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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 498▲ 101 vs year ago 413 · +24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 63▼ 2 vs year ago 53 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. 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 $169.17/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$169.17
236 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593172.871,026207
Medium and Large 2-3518142.7173929
One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $287 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 sale236 hd
169.17
—
KY average25 barns · 4,895 hd
173.81
−4.64
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—Average1,361105.701,4385thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55883.511,3014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27080.561,02323
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02270.7472315

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)1,151$9894thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$6101thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245192.50/cwt192.50–192.504721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316188.51/cwt188.00–190.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363188.88/cwt188.00–190.0068616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388153.90/cwt149.00–159.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435189.36/cwt189.25–190.0082427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446132.00/cwt132.00–132.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467186.01/cwt181.00–189.0086911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503177.50/cwt177.50–177.5089316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3506153.00/cwt153.00–153.0077410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515164.80/cwt160.00–170.0084932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572170.44/cwt166.00–176.009759
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583138.83/cwt131.00–147.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633154.00/cwt153.00–156.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,1695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3687120.52/cwt112.00–145.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690160.52/cwt147.00–166.001,10811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,32062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220146.25/cwt142.50–150.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280119.22/cwt112.50–122.503343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286154.71/cwt147.50–162.504424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323139.64/cwt137.00–142.504512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346167.01/cwt158.00–170.0057812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384162.34/cwt160.00–164.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385132.00/cwt132.00–132.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422165.44/cwt152.50–171.0069820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438130.17/cwt120.00–140.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467161.27/cwt153.00–167.0075317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476132.44/cwt130.00–140.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522147.85/cwt143.00–149.0077211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523118.00/cwt118.00–118.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566142.74/cwt135.00–150.008085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.30/cwt138.00–143.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674112.90/cwt107.50–120.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688136.01/cwt134.00–138.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293166.66/cwt160.00–168.004886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345147.50/cwt147.50–147.505091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360177.46/cwt170.00–180.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418173.71/cwt162.00–185.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459183.23/cwt179.00–190.0084117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460141.09/cwt137.00–145.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523162.70/cwt157.00–177.0085120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534145.99/cwt145.00–149.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568146.29/cwt145.00–148.008317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611145.22/cwt143.00–146.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757126.00/cwt126.00–126.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383394.98/cwt90.00–100.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895111.00/cwt111.00–111.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398590.00/cwt90.00–90.008871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24899.84/cwt96.00–104.001,2463
Bulls——1,430111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5871
Bulls——1,630118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94460.69/cwt57.00–63.005734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01869.57/cwt66.00–72.007084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06877.15/cwt73.00–81.008247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19572.00/cwt72.00–72.008601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25984.93/cwt83.00–87.001,0698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28178.68/cwt74.00–82.001,00814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50878.51/cwt76.00–81.001,1842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60888.50/cwt88.00–89.001,4232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151989.46/head750.00–1,110.009894

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.