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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 20
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 441▲ 342 vs year ago 141 · +242.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 84▲ 62 vs year ago 26 · +238.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady except for 500-600 lb heifers they were 6.00-10.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering, Moderate to 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 $202.82/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$202.82
174 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586207.731,217150
Medium and Large 2-3426172.1073324
One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $484 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 sale174 hd
202.82
—
KY average25 barns · 6,023 hd
212.00
−9.19
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—Average1,600111.251,7802thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,554108.041,6795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,296100.791,30622
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05190.6795317

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)1,140$1,2912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9882thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,5923thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384231.98/cwt230.00–238.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421254.19/cwt251.00–259.501,07043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425221.58/cwt219.00–226.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468218.98/cwt218.00–220.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471237.77/cwt235.00–243.001,1207
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,27517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565231.61/cwt230.00–232.001,3095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595221.00/cwt219.00–223.001,3152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616238.22/cwt231.00–254.001,46724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626216.51/cwt215.00–218.001,3554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663226.97/cwt225.00–231.001,5054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793209.00/cwt208.00–210.001,6572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230180.43/cwt170.00–190.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273185.48/cwt177.50–192.505062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285207.58/cwt203.00–212.505922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316166.96/cwt155.00–192.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321225.00/cwt225.00–225.0072213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382176.34/cwt171.00–181.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385214.00/cwt214.00–214.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403213.05/cwt210.00–219.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406135.00/cwt135.00–135.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440222.51/cwt222.00–223.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465175.48/cwt170.00–186.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469228.81/cwt220.00–232.001,07312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485204.62/cwt197.00–217.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505218.62/cwt216.00–221.001,1048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509203.53/cwt200.00–209.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515175.16/cwt150.00–187.509025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572203.15/cwt190.00–209.001,1627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574224.21/cwt219.00–230.001,28715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620211.88/cwt206.00–225.001,31428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633197.65/cwt181.00–200.001,25110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677191.72/cwt184.00–199.001,29810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710174.27/cwt170.00–177.001,2373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723198.63/cwt196.00–200.001,43612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770169.26/cwt168.00–170.001,3034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255214.02/cwt200.00–227.505462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300221.67/cwt220.00–222.506653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312245.00/cwt245.00–245.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345172.50/cwt172.50–172.505951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365191.00/cwt191.00–191.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395221.00/cwt221.00–221.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418189.27/cwt184.00–195.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464209.92/cwt200.00–220.009744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473183.09/cwt174.00–194.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500162.50/cwt145.00–180.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516210.36/cwt200.00–220.001,08511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556213.46/cwt210.00–220.001,1875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625220.12/cwt215.00–231.001,3764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718184.48/cwt181.00–188.001,3254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785175.77/cwt170.00–179.001,3804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2511
Bulls——2,020116.50/cwt116.50–116.502,3531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999105.27/cwt101.00–109.501,0525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05576.27/cwt74.00–78.008054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07992.92/cwt90.00–96.001,0034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08384.56/cwt80.00–89.009164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28096.38/cwt95.00–99.001,2344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284107.14/cwt102.00–113.001,37614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554108.04/cwt101.00–115.001,6795
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4571,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000988.06/head975.00–1,000.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,290.66/head1,275.00–1,310.001,2912

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.