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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 431▼ 123 vs year ago 630 · −19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 57▲ 25 vs year ago 60 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher; over 600 lbs steady-1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.45/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$146.45
179 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516148.22765169
Medium and Large 2-3558116.6065010thin
One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale179 hd
146.45
—
KY average24 barns · 6,514 hd
148.54
−2.09
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—High1,798114.422,05711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49582.581,23418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14977.0388552
CowsLean 85-90%High87261.845396thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335175.88/cwt160.00–185.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375218.00/cwt218.00–218.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383196.23/cwt192.50–200.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410174.91/cwt168.00–182.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435196.00/cwt196.00–196.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473174.94/cwt163.00–185.0082717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495151.00/cwt151.00–151.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506180.50/cwt180.50–180.5091311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515133.40/cwt131.00–138.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522164.88/cwt160.00–168.008617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573167.15/cwt155.00–173.0095810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577173.00/cwt173.00–173.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.58/cwt135.00–142.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627165.87/cwt165.50–166.001,04012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690133.98/cwt130.00–145.0092410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716137.73/cwt131.00–140.009867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,31460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3978105.06/cwt100.00–110.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,035110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy299168.00/cwt168.00–168.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312156.34/cwt150.00–165.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370135.79/cwt132.50–139.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371161.84/cwt153.00–169.0060012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422167.93/cwt162.00–176.0070924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440156.19/cwt155.00–160.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469152.03/cwt142.00–156.0071331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt126.00–134.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520142.07/cwt130.00–150.0073931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565107.50/cwt107.50–107.506071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.51/cwt135.00–152.0081819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601153.00/cwt153.00–153.009206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624131.97/cwt120.00–138.0082313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665149.50/cwt149.50–149.509943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679129.66/cwt121.00–135.0088011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374098.97/cwt94.00–104.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375599.00/cwt99.00–99.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832110.29/cwt110.00–112.009187
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2258153.95/cwt147.50–157.503973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315147.50/cwt147.50–147.504651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323180.51/cwt180.00–181.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383177.28/cwt174.00–179.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425174.02/cwt167.00–180.0074015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442145.00/cwt145.00–145.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478161.29/cwt155.00–169.5077112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480151.00/cwt151.00–151.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520106.83/cwt98.00–116.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522153.20/cwt136.00–160.0080019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559150.23/cwt135.00–156.0084015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624139.65/cwt134.00–145.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673133.21/cwt130.00–139.0089711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3691116.80/cwt114.00–123.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370584.01/cwt83.00–85.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740118.47/cwt114.00–123.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765113.69/cwt110.00–121.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03093.00/cwt93.00–93.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,175111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638103.63/cwt93.00–109.501,6972
Bulls——1,833116.82/cwt114.00–120.502,1419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74571.05/cwt70.00–72.005292
Cows—Lean 85-90%89565.00/cwt65.00–65.005821
Cows—Lean 85-90%94854.64/cwt54.00–55.005183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02461.68/cwt51.00–69.006325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12876.62/cwt72.00–79.5086429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21881.94/cwt80.00–85.0099818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44778.06/cwt74.00–80.001,1307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52585.45/cwt82.00–92.001,30311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232917.66/cwt900.00–925.0011,3063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,8791
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,9051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,012.50/cwt925.00–1,100.0010,0242

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.