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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 9
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 290 vs last sale 487▼ 118 vs year ago 315 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 64▼ 11 vs year ago 42 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $162.55/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$162.55
96 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564163.9092593
Medium and Large 2-3487120.785883thin
One grade step is worth $43.12/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 sale96 hd
162.55
—
KY average24 barns · 5,906 hd
164.35
−1.80
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—Average1,620110.381,7882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68983.321,4076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27882.941,06014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01174.747565thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$9583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$7601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)768$1,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,1751thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386178.78/cwt177.50–180.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430188.00/cwt188.00–188.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527165.86/cwt161.00–180.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587169.64/cwt168.00–173.009966
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595149.00/cwt149.00–149.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634156.25/cwt147.00–158.009916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640134.00/cwt134.00–134.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662160.27/cwt155.00–164.001,06112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720157.71/cwt155.00–162.001,1363
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328156.22/cwt152.50–160.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390144.03/cwt140.00–150.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423160.02/cwt159.00–163.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475153.70/cwt150.00–162.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525126.17/cwt120.00–132.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530162.73/cwt160.00–165.0086211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563153.11/cwt146.00–158.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589167.88/cwt164.00–169.009898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601172.22/cwt160.00–172.501,03545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628144.78/cwt136.00–148.009095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282185.00/cwt185.00–185.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370148.00/cwt148.00–148.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397185.00/cwt185.00–185.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417150.00/cwt150.00–150.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440174.00/cwt174.00–174.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457171.67/cwt160.00–176.007859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518150.28/cwt147.00–153.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573150.05/cwt146.00–154.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620131.73/cwt130.00–135.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,620110.38/cwt109.00–112.001,7882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00475.93/cwt71.50–78.007624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04070.00/cwt70.00–70.007281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22578.00/cwt78.00–78.009561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28283.32/cwt79.00–89.001,06813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70385.98/cwt80.00–92.001,4644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27681,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188958.13/head850.00–1,075.009583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.