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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 4
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 602▲ 242 vs year ago 387 · +62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 63▲ 47 vs year ago 56 · +83.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $140.75/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$140.75
193 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508143.57729173
Medium and Large 2-3519116.3660420
One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $126 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 sale193 hd
140.75
—
KY average24 barns · 5,056 hd
147.85
−7.10
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—Average1,319101.671,3416thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57578.361,2345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28975.7597714
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05266.667018thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,005110.651,1123thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,025123.001,2611thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$1,0351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)969$8314thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,1001thin

Every lot

73 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 1-2340179.93/cwt175.00–185.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473166.35/cwt161.00–180.0078733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482141.24/cwt132.00–155.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528166.25/cwt158.00–173.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568161.31/cwt159.00–169.0091628
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588137.86/cwt121.00–146.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627151.75/cwt140.00–153.5095115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710136.00/cwt136.00–136.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725155.37/cwt146.00–164.501,1268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,27430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,46037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330138.56/cwt130.00–144.004579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371144.46/cwt134.00–152.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385121.56/cwt114.00–136.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418125.35/cwt120.00–129.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.15/cwt134.00–153.5062232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473145.82/cwt137.00–154.0069020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487117.36/cwt116.00–118.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.65/cwt135.00–149.0076968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561112.04/cwt109.00–122.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579143.16/cwt137.00–150.0082913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624134.27/cwt131.00–138.008388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665130.94/cwt124.00–137.0087110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773102.02/cwt100.00–104.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3288147.50/cwt147.50–147.504253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313168.07/cwt160.00–179.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt135.00–145.004412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372160.87/cwt152.50–170.005989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373129.62/cwt115.00–143.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431162.40/cwt150.00–169.0070022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463138.33/cwt137.00–139.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469163.75/cwt160.00–169.007688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526152.51/cwt147.00–169.0080215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526125.00/cwt125.00–125.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568138.87/cwt135.00–143.007898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626127.70/cwt124.00–131.5079916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721118.09/cwt110.00–125.008518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379398.66/cwt90.00–103.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813107.49/cwt104.00–111.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2882110.00/cwt110.00–110.009702
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 381062.00/cwt62.00–62.005021
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,025123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,005110.65/cwt104.00–114.001,1123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26394.07/cwt89.00–99.001,1883
Bulls——1,375109.27/cwt108.00–110.001,5023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89051.46/cwt42.00–60.004582
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04583.00/cwt83.00–83.008671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11366.77/cwt65.00–70.007433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12573.53/cwt72.00–75.008272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27175.74/cwt73.50–79.009639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28865.59/cwt64.00–67.008452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34582.56/cwt81.00–85.001,1103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56083.25/cwt82.00–84.501,2992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58575.10/cwt72.00–78.001,1903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2969830.81/head700.00–960.008314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.