Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Comparison to last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.19/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$108.19

62 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

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	469	111.51	523	44
Medium and Large 2-3	469	100.07	469	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $54 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 sale62 hd

108.19

—

KY average27 barns · 6,465 hd

123.28

−15.09

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
Bulls	—	High	1,479	81.44	1,205	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	59.00	779	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	53.23	569	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	46.50	400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.37/cwt	114.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	122.60/cwt	115.00–127.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	131.85/cwt	120.00–143.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	100.11/cwt	99.00–106.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	103.72/cwt	103.00–105.00	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	115.47/cwt	112.00–125.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.19/cwt	113.00–119.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	96.05/cwt	88.00–104.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	54.64/cwt	51.00–57.50	586	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	90.23/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	70.88/cwt	65.00–77.00	904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	133.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	94.04/cwt	85.00–102.50	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	121.91/cwt	117.00–127.50	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	110.08/cwt	110.00–111.00	468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	121.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	4

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No Comparison to last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	127.00–129.00	128.01
3	—	371	139.00	139.00
2	—	327	143.00	143.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
7	—	550	121.00–125.00	121.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	114.00–125.00	120.37
4	—	464	120.00–143.00	131.85
3	—	275	120.00–125.00	121.73
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
6	—	538	112.00–125.00	115.47
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
5	—	332	120.00–140.00	133.05
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
4	—	605	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	127.00	127.00
7	—	385	115.00–127.00	122.60
1	—	670	99.00	99.00
9	—	486	107.00	107.00
6	—	639	99.00–106.00	100.11
4	—	518	113.00–119.00	116.19
2	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	273	117.00–127.50	121.91
12	—	425	110.00–111.00	110.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	102.00	102.00
6	—	565	100.00	100.00
3	—	318	103.00–105.00	103.72
2	—	413	88.00–104.00	96.05
2	—	383	85.00–102.50	94.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	51.00–57.50	54.64
1	—	1,055	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	43.00	43.00
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	89.50–91.00	90.23
2	—	1,275	65.00–77.00	70.88
1	—	1,425	85.00	85.00

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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