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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 647▼ 90 vs year ago 667 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 58▲ 41 vs year ago 28 · +146.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $146.19/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$146.19
151 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529148.14784142
Medium and Large 2-3665115.397689thin
One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $16 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 sale151 hd
146.19
—
KY average22 barns · 3,925 hd
148.31
−2.12
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—High1,622111.211,8043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50578.501,1811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33074.329889thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04969.0472416
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19187.001,0363thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210202.50/cwt202.50–202.504251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210192.50/cwt192.50–192.504041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332186.18/cwt180.00–190.006186
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429184.06/cwt178.00–188.007909
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484177.36/cwt174.00–185.0085815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493152.02/cwt149.00–155.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514167.00/cwt165.00–169.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520146.00/cwt146.00–146.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560156.48/cwt150.00–160.008769
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620156.45/cwt155.00–158.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662156.67/cwt154.50–159.251,03735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690141.00/cwt141.00–141.009738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770137.51/cwt137.00–138.001,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2202167.50/cwt167.50–167.503382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283181.00/cwt181.00–181.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330165.19/cwt151.00–170.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366158.69/cwt150.00–165.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387141.00/cwt141.00–141.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423157.03/cwt150.00–162.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470136.50/cwt136.50–136.506421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484150.65/cwt145.00–159.0072919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529162.00/cwt162.00–162.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533148.74/cwt135.00–154.0079331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563154.50/cwt154.50–154.508706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.44/cwt135.00–151.0080518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636131.26/cwt130.00–138.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672118.00/cwt118.00–118.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702119.00/cwt119.00–119.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710136.00/cwt136.00–136.009668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383075.00/cwt75.00–75.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-398593.00/cwt93.00–93.009162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260167.50/cwt167.50–167.504361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335188.73/cwt187.50–190.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2404180.78/cwt168.00–186.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462140.00/cwt140.00–140.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465162.94/cwt156.00–168.007588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538151.99/cwt150.00–154.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561154.48/cwt142.00–158.0086713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3718117.02/cwt115.00–119.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009942
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,19187.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1541
Bulls——1,873115.31/cwt114.50–116.002,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91052.50/cwt52.50–52.504781
Cows—Lean 85-90%99061.00/cwt61.00–61.006041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02869.08/cwt66.00–71.007108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11073.07/cwt72.00–74.508116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23061.00/cwt61.00–61.007501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33671.90/cwt71.00–72.509614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34880.07/cwt78.00–84.001,0794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,1811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,167861.55/cwt850.00–885.0010,0543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181924.37/cwt785.00–1,025.0010,9174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,077.05/cwt875.00–1,375.0014,1965
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,4381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,117900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,249.79/cwt1,175.00–1,450.0016,0607

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.