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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 15
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 833▲ 343 vs year ago 489 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 44▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate to 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 $150.45/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$150.45
361 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556153.65854331
Medium and Large 2-3481115.1455430
One grade step is worth $38.52/cwt here — about $300 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 sale361 hd
150.45
—
KY average23 barns · 6,728 hd
147.95
+2.50
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—Low1,70897.571,6665thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59773.061,1664thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,30467.018748thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07961.7366613

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)1,105$7351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$8751thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327184.23/cwt170.00–192.506029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360178.52/cwt177.50–180.006435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418147.04/cwt127.50–165.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419179.98/cwt175.00–190.0075415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427199.36/cwt199.00–200.0085111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475180.38/cwt166.00–190.0085723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504179.00/cwt179.00–179.0090219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517165.65/cwt150.00–174.0085621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576164.03/cwt150.00–170.0094530
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580143.33/cwt140.00–145.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616148.47/cwt135.00–158.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620168.81/cwt163.00–171.501,04737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,11766
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680145.60/cwt139.00–160.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,15313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776149.35/cwt130.00–151.501,15910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2699
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275115.00/cwt115.00–115.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313119.32/cwt105.00–123.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337136.42/cwt130.00–145.004609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371126.38/cwt120.00–130.004697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385146.17/cwt141.00–156.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418148.05/cwt138.00–157.0061925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477147.45/cwt140.00–154.0070331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3494116.67/cwt115.00–120.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513149.66/cwt132.00–154.0076833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515156.50/cwt156.50–156.5080612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573170.25/cwt170.25–170.2597696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578106.93/cwt100.00–114.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587150.31/cwt142.00–154.5088226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610127.43/cwt120.00–133.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613152.84/cwt146.00–155.0093749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679144.81/cwt144.50–145.0098311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684129.00/cwt125.00–131.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704124.92/cwt120.00–137.0087910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,00912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765121.08/cwt117.00–125.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387786.05/cwt80.00–90.007553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210142.50/cwt142.50–142.502991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330163.29/cwt160.00–167.505397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367180.16/cwt178.00–186.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428158.74/cwt150.00–160.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435134.02/cwt133.00–135.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471135.04/cwt121.00–147.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.12/cwt152.00–177.0079412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505123.00/cwt123.00–123.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516151.49/cwt138.00–161.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589127.48/cwt112.00–131.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600126.50/cwt124.00–134.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603110.00/cwt110.00–110.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679105.86/cwt100.00–116.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714118.38/cwt114.00–126.008455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376397.00/cwt97.00–97.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782121.41/cwt114.00–125.009493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830116.00/cwt116.00–116.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853123.02/cwt117.00–129.001,0492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391581.00/cwt81.00–81.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397590.56/cwt85.00–96.008832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1811
Bulls——1,51585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2881
Bulls——1,918103.28/cwt101.00–106.001,9813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03658.46/cwt56.00–60.006067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.55/cwt61.00–67.507416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25052.00/cwt52.00–52.006501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26764.41/cwt62.00–67.008163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34672.72/cwt71.00–74.009794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59274.75/cwt72.00–76.001,1903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,010875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.