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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 30
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 556▼ 4 vs year ago 466 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 56▼ 6 vs year ago 55 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Demand was mixed on calves and very good on yearlings. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $195.67/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$195.67
217 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$671
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2667195.841,307216
Medium and Large 2-3400159.006361thin
One grade step is worth $36.84/cwt here — about $671 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 sale217 hd
195.67
—
KY average24 barns · 4,939 hd
184.45
+11.21
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—Average1,754117.192,0565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62190.251,4638thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29085.621,10517
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07474.327987thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110125.001,3882thin

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)1,122$1,1133thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,0001thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280182.50/cwt182.50–182.505111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375171.51/cwt171.00–172.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400159.00/cwt159.00–159.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519180.02/cwt170.00–185.0093410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,17330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617186.65/cwt177.00–189.001,1525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed706199.75/cwt199.75–199.751,410148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,3643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327171.00/cwt171.00–171.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368145.86/cwt135.00–151.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377184.00/cwt184.00–184.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380172.88/cwt161.00–180.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428137.49/cwt135.00–143.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431174.10/cwt170.00–180.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470169.68/cwt157.00–175.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514167.32/cwt158.00–174.0086012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563155.00/cwt150.00–160.5087313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581140.65/cwt139.00–147.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710121.04/cwt116.00–126.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735152.49/cwt143.00–154.001,1217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870104.00/cwt104.00–104.009051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290173.75/cwt172.50–175.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2301181.00/cwt181.00–181.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370178.63/cwt170.00–191.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390156.58/cwt150.00–163.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423183.06/cwt172.50–189.0077423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430164.00/cwt164.00–164.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468176.67/cwt162.50–179.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495154.00/cwt154.00–154.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507169.77/cwt159.00–175.0086111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554166.99/cwt163.00–169.009255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621156.02/cwt149.00–165.0096914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630136.51/cwt135.00–138.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675139.00/cwt139.00–139.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738130.00/cwt130.00–130.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827114.00/cwt114.00–114.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875111.00/cwt111.00–111.009711
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,693113.86/cwt110.00–118.001,9284
Bulls——2,000130.50/cwt130.50–130.502,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03580.08/cwt79.00–81.008292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08371.37/cwt70.00–73.007733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08559.00/cwt59.00–59.006401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11587.00/cwt87.00–87.009701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25682.72/cwt79.00–86.001,03913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40195.03/cwt89.00–101.001,3314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60492.29/cwt86.00–99.001,4807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,3221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880848.15/head825.00–875.008482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,113.30/head975.00–1,200.001,1133
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,175.00/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.