Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. 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 $105.72/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$105.72

42 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.22

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	494	110.77	547	31
Medium and Large 2-3	532	91.50	487	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $60 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 sale42 hd

105.72

—

KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd

118.95

−13.22

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	1,988	82.75	1,645	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	56.83	759	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	47.00	418	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	111.64/cwt	105.00–117.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	113.53/cwt	108.00–123.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	141.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.50/cwt	106.00–115.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.09/cwt	107.00–122.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	219	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,426	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	604	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	85.91/cwt	80.00–89.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	107.71/cwt	104.50–118.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	87.63/cwt	80.00–95.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.64/cwt	130.00–141.00	523	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	87.50	87.50
1	—	290	85.00	85.00
1	—	225	97.50	97.50
4	—	621	80.00–95.00	87.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	105.00–117.00	111.64
6	—	468	108.00–123.00	113.53
4	—	415	111.00–115.00	113.02
4	—	381	105.00–114.00	109.53
9	—	574	104.50–118.00	107.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	80.00	80.00
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
3	—	423	80.00–89.00	85.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
6	—	584	110.00–120.00	113.23
4	—	503	112.00	112.00
2	—	402	131.00	131.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	620	87.50	87.50
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	135.00–137.00	135.68
3	—	437	139.00–142.00	141.02
3	—	263	127.50–128.00	127.67
2	—	785	106.00–115.00	110.50
8	—	633	107.00–122.00	120.09
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
6	—	483	124.00–126.00	124.99
6	—	380	130.00–141.00	137.64
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	57.00	57.00
1	—	320	44.00	44.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	680.00	680.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,895	79.50	79.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	56.00–57.00	56.50
1	—	1,255	57.50	57.50

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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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle