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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 616▲ 214 vs year ago 227 · +94.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 59▲ 41 vs year ago 43 · +95.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bull 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 $224.58/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$224.58
171 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$75.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513226.791,164166
Medium and Large 2-3708151.051,0695thin
One grade step is worth $75.75/cwt here — about $95 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 sale171 hd
224.58
—
KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd
213.55
+11.03
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—Average1,696124.392,1105thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,591109.831,74711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258101.591,27823
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01291.4292515
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,075147.001,5801thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,453$1,4932thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2320117.50/cwt117.50–117.503761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367253.84/cwt244.00–262.509323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430224.00/cwt224.00–224.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481243.19/cwt234.00–249.001,17010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516210.32/cwt207.00–215.001,0854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524243.10/cwt239.00–245.001,27426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565245.17/cwt232.00–250.001,38537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574222.38/cwt219.00–225.001,2765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639234.44/cwt217.00–237.501,49814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686217.95/cwt214.00–221.001,4959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705216.20/cwt212.50–222.001,52410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273200.00/cwt200.00–200.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320219.39/cwt210.00–222.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352200.00/cwt200.00–200.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374227.39/cwt225.00–234.0085011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422209.53/cwt201.00–214.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426226.55/cwt224.00–227.0096513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479213.57/cwt200.00–218.001,02313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484227.04/cwt225.00–229.001,0999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524213.00/cwt209.00–219.001,1164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527236.58/cwt220.00–259.001,24731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562237.73/cwt220.00–240.751,33642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3597150.00/cwt150.00–150.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609227.90/cwt210.00–234.501,38821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658189.79/cwt180.00–193.001,2494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3970132.62/cwt125.00–140.001,2862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2242225.00/cwt225.00–225.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2307220.00/cwt220.00–220.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy339261.88/cwt255.00–274.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365263.04/cwt260.00–266.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470181.00/cwt181.00–181.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475216.84/cwt214.00–220.001,0307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518209.55/cwt206.00–220.001,0855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,1752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,2076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625213.47/cwt210.00–217.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662198.94/cwt193.00–202.001,3173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy815188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,075147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573118.29/cwt118.00–118.501,8612
Bulls——1,778128.45/cwt126.00–129.502,2843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92066.00/cwt66.00–66.006071
Cows—Lean 85-90%95586.24/cwt82.00–89.008246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063102.06/cwt100.00–104.001,0853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06796.34/cwt93.50–99.001,0285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21394.68/cwt91.00–98.001,1486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267106.36/cwt100.00–115.001,34815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32586.53/cwt86.00–87.001,1472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591109.83/cwt102.00–115.001,74711
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601

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.