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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 11
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 629▲ 80 vs year ago 498 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 103▲ 47 vs year ago 38 · +123.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and 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 $161.21/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$161.21
219 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2706164.391,161198
Medium and Large 2-3500131.2365621
One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $506 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 sale219 hd
161.21
—
KY average25 barns · 5,564 hd
165.78
−4.57
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—Low1,616103.481,6726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66088.001,4611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27775.0495814
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09767.517413thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,435$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$1,1333thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285167.50/cwt167.50–167.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.50/cwt137.50–137.505022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368176.22/cwt162.50–185.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430172.90/cwt170.00–177.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463127.43/cwt120.00–129.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490162.66/cwt150.00–166.5079715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518159.99/cwt159.00–161.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519129.22/cwt125.00–141.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565152.88/cwt144.50–159.0086411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3594133.50/cwt133.50–133.507936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639135.47/cwt133.50–140.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651171.25/cwt171.25–171.251,11576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735129.00/cwt129.00–129.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908163.60/cwt163.60–163.601,48564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2909143.10/cwt142.50–143.501,3015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280147.23/cwt142.50–152.504122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309137.24/cwt131.00–155.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318125.83/cwt122.50–129.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378113.97/cwt113.00–115.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383131.67/cwt126.00–137.505047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420116.00/cwt116.00–116.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439130.86/cwt120.00–138.005747
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-244072.50/cwt72.50–72.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475105.70/cwt96.00–115.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478138.56/cwt120.00–145.0066223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529140.66/cwt133.00–150.5074420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551155.00/cwt155.00–155.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569136.46/cwt128.00–143.5077612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572113.37/cwt105.00–116.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622121.81/cwt114.00–129.507588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670115.82/cwt110.00–122.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683106.39/cwt103.00–108.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3797105.00/cwt105.00–105.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879118.76/cwt118.50–119.001,0444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2902123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,11410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340147.50/cwt147.50–147.505021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2346147.50/cwt147.50–147.505103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360138.00/cwt138.00–138.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385147.11/cwt140.00–157.505667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417156.78/cwt146.00–167.0065413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3447140.00/cwt140.00–140.006262
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472158.77/cwt148.00–168.0074911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479130.38/cwt117.50–140.006258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525140.24/cwt135.00–157.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559135.63/cwt133.00–146.0075817
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2573116.91/cwt110.00–124.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3591127.49/cwt127.00–130.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605130.50/cwt130.50–130.507905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007263
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664126.20/cwt125.00–127.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713122.00/cwt117.00–123.008706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3753109.00/cwt109.00–109.008214
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3601
Bulls——1,630106.58/cwt101.50–110.001,7375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06864.52/cwt64.00–65.006892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15573.50/cwt73.50–73.508491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24182.85/cwt81.00–88.001,0285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25066.93/cwt64.00–68.508373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32072.59/cwt71.00–75.509586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.