Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady-3.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold steady with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.81/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$123.81

85 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

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	524	126.12	660	77
Medium and Large 2-3	458	101.50	465	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $195 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 sale85 hd

123.81

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

125.03

−1.22

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	1,765	75.03	1,324	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	46.71	563	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	89.96/cwt	80.00–100.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.35/cwt	105.00–118.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	124.97/cwt	116.00–128.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.59/cwt	126.00–139.50	797	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	737.02/cwt	700.00–785.00	7,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.46/cwt	118.00–131.00	722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.52/cwt	137.00–149.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.13/cwt	122.50–142.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.32/cwt	141.00–155.00	668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.43/cwt	127.50–138.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.62/cwt	125.00–137.00	614	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	126.54/cwt	123.00–130.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.53/cwt	117.00–130.00	485	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	48.76/cwt	48.00–49.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	78.04/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	42.61/cwt	41.50–44.00	477	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 771Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
4	—	703	116.00–128.00	124.97
7	—	579	126.00–139.50	137.59
6	—	431	137.00–149.00	144.52
9	—	466	141.00–155.00	143.32
2	—	658	123.00–130.00	126.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
12	—	527	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	94.00	94.00
2	—	425	115.00–131.00	123.38
17	—	571	118.00–131.00	126.46
2	—	627	119.00	119.00
4	—	732	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
5	—	680	110.00–117.00	114.39
18	—	470	125.00–137.00	130.62
13	—	380	117.00–130.00	127.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	85.00	85.00
1	—	930	76.00	76.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
4	—	320	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	80.00–100.00	89.96
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	970	76.00	76.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	146.00	146.00
7	—	619	110.00–120.00	117.42
6	—	670	105.00–118.00	113.35
5	—	372	122.50–142.00	133.13
8	—	533	133.00	133.00
4	—	470	127.50–138.00	135.43
1	—	595	115.00	115.00

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)	3	—	1,033	700.00–785.00	737.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	490.00	490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	48.00–49.00	48.76
2	—	1,120	41.50–44.00	42.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	75.00–80.00	78.04
1	—	1,370	69.00	69.00

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