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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 359▼ 129 vs year ago 605 · −21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 60▲ 52 vs year ago 48 · +108.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $154.30/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$154.30
194 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$43.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.86
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515156.29804183
Medium and Large 2-3520123.316419thin
Small 1-2410112.504612thin
One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $343 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 sale194 hd
154.30
—
KY average24 barns · 7,641 hd
158.16
−3.86
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—Average1,802100.891,8187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65179.981,3208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32574.5898826
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06459.576347thin

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)1,025$7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)838$6502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,235$1,1251thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340171.00/cwt171.00–171.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365173.28/cwt165.00–176.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425207.16/cwt203.00–210.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426191.47/cwt188.00–195.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445147.50/cwt147.50–147.506561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485133.57/cwt127.00–140.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512172.13/cwt170.00–180.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531185.51/cwt184.00–187.009858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558184.29/cwt183.00–185.001,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558174.07/cwt169.00–175.009718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578141.55/cwt140.00–143.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620173.50/cwt170.00–176.001,07617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654169.55/cwt169.00–169.751,10921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673151.49/cwt149.00–154.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,10818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841150.68/cwt149.00–151.001,2676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235146.25/cwt145.00–147.503442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290166.00/cwt166.00–166.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305150.50/cwt148.00–153.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337170.67/cwt170.00–172.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352152.96/cwt145.00–162.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373168.30/cwt168.00–173.0062817
Heifers—Small 1-2375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378135.17/cwt130.00–140.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420171.82/cwt163.00–175.0072218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426156.62/cwt150.00–162.006678
Heifers—Small 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479157.35/cwt146.00–162.0075444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482166.88/cwt163.00–174.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483113.65/cwt107.50–120.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527165.06/cwt163.00–169.0087015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536153.37/cwt143.00–156.008226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538124.39/cwt119.00–134.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570153.79/cwt141.00–160.0087719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608158.00/cwt155.00–160.009617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617142.13/cwt134.00–145.0087715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665143.03/cwt141.00–145.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716129.25/cwt129.00–130.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770130.49/cwt130.00–131.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829125.47/cwt124.00–127.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2987122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230167.50/cwt167.50–167.503851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325166.87/cwt160.00–180.005423
Bulls—Small 1-232590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378143.47/cwt135.00–152.505423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382184.87/cwt167.50–193.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420150.61/cwt140.00–162.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437190.79/cwt188.00–195.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466184.10/cwt176.00–194.0085822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468160.01/cwt154.00–166.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507172.48/cwt162.00–178.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515182.97/cwt180.00–186.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523149.30/cwt143.00–155.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574172.55/cwt169.00–175.009905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583153.00/cwt153.00–153.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627144.05/cwt139.00–145.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660144.56/cwt137.00–159.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693121.50/cwt121.00–122.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719131.87/cwt131.50–133.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825116.00/cwt116.00–116.009571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351099.00/cwt99.00–99.005053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1971
Bulls——1,870108.34/cwt106.00–110.002,0263
Bulls——1,88797.41/cwt96.00–99.001,8383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97548.22/cwt46.00–50.004702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03557.71/cwt55.00–60.005972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.56/cwt62.00–69.007412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17074.00/cwt74.00–74.008661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31778.15/cwt74.00–84.001,02916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33868.87/cwt63.00–72.0092110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65179.98/cwt73.00–87.001,3208
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06087.00/cwt87.00–87.009221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2838649.55/head575.00–710.006502
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2850650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,025725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.