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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 8
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 538▲ 305 vs year ago 528 · +57.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 88▼ 15 vs year ago 59 · −25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 6 vs year ago 8 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $159.40/cwt on 468 head.
Average price
$159.40
468 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$483
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663160.911,066450
Medium and Large 2-3479121.8358318thin
One grade step is worth $39.07/cwt here — about $483 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 sale468 hd
159.40
—
KY average23 barns · 7,291 hd
148.41
+10.99
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—Low1,69299.411,6828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66970.291,1737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25664.7081213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05760.796428thin

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)1,235$8351thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$6251thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278175.08/cwt167.50–182.004872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311197.50/cwt197.50–197.506143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367181.06/cwt165.00–185.0066416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429177.30/cwt164.00–185.0076110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465179.51/cwt171.00–185.0083511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529173.47/cwt157.00–176.0091813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3534134.62/cwt128.00–148.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560137.86/cwt130.00–142.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561173.96/cwt155.00–178.0097611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626150.42/cwt144.00–161.0094221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663146.00/cwt146.00–146.009685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3754128.42/cwt127.00–134.009685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771161.09/cwt160.00–163.501,24213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810136.50/cwt129.00–144.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,39113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313156.02/cwt155.00–157.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315127.00/cwt127.00–127.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372152.09/cwt142.50–159.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375134.14/cwt123.00–140.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391164.99/cwt163.00–168.006458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414169.83/cwt163.00–174.0070314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426148.31/cwt134.00–158.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431121.26/cwt115.00–130.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459159.00/cwt159.00–159.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460115.76/cwt113.00–121.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482149.89/cwt135.00–154.0072225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514153.66/cwt152.50–155.0079017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.49/cwt138.50–151.0074618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572154.00/cwt154.00–154.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579143.66/cwt137.00–150.0083213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614132.55/cwt129.00–136.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,12970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671128.25/cwt124.00–134.008614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714139.31/cwt136.50–141.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749166.95/cwt166.95–166.951,250218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,16016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845117.00/cwt117.00–117.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2346181.00/cwt180.00–183.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388164.32/cwt161.00–166.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389192.44/cwt189.00–196.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414183.86/cwt183.00–190.007618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427158.23/cwt154.00–165.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435143.00/cwt143.00–143.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452189.00/cwt189.00–189.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481172.18/cwt154.00–180.0082832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580149.00/cwt143.00–155.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620154.00/cwt154.00–154.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622132.67/cwt131.00–137.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626117.57/cwt111.00–121.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675122.28/cwt120.00–123.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5271
Bulls——1,696100.47/cwt98.00–102.001,7047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96050.00/cwt50.00–50.004801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04555.95/cwt54.00–59.005853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07566.32/cwt66.00–67.007133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13569.50/cwt69.50–69.507891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23466.21/cwt62.00–68.0081710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31072.00/cwt72.00–72.009431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33050.00/cwt50.00–50.006651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34557.00/cwt57.00–57.007671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64472.08/cwt69.50–75.501,1855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73065.80/cwt65.00–66.501,1382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235835.00/head835.00–835.008351

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.