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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 311 vs last sale 576▼ 490 vs year ago 755 · −64.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 11 vs year ago 49 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 $148.43/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$148.43
119 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522150.78787109
Medium and Large 2-3575122.7870610thin
One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $81 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 sale119 hd
148.43
—
KY average23 barns · 5,375 hd
156.17
−7.74
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—High1,811103.551,8759thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62881.741,33115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28476.8598724
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06860.516466thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270103.361,3132thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)882$8993thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295150.86/cwt147.50–152.504453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320189.43/cwt185.00–194.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386198.00/cwt198.00–198.007646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394205.75/cwt200.00–210.008117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484173.08/cwt169.00–175.008386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596175.05/cwt170.00–175.501,04312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.96/cwt147.00–159.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,1319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,23320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334147.87/cwt143.00–151.004948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345137.00/cwt137.00–137.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363145.71/cwt140.00–150.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374166.83/cwt164.00–168.506248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378134.23/cwt132.50–135.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.54/cwt145.00–162.0063613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464156.45/cwt144.00–160.0072611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515164.00/cwt164.00–164.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.48/cwt144.00–159.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585153.03/cwt140.00–156.5089539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627139.99/cwt137.50–140.508789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739126.73/cwt126.00–129.009374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2793139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3833107.54/cwt105.00–110.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910101.00/cwt101.00–101.009191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Bulls—Small 1-2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380171.32/cwt163.00–175.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410152.54/cwt149.00–156.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480149.69/cwt146.00–156.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522172.81/cwt171.00–174.009025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy541190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579174.04/cwt169.00–175.001,0086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675136.63/cwt135.00–140.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,270103.36/cwt99.00–108.001,3132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3681
Bulls——1,750100.70/cwt99.00–103.001,7623
Bulls——1,919107.17/cwt106.00–109.502,0575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04370.00/cwt70.00–70.007302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05058.36/cwt54.50–63.006133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17048.00/cwt48.00–48.005621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27979.76/cwt75.00–86.501,02018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29868.11/cwt65.00–73.008846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60874.52/cwt74.00–75.001,1982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63182.85/cwt76.00–88.501,35113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10387.67/cwt86.00–89.009672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882898.55/head825.00–975.008993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.