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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 514▲ 142 vs year ago 460 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 51 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good 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 $175.60/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$175.60
238 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633177.551,124223
Medium and Large 2-3497146.6873015thin
One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $395 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 sale238 hd
175.60
—
KY average25 barns · 5,550 hd
171.26
+4.34
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—Average1,709116.711,9943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63186.151,4056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27682.421,05215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06473.887869thin

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)930$7751thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345152.50/cwt152.50–152.505261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370189.00/cwt189.00–189.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385150.50/cwt141.00–160.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408183.36/cwt176.00–191.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474184.74/cwt169.00–189.0087613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477154.39/cwt143.00–164.007365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517175.38/cwt165.00–182.0090711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527136.91/cwt120.00–155.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560148.68/cwt140.00–159.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577176.17/cwt160.00–185.501,01735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621162.26/cwt156.00–164.001,0088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635185.36/cwt178.00–185.501,177100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664161.73/cwt150.00–164.501,07413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740151.96/cwt145.00–161.001,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791167.13/cwt167.00–168.501,32234
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288132.61/cwt120.00–145.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310125.12/cwt120.00–130.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317150.62/cwt141.00–156.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379152.62/cwt140.00–163.0057815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419120.56/cwt109.00–130.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424149.44/cwt135.00–159.0063416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465148.15/cwt137.50–153.0068932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507173.00/cwt173.00–173.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521128.35/cwt114.00–138.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533151.97/cwt140.00–163.0081019
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-254591.00/cwt91.00–91.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565122.97/cwt115.00–134.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574155.12/cwt146.00–162.0089012
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609161.95/cwt154.00–162.5098616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642134.15/cwt128.00–144.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722126.74/cwt120.00–130.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.45/cwt110.00–115.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,12518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323165.53/cwt161.00–170.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3361142.58/cwt132.50–155.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374174.04/cwt161.00–185.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433178.47/cwt169.00–183.0077319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469177.80/cwt165.00–185.0083418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476135.11/cwt126.00–146.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517162.89/cwt144.00–170.0084220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523136.13/cwt130.00–139.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558144.84/cwt142.00–147.008087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563129.88/cwt121.00–139.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628119.04/cwt117.00–120.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638134.48/cwt130.00–136.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773117.06/cwt114.00–119.009055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388595.00/cwt95.00–95.008412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,8381
Bulls——1,813113.81/cwt113.00–114.502,0632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00069.00/cwt69.00–69.006901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00559.00/cwt59.00–59.005931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06374.91/cwt72.00–83.007966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,0461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26179.94/cwt75.00–83.001,0087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27086.97/cwt84.00–94.001,1057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42068.00/cwt68.00–68.009661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63186.15/cwt84.00–89.001,4056
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2930775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.