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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 244▲ 243 vs year ago 373 · +65.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 45▲ 3 vs year ago 56 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling 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 $202.18/cwt on 343 head.
Average price
$202.18
343 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692203.551,408335
Medium and Large 2-3667144.699658thin
One grade step is worth $58.86/cwt here — about $444 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 sale343 hd
202.18
—
KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd
212.91
−10.73
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—High1,939125.332,4303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,627105.021,7093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276102.301,30520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01995.0596826
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,065136.041,4494thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,073117.701,2632thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325150.001,9881thin

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)1,190$1,4001thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360258.00/cwt258.00–258.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431245.28/cwt244.00–247.001,0577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527240.98/cwt235.00–245.001,27015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527217.13/cwt211.00–221.001,1445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576223.22/cwt219.00–225.001,28612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643230.95/cwt220.00–240.501,48538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215212.50/cwt212.50–212.504572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280216.05/cwt212.50–220.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333203.33/cwt201.00–211.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386209.37/cwt200.00–217.508084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410209.49/cwt209.00–210.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419243.86/cwt240.00–246.001,0227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475232.71/cwt222.00–240.001,10518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505163.00/cwt163.00–163.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527224.52/cwt219.00–229.001,18314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541210.84/cwt210.00–211.001,1416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558218.39/cwt213.00–225.501,2198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568205.32/cwt195.00–210.001,1667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587149.83/cwt135.00–180.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636208.93/cwt205.00–216.001,32934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663204.86/cwt203.00–209.001,3587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714195.87/cwt192.00–199.751,39980
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718185.97/cwt183.00–189.001,3352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3751135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,58066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,65265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280232.41/cwt230.00–235.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332225.00/cwt225.00–225.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375239.94/cwt235.00–250.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416242.27/cwt227.50–247.501,0086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421209.69/cwt202.00–225.008835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462235.22/cwt232.50–237.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532210.39/cwt190.00–220.001,1196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733182.09/cwt177.00–187.001,3352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758178.35/cwt177.00–181.001,3523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2872155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3935133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2442
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,325150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,065136.04/cwt128.00–148.001,4494
Heifers—Select1,073117.70/cwt114.50–121.001,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4441
Bulls——1,968123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,4212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97886.54/cwt79.00–89.508467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008102.48/cwt100.00–107.001,0337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04995.67/cwt91.00–99.001,00412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21996.08/cwt93.00–99.501,1715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24588.66/cwt88.00–89.001,1043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307108.31/cwt101.00–115.501,41612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538108.53/cwt107.00–110.001,6692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.