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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 476▲ 476 vs year ago 100 · +476.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 100▲ 50 vs year ago 5 · +1,000.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $154.82/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$154.82
245 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500156.44783233
Medium and Large 2-3461123.3056912thin
One grade step is worth $33.14/cwt here — about $214 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 sale245 hd
154.82
—
KY average23 barns · 7,346 hd
156.08
−1.27
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—Average1,47098.411,4475thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66477.991,2984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32072.1295210
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00962.3262914

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$1,2052thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2256175.00/cwt175.00–175.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419149.21/cwt144.00–157.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427182.60/cwt170.00–185.007806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428200.48/cwt200.00–203.0085813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483187.00/cwt187.00–187.009039
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522180.00/cwt180.00–180.009408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536185.50/cwt185.50–185.5099410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,03412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571177.54/cwt177.00–180.001,01436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615164.40/cwt163.00–167.001,01111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638147.42/cwt139.00–153.009417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.85/cwt149.00–159.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678166.87/cwt162.00–168.251,13124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685132.54/cwt125.00–135.009084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714145.02/cwt138.00–152.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753142.99/cwt141.00–145.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837142.02/cwt136.00–145.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210147.50/cwt147.50–147.503101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264148.15/cwt147.50–150.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332153.04/cwt140.00–158.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336166.00/cwt166.00–166.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361149.18/cwt145.00–152.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370122.36/cwt117.50–127.504532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381163.50/cwt163.50–163.506239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414129.98/cwt118.00–137.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420167.63/cwt163.00–175.0070411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424152.98/cwt145.00–159.0064910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479165.25/cwt162.00–168.0079253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483152.54/cwt139.00–158.5073713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535148.73/cwt135.00–154.0079615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538161.65/cwt160.00–166.5087048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558160.50/cwt160.50–160.508964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564155.17/cwt152.00–157.008756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.46/cwt130.00–148.0087116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646150.00/cwt150.00–150.009694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.60/cwt124.00–144.009226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722126.80/cwt120.00–130.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3236149.91/cwt145.00–152.503543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255142.50/cwt142.50–142.503631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297172.50/cwt172.50–172.505122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363135.05/cwt127.50–142.504902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388189.70/cwt174.00–194.0073617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439184.29/cwt184.00–187.5080911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472160.00/cwt160.00–160.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473180.00/cwt175.00–186.0085123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529166.36/cwt154.00–173.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569162.55/cwt156.00–166.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620143.69/cwt131.00–153.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673139.46/cwt136.00–148.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0631
Bulls——1,47596.68/cwt95.00–98.001,4262
Bulls——1,575106.84/cwt105.00–109.001,6832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91074.00/cwt74.00–74.006731
Cows—Lean 85-90%92345.00/cwt45.00–45.004152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01265.38/cwt62.00–71.006629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13360.00/cwt60.00–60.006802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32076.70/cwt74.00–79.501,0124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32069.07/cwt66.00–72.009126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66477.99/cwt73.50–80.001,2984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5751,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.