Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 2.00-3.00 Higher. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.64/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$112.64

73 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.81

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	623	115.07	717	57
Medium and Large 2-3	524	103.99	545	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $172 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 sale73 hd

112.64

—

KY average26 barns · 5,519 hd

132.45

−19.81

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	68.37	1,020	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	65.31	830	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	50.50	611	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	70.81/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,121	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	69.64/cwt	68.00–71.00	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	96.18/cwt	85.00–100.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.20/cwt	114.00–125.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.73/cwt	115.00–132.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	119.88/cwt	112.50–125.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	107.50/cwt	105.50–109.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	117.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	108.39/cwt	108.00–110.00	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.86/cwt	100.00–108.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	112.60/cwt	111.00–116.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	118.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	119.44/cwt	116.00–125.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	117.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	123.39/cwt	118.00–128.00	570	5

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Mon Jul 29, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 2.00-3.00 Higher. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	69.50–72.00	70.81
1	—	1,310	63.50	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	68.00–71.00	69.64
2	—	1,308	59.00–61.00	59.98
1	—	1,010	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	50.50	50.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	85.00–100.00	96.18
9	—	578	114.00–125.00	120.20
4	—	516	115.00–129.00	123.57
7	—	781	105.50–109.00	107.50
7	—	672	118.00	118.00
5	—	715	100.00–108.00	104.86
5	—	465	120.00–123.00	121.81
5	—	426	116.00–125.00	119.44
11	—	616	110.00–119.00	117.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	91.50	91.50
5	—	422	108.00–110.00	108.39
4	—	381	111.00–116.00	112.60
2	—	595	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
13	—	665	115.00–132.00	126.73
10	—	649	137.50	137.50
6	—	528	126.00–134.00	127.34
4	—	579	133.00–140.00	135.24
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	112.50–125.00	119.88
2	—	568	120.00–126.00	122.96
2	—	368	110.00–125.00	117.76
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
11	—	609	115.00–124.00	118.92
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
5	—	462	118.00–128.00	123.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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