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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 26
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 357▲ 298 vs year ago 127 · +234.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 27 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 400-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes, Very good demand for packages and loads. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $163.45/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$163.45
190 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565164.72930184
Medium and Large 2-3540124.696736thin
One grade step is worth $40.03/cwt here — about $257 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 sale190 hd
163.45
—
KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd
158.37
+5.08
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—High1,695114.551,9416thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60382.481,3228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34081.691,09514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08873.4880010

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,0622thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,570$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,578$1,3746

Every lot

64 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 1-2380177.07/cwt171.00–187.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415142.50/cwt142.50–142.505911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417180.10/cwt170.00–189.007519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486174.08/cwt168.00–184.0084610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490154.00/cwt154.00–154.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500137.50/cwt137.50–137.506881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534183.98/cwt183.00–185.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583173.22/cwt161.00–179.751,01011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608154.73/cwt153.00–156.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609162.45/cwt160.00–175.0098976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664165.90/cwt160.00–169.501,10210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673150.03/cwt142.00–158.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805121.00/cwt121.00–121.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270146.16/cwt145.00–147.503952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383144.06/cwt141.00–146.0055212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.10/cwt140.00–150.0062114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480159.34/cwt159.00–160.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488128.04/cwt115.00–135.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520151.80/cwt142.00–158.0078912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523167.58/cwt160.00–174.0087612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553170.00/cwt170.00–170.0094010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572148.78/cwt139.00–157.0085114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,14670
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614144.30/cwt136.00–150.0088612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671137.26/cwt135.00–142.0092112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718139.31/cwt136.00–141.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781132.80/cwt130.00–138.001,0375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315177.50/cwt172.50–187.505593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421161.73/cwt157.50–169.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462149.00/cwt149.00–149.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476170.50/cwt170.50–170.508124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527159.74/cwt152.00–164.0084212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569155.72/cwt155.00–163.0088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663132.69/cwt132.00–134.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5801
Bulls——1,667121.55/cwt120.00–124.002,0263
Bulls——1,793111.33/cwt110.00–113.001,9962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05773.45/cwt67.50–77.007766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10054.50/cwt54.50–54.506001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14779.86/cwt79.00–81.509163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32373.61/cwt72.00–75.509742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34383.04/cwt78.00–87.001,11512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60382.48/cwt78.00–89.001,3228
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,062.34/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,266.86/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7731,481.81/head1,460.00–1,525.001,4823

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.