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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 462▲ 161 vs year ago 299 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 49▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for calves and very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $166.36/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$166.36
184 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585168.10983177
Medium and Large 2-3543122.436657thin
One grade step is worth $45.67/cwt here — about $319 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 sale184 hd
166.36
—
KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd
165.45
+0.91
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—Average1,634112.111,8325thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53086.001,3161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27183.161,05712
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05475.177926thin

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
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)970$1,1251thin

Every lot

60 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 1-2290172.50/cwt172.50–172.505001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380199.00/cwt199.00–199.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2402168.99/cwt167.00–170.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486187.72/cwt176.00–192.509127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537174.86/cwt172.50–189.0093910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554178.00/cwt178.00–178.009869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639163.12/cwt156.00–164.001,0429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655164.75/cwt151.00–169.001,07910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687178.09/cwt171.00–180.001,22328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826157.00/cwt146.00–161.501,2976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905173.85/cwt173.85–173.851,57367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297155.00/cwt155.00–155.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322157.50/cwt157.50–157.505072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381163.81/cwt161.00–165.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431170.30/cwt162.00–173.0073418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458119.50/cwt119.00–120.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476166.56/cwt165.00–168.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528153.47/cwt149.00–155.008109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545162.00/cwt162.00–162.0088322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570119.01/cwt118.00–120.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589156.49/cwt150.00–158.009227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609140.51/cwt140.00–143.008566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643179.75/cwt179.75–179.751,15685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661139.95/cwt136.00–141.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725142.44/cwt138.00–147.001,0338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317180.00/cwt180.00–180.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359180.31/cwt172.00–187.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425173.27/cwt172.00–176.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467180.17/cwt170.00–189.008417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512163.81/cwt162.00–168.0083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570167.00/cwt167.00–167.009526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583150.04/cwt148.00–152.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2691135.00/cwt135.00–135.009337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813138.23/cwt132.00–142.501,1244
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3543108.00/cwt108.00–108.005863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0351
Bulls——1,733114.51/cwt113.00–116.001,9843
Bulls——1,845125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89559.00/cwt59.00–59.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07079.26/cwt76.00–83.008484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15075.00/cwt75.00–75.008631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24181.14/cwt78.00–85.001,0079
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36089.21/cwt87.00–94.001,2133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3161
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.