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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, May 31
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 373▲ 13 vs year ago 202 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 56▲ 2 vs year ago 32 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $146.16/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$146.16
123 head · 665 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2675148.651,003110
Medium and Large 2-3582125.0972813thin
One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $275 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 sale123 hd
146.16
—
KY average18 barns · 2,951 hd
150.25
−4.09
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—Average1,548119.181,8456thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53092.491,4158thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20589.851,08214
CowsLean 85-90%Low98567.506652thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$1,4001thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295152.50/cwt152.50–152.504501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340176.00/cwt176.00–176.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375172.50/cwt172.50–172.506472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526178.14/cwt171.00–179.009379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557160.99/cwt157.00–163.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630138.00/cwt138.00–138.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657161.13/cwt155.00–164.001,0597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727151.61/cwt145.00–155.001,1023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287155.00/cwt155.00–155.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368151.01/cwt150.00–152.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430148.12/cwt140.00–156.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.86/cwt140.00–152.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531152.95/cwt150.00–155.0081212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563127.97/cwt126.00–130.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.79/cwt146.00–149.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611142.42/cwt136.00–145.508708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628124.02/cwt122.00–128.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3766103.53/cwt102.00–105.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,15068
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2180183.00/cwt183.00–183.003292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3287169.00/cwt169.00–169.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428177.00/cwt177.00–177.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492173.00/cwt173.00–173.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541153.16/cwt151.00–156.008297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573137.06/cwt135.00–139.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585151.19/cwt148.00–163.008846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637148.00/cwt148.00–148.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717123.40/cwt123.00–123.5088510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,213109.47/cwt109.00–110.001,3282
Bulls——1,693120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0322
Bulls——1,738128.08/cwt127.00–129.002,2262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94572.00/cwt72.00–72.006801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02563.00/cwt63.00–63.006461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19192.40/cwt88.50–96.501,1009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21579.33/cwt75.00–83.009644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48581.42/cwt78.00–85.001,2092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50194.77/cwt93.00–96.001,4224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63399.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.