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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 29
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
879 head
▲ 639 vs last sale 240▲ 65 vs year ago 814 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 46▲ 30 vs year ago 66 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 49▼ 7 vs year ago 9 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder and yearlings sold with good demand, Stonegate influenced feeders that were Weaned and pre-conditioned were met with very good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.35/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$165.35
342 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605167.141,012312
Medium and Large 2-3488146.6871630
One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about $296 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 sale342 hd
165.35
—
KY average13 barns · 2,811 hd
168.76
−3.42
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—High1,463101.831,4894thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64770.051,1534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27559.877639thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07358.6662917

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)1,350$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$7851thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275137.05/cwt125.00–150.003772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325152.50/cwt152.50–152.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335177.09/cwt172.50–185.005937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361172.02/cwt170.00–175.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370151.73/cwt150.00–160.005616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395206.00/cwt206.00–206.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428191.46/cwt186.00–199.0081919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433154.60/cwt149.00–160.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435207.00/cwt207.00–207.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468185.52/cwt177.00–197.0086821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493160.47/cwt155.00–166.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531173.90/cwt168.00–179.0092327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532148.12/cwt133.00–151.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567145.77/cwt140.00–156.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576167.10/cwt160.00–177.0096246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605163.16/cwt161.00–165.0098711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628152.55/cwt143.00–158.0095828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660167.34/cwt161.00–170.501,10460
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665130.67/cwt123.00–138.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671147.36/cwt146.00–157.0098916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738146.75/cwt146.00–147.001,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740157.14/cwt157.00–159.001,16341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755163.69/cwt152.50–168.751,23613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835147.98/cwt146.00–150.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317134.86/cwt130.00–142.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365109.68/cwt105.00–114.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370139.55/cwt134.00–142.0051614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418146.76/cwt135.00–154.0061344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420118.00/cwt118.00–118.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.66/cwt140.00–154.5071737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478124.11/cwt115.00–130.0059319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526115.74/cwt102.00–130.006098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530146.61/cwt142.00–150.0077736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534155.47/cwt151.50–160.0083011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.39/cwt137.00–149.0082011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578154.00/cwt154.00–154.0089022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583126.66/cwt125.00–128.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617152.74/cwt152.00–153.0094223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618138.02/cwt127.00–145.0085339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666125.86/cwt120.00–139.0083816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3704111.24/cwt100.00–115.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724132.60/cwt120.00–137.5096012
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-272590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2794131.26/cwt120.00–133.501,0426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0636
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230152.50/cwt152.50–152.503511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343176.24/cwt175.00–177.506052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3362147.82/cwt142.50–157.505353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363170.70/cwt167.50–172.506203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421142.70/cwt133.00–155.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425196.24/cwt195.00–197.508342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429167.37/cwt162.50–169.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473181.01/cwt166.00–190.008567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479137.46/cwt130.00–140.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519161.38/cwt152.00–173.008389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588156.66/cwt152.00–158.009219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3592132.00/cwt132.00–132.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613127.45/cwt125.00–130.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662131.51/cwt129.00–135.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685123.00/cwt123.00–123.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3777108.00/cwt108.00–108.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805118.00/cwt118.00–118.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383385.00/cwt85.00–85.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13588.00/cwt88.00–88.009991
Bulls——1,475110.66/cwt110.00–111.001,6322
Bulls——1,76598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06356.98/cwt54.00–59.006068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06862.75/cwt60.00–65.506707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13051.03/cwt49.00–53.005772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20962.83/cwt59.50–67.007604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25048.00/cwt48.00–48.006002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37568.26/cwt68.00–68.509392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39055.00/cwt55.00–55.007651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61771.23/cwt69.00–74.501,1523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73566.50/cwt66.50–66.501,1541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350875.00/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.