Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good 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 $106.32/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$106.32

70 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.05

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	542	106.91	580	67
Medium and Large 2-3	663	95.50	633	2thin
Large 1-2	740	88.00	651	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale70 hd

106.32

—

KY average29 barns · 7,147 hd

120.37

−14.05

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	1,830	79.75	1,459	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	53.65	849	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	41.78	530	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	39.00	439	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	117.23/cwt	110.00–123.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	83.10/cwt	78.00–88.00	640	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	109.44/cwt	103.00–114.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	107.51/cwt	102.00–115.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	108.04/cwt	96.00–115.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	104.15/cwt	102.00–113.00	503	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	107.29/cwt	104.00–115.00	613	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	125.31/cwt	115.00–135.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	606.49/cwt	560.00–640.00	6,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	43.04/cwt	41.50–45.50	546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	53.65/cwt	53.00–55.00	849	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	439	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year 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
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	99.00	99.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
2	—	395	119.00	119.00
4	—	486	110.00–123.00	117.23
6	—	433	113.00–115.00	113.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	945	78.00	78.00
2	—	770	78.00–88.00	83.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	109.00–112.00	110.50
5	—	671	103.00–114.00	109.44
8	—	521	102.00–115.00	107.51
8	—	608	96.00–115.00	108.04
18	—	483	102.00–113.00	104.15
24	—	571	104.00–115.00	107.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
2	—	692	121.00	121.00
3	—	711	122.00	122.00
6	—	566	125.00	125.00
6	—	633	120.00–126.00	122.14
9	—	537	115.00–135.00	125.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	97.00	97.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	560.00–640.00	606.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,845	76.50	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	38.00	38.00
3	—	1,268	41.50–45.50	43.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	53.00–55.00	53.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	39.00	39.00

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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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