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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 19
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 546▼ 17 vs year ago 374 · −4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 58▲ 3 vs year ago 43 · +7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeders and Very good demand for yearling packages and loads. Slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $168.05/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$168.05
204 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2733170.101,248192
Medium and Large 2-3566135.3476712thin
One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $481 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 sale204 hd
168.05
—
KY average26 barns · 5,633 hd
165.47
+2.58
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—Average1,505114.171,7187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58880.131,2739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31175.6999214
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11674.048268thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$6622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$5501thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220152.50/cwt152.50–152.503361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385176.00/cwt176.00–176.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437163.00/cwt163.00–163.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438123.52/cwt120.00–127.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517169.26/cwt166.00–173.0087514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570162.86/cwt159.00–166.5092816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578146.50/cwt146.00–147.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620164.12/cwt163.00–164.501,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,10914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665159.64/cwt158.00–163.001,0626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710125.00/cwt123.00–127.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,29442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,33121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,44665
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3895138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238163.20/cwt152.50–170.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310152.81/cwt147.00–159.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365158.00/cwt158.00–158.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390122.60/cwt115.00–137.504783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.32/cwt145.00–146.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464145.19/cwt141.00–150.0067412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.34/cwt135.00–154.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577148.79/cwt135.00–153.5085924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622152.00/cwt152.00–152.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654144.01/cwt138.00–146.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,12734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705122.50/cwt122.00–123.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719136.41/cwt130.00–141.509817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784128.14/cwt125.00–135.001,0055
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405152.50/cwt152.50–152.506181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485146.60/cwt140.00–150.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515145.01/cwt141.00–153.0074711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527134.63/cwt132.00–136.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590147.26/cwt139.00–150.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641140.42/cwt138.00–142.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740129.50/cwt129.50–129.509582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780114.50/cwt112.00–117.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310104.12/cwt103.00–105.001,3642
Bulls——1,538113.56/cwt113.00–114.001,7472
Bulls——1,612121.27/cwt118.00–125.001,9553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08063.00/cwt63.00–63.006801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10079.00/cwt79.00–79.008692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12974.27/cwt72.00–76.008395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27674.13/cwt70.00–76.009469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37378.49/cwt77.00–80.001,0785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51574.50/cwt74.00–75.001,1292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60981.74/cwt77.00–85.501,3157
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975662.31/head650.00–675.006622

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.