00–142.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527156.21/cwt148.00–161.0082313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583153.54/cwt145.00–156.008958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676135.71/cwt133.00–139.009178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717128.00/cwt128.00–128.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765117.65/cwt115.00–119.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1661
Bulls——1,495110.90/cwt110.00–112.001,6582
Bulls——1,58096.91/cwt96.00–98.001,5312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99555.11/cwt54.00–56.005482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02075.00/cwt75.00–75.007651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02063.32/cwt63.00–64.006463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23055.00/cwt55.00–55.006771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30965.08/cwt63.00–67.008525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33075.98/cwt72.00–78.001,0114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55075.94/cwt74.00–78.001,1772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60566.93/cwt66.00–68.001,0742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,112.44/cwt900.00–1,250.0012,74912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,229.45/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0015,5778
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,397.09/cwt1,300.00–1,500.0019,2102

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.