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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 2
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
185 vs last sale 454 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
10 vs last sale 32 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 2 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.54/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$121.54
123 head · 616 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.64
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614122.47752116
Medium and Large 2-3643106.146827thin
One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $70 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 sale123 hd
121.54
KY average29 barns · 6,218 hd
128.18
−6.64
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
BullsHigh2,015106.632,1493thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35962.3784712
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00861.876246thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,01095.009601thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443143.49/cwt141.00–146.006362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2744128.12/cwt124.00–128.5095312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540132.48/cwt130.00–138.007154
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627141.50/cwt141.50–141.508872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy401160.00/cwt160.00–160.006423
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585117.48/cwt115.00–120.006872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727132.33/cwt131.00–132.7596210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy525150.25/cwt150.25–150.257895
SteersMedium and Large 2-3835104.50/cwt104.00–105.008732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added843124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,05010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430145.64/cwt133.00–151.006267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515127.52/cwt124.00–130.0065718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2886109.50/cwt109.50–109.509707
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714115.71/cwt107.00–119.0082618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581123.22/cwt119.00–125.007168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290139.00/cwt139.00–139.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485133.89/cwt128.00–135.5064922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684112.57/cwt105.00–116.007709
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310132.50/cwt132.50–132.504111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465107.00/cwt107.00–107.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2781118.50/cwt118.50–118.5092510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675101.00/cwt101.00–101.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377099.00/cwt99.00–99.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615115.99/cwt110.00–117.5071311
HeifersSelect and Choice1,01095.00/cwt95.00–95.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824106.50/cwt106.50–106.508785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380148.68/cwt148.00–149.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678142.00/cwt142.00–142.0096319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622131.64/cwt126.00–138.008197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570136.72/cwt132.00–145.0077912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328135.48/cwt135.00–136.004442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495124.00/cwt124.00–124.006141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,5001
CowsLean 85-90%99867.08/cwt61.00–73.006693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26758.52/cwt56.50–59.507413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38963.65/cwt60.00–65.008849
CowsLean 85-90%82552.00/cwt52.00–52.004291
CowsLean 85-90%1,11559.00/cwt59.00–59.006582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518120.00/cwt119.00–121.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2818102.49/cwt99.00–106.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Bulls2,015106.63/cwt100.00–110.502,1493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt124.00–128.007886
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530134.12/cwt132.00–135.007119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925102.00/cwt102.00–102.009441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425137.00/cwt137.00–137.005821

How this sale compares

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.