Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $105.59/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$105.59

70 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.74

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	513	107.85	554	63
Medium and Large 2-3	659	85.22	562	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about −$8 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

105.59

—

KY average27 barns · 5,671 hd

118.33

−12.74

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	—	Low	1,418	73.19	1,038	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	44.47	662	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	42.30	533	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	35.50	390	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Full	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	107.68/cwt	102.00–118.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	117.89/cwt	112.50–123.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	112.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	114.17/cwt	105.00–126.00	360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	108.48/cwt	105.00–123.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	105.39/cwt	102.00–118.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.11/cwt	117.00–133.50	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	115.40/cwt	104.00–118.00	499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	82.52/cwt	74.00–94.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.78/cwt	114.00–134.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.77/cwt	115.00–140.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	43.06/cwt	41.50–44.50	537	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	77.29/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,179	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	44.47/cwt	44.00–45.00	662	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
2	—	707	98.00	98.00
12	—	477	102.00–118.00	107.68
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	292	109.00	109.00
11	—	581	105.00–123.00	108.48
14	—	529	102.00–118.00	105.39
1	—	235	102.50	102.50
1	—	835	94.00	94.00
3	—	658	108.50	108.50
14	—	432	104.00–118.00	115.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	87.00	87.00
1	—	780	86.00	86.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	96.00	96.00
3	—	617	74.00–94.00	82.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	112.50–123.00	117.89
7	—	577	125.00–134.00	126.25
4	—	610	117.00–133.50	125.11
3	—	477	114.00–134.00	125.78
8	—	529	115.00–140.00	127.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	93.00	93.00
3	—	476	110.00–114.00	112.61
11	—	520	113.00–120.00	116.66
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
3	—	315	105.00–126.00	114.17
4	—	557	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
2	—	905	69.00	69.00
3	—	625	108.00–112.00	110.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	38.50	38.50
5	—	1,246	41.50–44.50	43.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,180	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	44.00–45.00	44.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,525	75.00–79.50	77.29

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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