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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 246 vs last sale 841▲ 154 vs year ago 441 · +34.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 77▲ 25 vs year ago 59 · +42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 9 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $169.11/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$169.11
211 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548169.88930205
Medium and Large 2-3498143.037126thin
One grade step is worth $26.85/cwt here — about $218 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 sale211 hd
169.11
—
KY average24 barns · 7,502 hd
167.06
+2.05
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—High1,332104.991,3986thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67586.421,4482thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33481.551,0876thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05364.3867815
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244117.211,4584thin

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)1,185$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$8251thin

Every lot

71 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 2-3419166.81/cwt165.00–168.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430189.00/cwt189.00–189.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438222.15/cwt215.00–225.0097311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485175.00/cwt175.00–175.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532200.48/cwt191.00–210.001,06720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538178.99/cwt178.00–180.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564173.57/cwt172.75–178.5097914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580191.67/cwt188.00–200.001,11235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622181.38/cwt175.00–185.001,12830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,17213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,12211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710144.01/cwt143.00–145.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724165.28/cwt165.00–165.501,1977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769164.84/cwt163.50–165.501,26832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773152.61/cwt142.00–157.001,18012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829160.12/cwt159.00–160.501,3274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265165.93/cwt162.50–167.504403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270182.50/cwt182.50–182.504931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325211.99/cwt204.00–225.006898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385195.92/cwt180.00–200.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388159.69/cwt155.00–162.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426167.64/cwt155.00–174.0071413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431187.36/cwt177.00–206.0080821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460143.47/cwt141.00–146.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481183.89/cwt174.00–190.0088521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485161.59/cwt150.00–167.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518143.62/cwt140.00–147.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521171.71/cwt170.00–174.008959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525166.00/cwt166.00–166.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574173.27/cwt170.00–174.0099515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576165.25/cwt150.00–169.0095219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585143.00/cwt143.00–143.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603147.66/cwt147.00–149.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619161.66/cwt155.00–170.501,00133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665149.50/cwt149.00–150.009948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,08013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707143.65/cwt135.00–148.001,0163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819153.12/cwt150.00–156.751,25413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328202.50/cwt202.50–202.506643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368212.24/cwt205.00–220.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427217.00/cwt217.00–217.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431176.66/cwt170.00–187.507614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483208.40/cwt201.00–229.001,0074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521188.56/cwt183.00–196.009828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576173.08/cwt166.00–177.009975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633157.00/cwt157.00–157.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683146.15/cwt137.00–155.509982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396095.00/cwt95.00–95.009121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3440124.00/cwt124.00–124.005461
Dairy Steers—Large 3577115.00/cwt115.00–115.006642
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,244117.21/cwt116.00–119.001,4584
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01580.00/cwt80.00–80.008121
Bulls——1,263113.61/cwt113.00–115.001,4353
Bulls——1,593104.55/cwt103.00–106.001,6652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99051.77/cwt43.00–59.005136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00068.12/cwt65.00–70.006813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13580.00/cwt80.00–80.009081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14574.13/cwt73.00–77.508495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25278.48/cwt78.00–79.509833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41584.62/cwt82.00–88.001,1973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67586.42/cwt84.00–89.001,4482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.