Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady; Slaughter bulls not tested. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with light 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 $103.63/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$103.63

24 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

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	591	104.96	621	21
Medium and Large 2-3	495	94.33	467	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $154 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 sale24 hd

103.63

—

KY average14 barns · 1,579 hd

117.28

−13.65

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	45.65	582	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	108.99/cwt	100.00–113.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.98/cwt	121.00–137.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	109.91/cwt	107.00–113.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.45/cwt	125.00–129.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	45.65/cwt	41.00–49.50	582	2

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last 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
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
2	—	392	129.00	129.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
12	—	579	100.00–113.00	108.99
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
3	—	766	97.50	97.50
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
2	—	418	107.00–113.00	109.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	124.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	746	119.50	119.50
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	121.00–137.00	130.98
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	119.50	119.50
7	—	531	125.00–129.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	99.00	99.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	41.00–49.50	45.65

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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