Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 18
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
22 vs last sale 73 32 vs year ago 83 · 38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
9 vs last sale 1 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
0 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to light non reported run. However, feeder cattle sold strong with good fresh offering. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.01/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$116.01
29 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.02
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556116.0164529
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 sale29 hd
116.01
KY average28 barns · 6,656 hd
119.03
−3.02
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
BullsAverage1,20077.009241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50547.507151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16342.754972thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98737.193674thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50547.50/cwt47.50–47.507151
CowsLean 85-90%1,05328.87/cwt28.00–30.003042
CowsLean 85-90%91044.00/cwt44.00–44.004001
CowsLean 85-90%93047.00/cwt47.00–47.004371
Bulls1,20077.00/cwt77.00–77.009241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02044.00/cwt44.00–44.004491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530131.53/cwt130.00–133.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490125.36/cwt120.00–128.006143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382140.00/cwt140.00–140.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2591119.02/cwt116.00–120.0070310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-273597.00/cwt97.00–97.007135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377121.07/cwt115.00–124.004565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30541.50/cwt41.50–41.505421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2557133.00/cwt133.00–133.007412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,8361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525120.23/cwt115.00–123.006313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719117.00/cwt117.00–117.008416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480139.00/cwt139.00–139.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315121.00/cwt121.00–121.003811

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.