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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 759▲ 81 vs year ago 601 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 72▲ 18 vs year ago 58 · +31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $165.28/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$165.28
254 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601166.04998247
Medium and Large 2-3578138.408007thin
One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about $198 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 sale254 hd
165.28
—
KY average25 barns · 6,775 hd
163.45
+1.83
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—Average1,695106.171,8003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57881.351,2844thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29777.191,0017thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07368.897399thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306180.63/cwt175.00–182.505534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360201.00/cwt201.00–201.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423185.49/cwt178.00–197.0078532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474173.74/cwt167.00–183.0082420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520186.00/cwt186.00–186.0096719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531174.37/cwt166.00–180.0092610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576171.88/cwt166.00–183.0099043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618169.35/cwt164.00–175.001,04716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618155.35/cwt153.00–159.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632129.32/cwt126.00–139.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667150.85/cwt143.00–156.001,00617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,12420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685134.00/cwt134.00–134.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707142.56/cwt142.50–143.001,0089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,12835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785135.50/cwt131.00–140.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823137.98/cwt135.00–144.501,13612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280166.74/cwt160.00–180.004679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330136.00/cwt136.00–136.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338166.21/cwt157.00–171.0056211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375164.24/cwt157.00–169.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417157.68/cwt149.00–169.0065833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468137.98/cwt134.00–142.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473161.52/cwt145.00–165.5076441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508165.00/cwt165.00–165.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528117.49/cwt115.00–120.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530150.23/cwt143.50–159.0079622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575146.71/cwt134.00–151.5084437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624129.55/cwt123.00–135.5080828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.32/cwt125.00–128.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718130.00/cwt130.00–130.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749130.95/cwt130.95–130.9598141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345172.50/cwt172.50–172.505951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432174.35/cwt166.00–177.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478176.83/cwt166.00–186.0084517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535168.54/cwt162.00–173.0090210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568138.60/cwt136.00–140.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583157.78/cwt151.00–162.009205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608130.00/cwt130.00–130.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623141.59/cwt135.00–153.0088213
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683137.25/cwt137.00–137.509372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724126.25/cwt125.00–128.009144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767123.00/cwt123.00–123.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775104.97/cwt100.00–110.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868114.70/cwt110.00–118.009963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3873100.99/cwt100.00–102.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2926115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690103.25/cwt101.00–107.001,7452
Bulls——1,705112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00880.09/cwt78.50–82.008072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08471.74/cwt69.50–74.007784
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10157.61/cwt55.00–60.006343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19371.71/cwt70.00–73.508562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33879.38/cwt76.00–83.501,0625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57881.35/cwt76.00–89.001,2844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,056.11/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0010,5932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200973.39/cwt825.00–1,100.0011,6812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,069.83/cwt985.00–1,200.0013,2236

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.