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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 491▼ 101 vs year ago 515 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 65▲ 43 vs year ago 36 · +119.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $143.40/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$143.40
141 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543144.81786132
Medium and Large 2-3581122.777139thin
One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $73 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 sale141 hd
143.40
—
KY average23 barns · 5,570 hd
146.41
−3.01
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—Average1,55997.801,52510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61873.121,1836thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26668.9887321
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06064.0067917

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)1,000$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$9252thin

Every lot

71 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 1-2218157.50/cwt157.50–157.503433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484161.42/cwt160.00–167.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519162.39/cwt159.00–168.0084320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578163.40/cwt157.00–166.5094418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608162.74/cwt159.50–164.5098916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632147.00/cwt147.00–147.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,12415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722146.15/cwt136.00–151.001,0555
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2742115.00/cwt115.00–115.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835161.85/cwt161.85–161.851,35119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863149.22/cwt137.00–153.501,2887
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273152.50/cwt152.50–152.504162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330157.50/cwt157.50–157.505201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383156.78/cwt146.00–162.0060013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420129.00/cwt129.00–129.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431148.13/cwt137.00–157.0063819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488150.65/cwt149.00–159.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500123.00/cwt123.00–123.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.64/cwt130.00–148.0072817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574142.76/cwt135.00–145.0081920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631145.38/cwt142.00–146.7591722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636134.58/cwt128.00–138.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3641120.64/cwt119.00–124.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655146.00/cwt146.00–146.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682134.36/cwt129.00–137.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705126.02/cwt123.00–132.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0897
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381167.72/cwt166.00–173.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3392139.00/cwt139.00–139.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423145.49/cwt145.00–146.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424158.85/cwt149.00–166.0067411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475155.10/cwt151.00–160.0073722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519150.30/cwt142.00–155.007807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532130.08/cwt120.00–138.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573142.30/cwt140.00–147.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622131.43/cwt128.00–137.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680128.15/cwt126.00–135.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717116.82/cwt115.00–124.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357096.00/cwt96.00–96.005471
Dairy Steers—Large 367565.00/cwt65.00–65.004391
Dairy Steers—Large 377570.99/cwt70.00–72.005502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30693.34/cwt88.00–96.001,2195
Bulls——1,791100.58/cwt98.00–104.501,8014
Bulls——1,900109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03957.68/cwt54.00–61.005996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04048.00/cwt48.00–48.004991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05364.48/cwt64.00–65.006793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08571.50/cwt68.00–79.007767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24966.12/cwt63.00–67.008268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25359.75/cwt59.50–60.007492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28172.74/cwt68.00–77.0093211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61873.12/cwt68.00–81.001,1836
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10892.54/cwt85.00–104.001,0254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.