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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 19
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
759 head
▲ 302 vs last sale 457▼ 60 vs year ago 819 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 55▲ 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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 $156.00/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$156.00
370 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2710156.351,110357
Medium and Large 2-3528146.2177213thin
One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $337 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 sale370 hd
156.00
—
KY average25 barns · 4,938 hd
162.83
−6.83
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—Average1,592104.961,6713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55681.501,2685thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29679.671,03212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01767.8769011

Every lot

57 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 1-2337184.69/cwt172.50–187.506225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388181.54/cwt175.00–190.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427153.43/cwt140.00–162.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438190.49/cwt190.00–191.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450197.00/cwt197.00–197.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486175.69/cwt165.00–184.0085413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526172.79/cwt160.00–181.0090919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533188.00/cwt185.00–189.501,00212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582172.98/cwt160.00–176.501,00723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3594144.00/cwt144.00–144.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610133.00/cwt133.00–133.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613149.65/cwt140.00–159.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691137.00/cwt137.00–137.0094720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720157.03/cwt153.25–160.001,13125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739150.26/cwt144.00–151.251,1107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777134.70/cwt132.00–143.001,04720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781156.35/cwt156.35–156.351,221128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817139.95/cwt139.95–139.951,14365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320163.08/cwt161.00–165.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369156.71/cwt150.00–164.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430151.98/cwt145.00–166.0065414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477157.66/cwt145.00–164.0075230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493137.81/cwt128.00–139.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527150.52/cwt148.00–152.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559145.75/cwt135.00–152.0081516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621124.44/cwt120.00–125.007739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624156.00/cwt156.00–156.0097380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625136.79/cwt130.00–142.5085516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.58/cwt125.00–140.0088440
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800102.00/cwt102.00–102.008161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360172.50/cwt172.50–172.506211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423174.95/cwt170.00–184.007409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495162.50/cwt162.50–162.508041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568158.31/cwt154.00–164.0089911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623145.85/cwt136.00–150.509093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690127.00/cwt127.00–127.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720108.06/cwt100.00–112.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774131.73/cwt131.00–134.001,0204
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4041
Bulls——1,693106.94/cwt105.00–109.001,8102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98556.93/cwt55.00–59.005612
Cows—Lean 85-90%99467.35/cwt65.00–70.006696
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08576.19/cwt75.00–78.008273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19571.07/cwt70.00–72.008492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31681.39/cwt76.50–88.001,07110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52084.38/cwt82.00–86.501,2834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128928.56/cwt850.00–985.0010,4743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,1201

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.