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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 5
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
868 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 935▲ 75 vs year ago 793 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 64▲ 82 vs year ago 38 · +215.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 1 · +1,500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $143.57/cwt on 483 head.
Average price
$143.57
483 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671144.26968469
Medium and Large 2-3634120.3176214thin
One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $205 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 sale483 hd
143.57
—
KY average24 barns · 6,959 hd
148.25
−4.68
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—Average1,782106.841,90412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48180.401,19122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23377.8996028
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01567.7468818

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385177.03/cwt175.00–179.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431182.00/cwt174.00–187.007844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472175.53/cwt172.00–177.008299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518168.49/cwt168.00–169.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,04312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574167.57/cwt162.00–169.009625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625149.06/cwt145.00–157.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684154.42/cwt154.25–155.001,05617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720135.51/cwt134.00–137.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729155.00/cwt149.75–157.001,13068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781137.76/cwt132.00–141.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868138.21/cwt138.00–138.251,20034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880142.35/cwt142.35–142.351,25360
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335156.00/cwt156.00–156.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420151.07/cwt142.00–159.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482153.71/cwt143.00–159.0074119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524147.74/cwt139.00–154.0077422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.68/cwt137.00–152.0083826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580127.00/cwt124.00–130.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588156.60/cwt156.60–156.6092187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620132.86/cwt130.00–136.508247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623143.75/cwt143.75–143.7589628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630117.72/cwt111.00–121.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660143.52/cwt143.25–143.9594780
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684116.79/cwt110.00–119.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693128.50/cwt125.00–130.0089114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741150.10/cwt150.10–150.101,11269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,06518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791118.91/cwt115.00–122.509419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839130.75/cwt130.00–134.001,09774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2852118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885107.00/cwt107.00–107.009471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2968110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310167.50/cwt167.50–167.505191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319185.14/cwt172.50–192.505918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382185.16/cwt184.00–189.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427172.57/cwt167.50–177.507375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477151.10/cwt145.00–154.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489167.62/cwt160.00–180.0082012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520143.50/cwt142.00–145.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522161.21/cwt151.00–166.0084216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577146.26/cwt139.00–156.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617141.51/cwt133.00–149.008736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695127.32/cwt126.00–130.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712126.28/cwt125.00–130.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3900103.00/cwt103.00–103.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2211
Bulls——1,770104.37/cwt102.00–106.001,8474
Bulls——1,860109.94/cwt107.00–116.002,0457
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90045.00/cwt45.00–45.004051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01358.34/cwt53.00–61.005914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01669.96/cwt63.00–74.007119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04477.83/cwt75.00–80.008134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22879.49/cwt77.00–83.5097621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24773.09/cwt71.00–76.009117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47382.95/cwt81.00–86.001,22214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49675.95/cwt72.00–77.001,1368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2915600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,019904.17/cwt835.00–960.009,2134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129907.63/cwt860.00–975.0010,2474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,212.45/cwt1,100.00–1,335.0015,5194
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279594.00/cwt94.00–94.007471

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.