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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 16
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 197▲ 68 vs year ago 250 · +27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 41 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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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 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very 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 $155.60/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$155.60
124 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563159.57899107
Medium and Large 2-3608130.5679417thin
One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $105 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 sale124 hd
155.60
—
KY average27 barns · 5,265 hd
164.54
−8.95
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—Low1,454114.461,6648thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,614100.121,6167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33295.931,27713
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04980.758476thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$1,2351thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487189.96/cwt189.00–192.009259
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526193.46/cwt192.00–196.001,0188
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575174.53/cwt165.00–183.001,00420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600166.00/cwt166.00–166.009962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720166.49/cwt166.00–167.001,1992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735172.64/cwt172.50–173.001,26917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763156.02/cwt155.00–157.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3494
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330167.97/cwt166.00–170.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389168.52/cwt162.00–172.506568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435169.05/cwt163.00–173.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481129.90/cwt120.00–144.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486168.38/cwt160.00–172.0081814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528141.49/cwt136.00–146.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531167.01/cwt153.00–174.0088735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565157.70/cwt149.00–163.0089111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590138.50/cwt137.00–140.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630141.97/cwt140.00–144.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673124.98/cwt120.00–130.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683147.80/cwt137.00–150.001,00926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3813118.69/cwt116.00–120.009653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0705
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250162.50/cwt162.50–162.504061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375179.38/cwt176.00–181.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424182.77/cwt169.00–188.0077511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429132.17/cwt132.00–132.505673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463153.00/cwt153.00–153.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482173.37/cwt170.00–175.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518178.40/cwt169.00–180.0092412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518139.51/cwt124.00–147.007235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582160.09/cwt155.00–166.009328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585116.50/cwt116.00–117.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624159.48/cwt143.00–166.009955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678138.49/cwt136.00–141.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738136.81/cwt133.00–141.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3965113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3423112.00/cwt112.00–112.004742
Dairy Steers—Large 3505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005303
Dairy Steers—Large 360095.00/cwt95.00–95.005702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310111.14/cwt107.00–115.001,4562
Bulls——1,36599.73/cwt99.50–100.001,3612
Bulls——1,570123.49/cwt121.00–127.001,9394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97580.15/cwt74.00–84.007813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12055.00/cwt55.00–55.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12394.51/cwt93.00–96.001,0612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27784.15/cwt81.00–87.001,0753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34899.47/cwt93.00–108.001,34110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614100.12/cwt89.00–108.001,6167
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351

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.