Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.89/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$106.89

57 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.03

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	531	108.41	576	49
Medium and Large 2-3	532	97.62	519	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $56 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 sale57 hd

106.89

—

KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd

121.92

−15.03

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	1,815	82.50	1,497	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	48.00	876	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	43.28	508	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	36.00	414	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	111.24/cwt	108.00–120.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	91.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.48/cwt	106.00–118.50	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	105.90/cwt	103.00–115.00	557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	94.48/cwt	91.00–98.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	126.93/cwt	121.00–130.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	111.76/cwt	100.00–115.00	526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	123.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	74.33/cwt	73.00–75.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	107.24/cwt	104.00–110.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.91/cwt	115.00–136.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	417	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	43.97/cwt	41.00–47.00	532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	876	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	123.00–126.00	124.75
7	—	537	108.00–120.00	111.24
4	—	417	115.00–120.00	118.76
6	—	554	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
6	—	365	118.00–126.00	123.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	90.00–96.00	91.98
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
3	—	878	73.00–75.00	74.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	106.00	106.00
6	—	623	106.00–118.50	116.48
15	—	526	103.00–115.00	105.90
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
11	—	471	100.00–115.00	111.76
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
9	—	425	104.00–110.00	107.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	91.00–98.00	94.48
1	—	535	88.00	88.00
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
4	—	606	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	98.50	98.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
3	—	381	121.00–130.00	126.93
14	—	719	124.50	124.50
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
11	—	569	124.00–133.00	130.66
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
10	—	465	115.00–136.00	132.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	40.50	40.50
4	—	1,209	41.00–47.00	43.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	82.50	82.50

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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