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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
538 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 414▼ 162 vs year ago 700 · −23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 79▲ 18 vs year ago 70 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $159.76/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$159.76
358 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2630160.661,013350
Medium and Large 2-3561120.396758thin
One grade step is worth $40.28/cwt here — about $337 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 sale358 hd
159.76
—
KY average24 barns · 5,274 hd
148.31
+11.45
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—Average1,939100.091,9406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65074.721,2339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31071.6593924
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04364.5767310
HeifersSelectAverage1,150102.641,1802thin

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)1,420$9851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$9026
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$7001thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280163.30/cwt162.00–164.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365183.00/cwt183.00–183.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372185.79/cwt185.00–188.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420178.41/cwt176.00–181.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425189.69/cwt187.50–195.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466163.46/cwt157.00–170.007626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472180.49/cwt180.00–181.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536172.53/cwt170.50–175.0092518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536163.66/cwt160.00–166.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581154.43/cwt146.00–168.0089711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690140.68/cwt137.50–153.009719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230139.13/cwt137.50–140.003203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333143.26/cwt137.00–152.504773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420152.41/cwt151.00–155.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430145.75/cwt144.00–147.506272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470143.50/cwt142.00–145.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480153.04/cwt151.00–158.0073530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528135.04/cwt132.00–144.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538148.60/cwt148.00–150.0079915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574138.32/cwt130.00–147.0079414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578123.68/cwt120.00–125.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595153.00/cwt153.00–153.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605101.00/cwt101.00–101.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608171.85/cwt171.85–171.851,04586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.70/cwt129.00–148.008653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668144.74/cwt125.00–147.509678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709166.10/cwt166.10–166.101,178149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.68/cwt123.00–127.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,07210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833109.33/cwt109.00–110.009113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305176.00/cwt176.00–176.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430183.00/cwt183.00–183.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440139.99/cwt138.00–141.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462171.75/cwt157.00–176.0079318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525149.26/cwt141.00–158.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581132.58/cwt131.00–136.007703
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-260592.00/cwt92.00–92.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621131.08/cwt125.00–136.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730105.88/cwt100.00–112.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788116.34/cwt115.00–117.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398086.00/cwt86.00–86.008431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3737118.00/cwt118.00–118.008708
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,150102.64/cwt100.00–105.001,1802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,875105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9691
Bulls——1,94895.76/cwt90.00–97.501,8654
Bulls——1,965112.50/cwt112.50–112.502,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03371.52/cwt69.00–73.007393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04365.62/cwt63.00–68.006845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05553.00/cwt53.00–53.005591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06050.00/cwt50.00–50.005301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31072.95/cwt69.00–79.0095620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31165.16/cwt62.00–68.008544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66375.81/cwt70.00–82.001,2618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225902.01/head750.00–1,000.009026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420985.00/head985.00–985.009851

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.