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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 27
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
← Jun 20Jun 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 483▼ 207 vs year ago 640 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 88▼ 3 vs year ago 54 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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 $216.53/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$216.53
159 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520222.831,159143
Medium and Large 2-3528160.2484516thin
One grade step is worth $62.59/cwt here — about $313 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 sale159 hd
216.53
—
KY average24 barns · 5,749 hd
211.21
+5.32
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—Low1,623116.951,8986thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,613110.841,7882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,283100.441,28828
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02481.5583510

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,5512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$1,5854thin

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 1-2333219.49/cwt218.00–221.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385188.53/cwt187.50–192.507265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421236.91/cwt229.00–244.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422182.50/cwt182.50–182.507702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461242.82/cwt235.00–253.001,11914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506215.97/cwt206.00–220.001,0935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525248.95/cwt242.00–251.001,30712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564243.34/cwt229.00–253.001,37222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567214.27/cwt203.00–226.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634238.06/cwt235.00–248.001,50914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678203.47/cwt200.00–206.001,3808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,76014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831188.97/cwt184.00–194.001,5704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926190.72/cwt180.00–196.001,7666
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345212.50/cwt212.50–212.507331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358208.94/cwt200.00–218.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360142.50/cwt142.50–142.505131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394234.63/cwt230.00–250.0092414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442237.44/cwt236.00–238.001,04914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466234.49/cwt223.00–245.001,09330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471212.77/cwt202.50–221.001,0027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477162.04/cwt147.00–185.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518181.54/cwt173.00–190.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521232.34/cwt220.00–243.001,21023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537218.32/cwt209.00–219.501,17216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573159.04/cwt158.00–160.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574232.97/cwt230.00–235.001,33710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579210.34/cwt200.00–219.001,2187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3881140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323235.35/cwt235.00–236.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350238.00/cwt238.00–238.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380221.00/cwt221.00–221.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414234.29/cwt230.00–244.009708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423222.11/cwt208.00–227.009407
Bulls—Small 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469238.00/cwt232.00–240.001,1168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477219.77/cwt210.00–223.001,0484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519219.43/cwt215.00–225.001,13913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557154.00/cwt154.00–154.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715197.29/cwt194.00–199.001,4113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3621
Bulls——1,465109.43/cwt109.00–110.001,6032
Bulls——1,833126.27/cwt120.00–132.502,3153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98574.35/cwt68.00–78.507325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03592.00/cwt92.00–92.009522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08086.57/cwt84.00–88.009353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24995.91/cwt92.00–99.001,1987
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285105.66/cwt100.00–109.001,35817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33186.16/cwt82.00–89.001,1474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613110.84/cwt109.00–112.501,7882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,550.84/head1,325.00–1,700.001,5512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,584.92/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5854

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.