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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 29
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
935 head
▲ 428 vs last sale 507▲ 16 vs year ago 919 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 85▲ 21 vs year ago 43 · +48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good 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 $159.71/cwt on 399 head.
Average price
$159.71
399 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2666159.841,065396
Medium and Large 2-3585141.678283thin
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $237 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 sale399 hd
159.71
—
KY average24 barns · 5,319 hd
164.06
−4.35
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—Average1,642111.811,8366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62587.391,4203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29283.251,07613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03579.738256thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328175.00/cwt175.00–175.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385192.50/cwt192.50–192.507411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405200.25/cwt195.00–202.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439185.49/cwt170.00–189.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471161.35/cwt152.00–166.007607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477178.50/cwt178.50–178.5085122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527149.00/cwt149.00–149.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533165.91/cwt155.00–170.0088411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578159.80/cwt156.00–167.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,01446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618159.34/cwt158.00–167.0098536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619140.63/cwt138.00–154.0087012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,04922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693142.52/cwt138.00–147.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728144.97/cwt136.00–147.001,05521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743157.44/cwt150.00–158.101,170169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771134.86/cwt132.00–139.001,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820129.01/cwt128.50–130.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,18717
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285155.50/cwt150.00–165.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290136.25/cwt135.00–137.503952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320157.06/cwt155.00–159.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320141.40/cwt126.00–149.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335178.77/cwt177.50–179.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375140.15/cwt137.50–145.005267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387165.14/cwt151.00–172.0063914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406169.50/cwt169.00–170.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430154.24/cwt143.00–159.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470145.17/cwt140.00–153.006826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509155.00/cwt155.00–155.0078938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519147.13/cwt130.00–151.0076413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.22/cwt134.00–146.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611135.20/cwt128.00–137.008266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621143.37/cwt143.25–145.0089042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625118.96/cwt114.00–124.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666154.04/cwt150.00–156.101,026153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.96/cwt124.00–135.008814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3736115.00/cwt115.00–115.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748129.00/cwt129.00–129.0096515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2856130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916123.64/cwt118.00–125.501,1334
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321179.73/cwt167.50–190.005778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333143.76/cwt142.50–145.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366202.00/cwt202.00–202.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372186.98/cwt181.00–197.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425161.21/cwt155.00–174.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472168.05/cwt159.00–176.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478151.00/cwt151.00–151.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511160.02/cwt156.00–166.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658132.93/cwt132.00–140.0087511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940103.00/cwt103.00–103.009681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550100.16/cwt99.00–102.001,5522
Bulls——1,688117.63/cwt113.50–124.001,9864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00070.00/cwt70.00–70.007001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04281.67/cwt76.00–92.008515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28387.75/cwt83.00–96.001,12610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32368.24/cwt67.00–70.009033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62587.39/cwt84.50–89.501,4203
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6401,820.00/cwt1,820.00–1,820.0029,8481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,8241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,041.74/cwt825.00–1,200.0013,0844
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,1643

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.