Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2020-05-11

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, May 11
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
8 vs last sale 26 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
2 vs last sale 1 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady with light test, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.98/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$137.98
12 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561137.9877412thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
137.98
KY average26 barns · 4,937 hd
130.53
+7.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,66886.501,4422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22552.506431thin

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320133.00/cwt133.00–133.004261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2210129.00/cwt129.00–129.002712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420140.86/cwt137.00–145.005922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381133.18/cwt121.00–140.005074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375145.47/cwt145.00–146.005462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460137.53/cwt135.00–140.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561143.68/cwt140.00–145.008064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473127.58/cwt123.00–130.006033
Bulls1,54583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2821
Bulls1,79090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22552.50/cwt52.50–52.506431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007542

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.