Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. 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 $105.67/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$105.67

77 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.88

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	516	108.55	560	65
Medium and Large 2-3	483	90.04	434	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $126 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 sale77 hd

105.67

—

KY average28 barns · 9,981 hd

120.54

−14.88

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	—	Average	1,835	73.50	1,349	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	49.50	760	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	41.89	543	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	33.00	353	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2Fancy	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	121.94/cwt	110.00–135.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	107.19/cwt	105.00–114.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	104.49/cwt	102.00–114.00	545	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.01/cwt	115.00–130.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	84.93/cwt	80.00–90.00	317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	107.63/cwt	104.00–112.00	618	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	43.75/cwt	41.50–46.50	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	107.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	94.87/cwt	91.00–99.00	299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.81/cwt	118.00–135.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	113.46/cwt	109.00–116.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	36.29/cwt	33.50–39.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	114.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	6

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	900	88.00	88.00
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
6	—	432	118.00–135.00	126.81
7	—	529	109.00–116.00	113.46
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
10	—	569	110.00–117.00	114.61
3	—	455	130.00–135.00	133.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	315	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	99.00	99.00
1	—	920	60.00	60.00
5	—	545	106.00	106.00
3	—	362	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	120.00–130.00	126.86
8	—	617	115.00–125.00	118.76
9	—	483	110.00–135.00	121.94
9	—	716	110.00–121.00	119.75
4	—	652	115.00	115.00
7	—	571	115.00–130.00	125.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	136.00	136.00
6	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	105.00–114.00	107.19
25	—	522	102.00–114.00	104.49
1	—	285	104.00	104.00
2	—	452	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	104.00	104.00
2	—	795	112.00	112.00
9	—	574	104.00–112.00	107.63
6	—	388	105.00–108.00	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	88.00	88.00
3	—	606	95.00	95.00
4	—	373	80.00–90.00	84.93
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
2	—	315	91.00–99.00	94.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	126.00	126.00
2	—	647	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	73.00–74.00	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	33.00	33.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	41.50–46.50	43.75
2	—	1,225	33.50–39.00	36.29

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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