Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
598 vs last sale 155 598 vs year ago 155 · +385.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
29 vs last sale 7 29 vs year ago 7 · +414.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to july 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.39/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$223.39
334 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587227.261,334305
Medium and Large 2-3535182.6797729
One grade step is worth $44.59/cwt here — about $357 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 sale334 hd
223.39
KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd
214.74
+8.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,848121.782,2504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480124.001,8351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,319104.571,37916
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03694.6198112

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350187.50/cwt187.50–187.506562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650242.80/cwt235.00–248.001,5785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625253.62/cwt243.00–256.001,58525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714214.75/cwt213.00–219.001,5337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576264.32/cwt251.00–269.501,52217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,0222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy358250.11/cwt240.00–255.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631203.00/cwt193.00–213.001,28119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381214.49/cwt200.00–226.0081716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400232.50/cwt232.50–232.509301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508238.35/cwt224.00–244.001,21119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added704225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,58810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2751187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576235.64/cwt225.00–240.001,35732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476214.43/cwt200.00–221.001,0216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3718162.35/cwt157.00–169.001,1663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3617181.39/cwt160.00–188.001,1195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413257.27/cwt244.00–259.001,06316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy461255.20/cwt245.00–262.001,17613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635208.72/cwt203.00–216.001,3253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added736238.99/cwt235.00–243.001,75989
SteersMedium and Large 1-2387222.50/cwt222.50–222.508612
Dairy SteersLarge 3805142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1432
Dairy SteersLarge 3485119.00/cwt119.00–119.005771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added784229.55/cwt227.50–230.001,80079
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519245.48/cwt242.00–255.001,2746
BullsMedium and Large 1-2883170.49/cwt170.00–171.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753201.50/cwt200.00–203.001,5172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580216.47/cwt200.00–228.001,25615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy481234.05/cwt233.00–236.001,12612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385259.04/cwt245.00–262.509975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy318237.44/cwt235.00–240.007552
CowsLean 85-90%87071.00/cwt71.00–71.006181
CowsLean 85-90%1,06086.05/cwt84.00–88.009122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307106.79/cwt102.00–111.001,39614
CowsLean 85-90%1,099105.08/cwt102.00–107.501,1554
CowsLean 85-90%1,01094.39/cwt92.00–97.009535
Bulls1,958118.39/cwt117.50–119.002,3182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3871
Bulls1,738125.16/cwt122.00–129.002,1752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2905147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2337215.00/cwt210.00–222.507253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421221.55/cwt210.00–225.009335
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265187.50/cwt187.50–187.504971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2542222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481222.18/cwt202.50–230.001,0697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623215.32/cwt215.00–216.001,3413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333176.90/cwt170.00–190.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290172.50/cwt172.50–172.505001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3467196.00/cwt196.00–196.009157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375235.53/cwt235.00–237.508835
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714188.82/cwt187.00–190.001,3485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670200.70/cwt194.00–207.501,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524206.28/cwt200.00–221.001,08112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432209.10/cwt200.00–220.009038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy429235.59/cwt226.00–240.001,0119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305239.00/cwt239.00–239.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy357230.00/cwt230.00–230.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658176.00/cwt173.00–181.001,1584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2742182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573194.07/cwt191.00–197.001,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3538180.56/cwt176.00–185.009712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433187.46/cwt185.00–190.008122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638234.85/cwt234.85–234.851,498150

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.