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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 22
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 592 vs last sale 832▲ 72 vs year ago 168 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 34 · +35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 2▲ 46 vs year ago 3 · +1,533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $128.80/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$128.80
83 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537133.1471569
Small and Medium 1-2505110.005561thin
Medium and Large 2-3588107.2363113thin
One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $84 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 sale83 hd
128.80
—
KY average20 barns · 5,310 hd
147.30
−18.50
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—Low1,560102.951,6066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68978.901,3339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38573.241,01410
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08561.246648thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,4637
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,381$1,32022
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,2839
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$8302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,4993thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,788$1,4273thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,0501thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295168.00/cwt168.00–168.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423183.45/cwt182.00–185.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478175.34/cwt173.00–179.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513160.98/cwt157.00–165.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518180.00/cwt180.00–180.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535132.50/cwt125.00–140.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571159.69/cwt154.00–164.009128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606158.00/cwt158.00–158.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610147.00/cwt147.00–147.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306143.96/cwt142.00–150.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371135.89/cwt127.00–139.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425128.81/cwt124.00–135.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440113.00/cwt113.00–113.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455102.89/cwt90.00–119.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.44/cwt120.00–139.0061010
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517133.23/cwt130.00–137.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518117.97/cwt117.00–119.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558139.38/cwt125.00–145.0077810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624126.36/cwt120.00–134.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.95/cwt129.00–135.0089511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2701136.00/cwt136.00–136.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376899.58/cwt93.00–111.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366163.22/cwt155.00–167.005975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433162.95/cwt160.00–166.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476167.30/cwt162.00–176.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527151.00/cwt147.00–167.0079610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631129.97/cwt125.00–134.0082011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650129.50/cwt129.50–129.508424
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673103.24/cwt100.00–110.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819110.77/cwt109.00–114.009074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382099.57/cwt90.00–102.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905101.00/cwt101.00–101.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397070.00/cwt70.00–70.006791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004813
Dairy Steers—Large 3482117.00/cwt117.00–117.005642
Dairy Steers—Large 3522107.00/cwt107.00–107.005592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1661
Bulls——1,583107.92/cwt105.00–110.001,7084
Bulls——1,73596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06051.88/cwt50.00–54.005502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06867.55/cwt67.00–68.007212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09059.34/cwt59.00–60.006473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15573.00/cwt73.00–73.008431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34265.20/cwt62.50–67.008753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40376.68/cwt72.00–82.001,0767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68978.90/cwt72.00–85.001,3339
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,463.20/head1,250.00–1,500.001,4637
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,150600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,282.56/head1,085.00–1,425.001,2839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225830.10/head825.00–835.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3811,319.62/head1,075.00–1,450.001,32022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,648.06/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7881,426.71/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4273

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.