Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes and Very good demand for weaned packages of 600 lb heifers and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.28/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$253.28

143 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$808

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

$61.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.98

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	652	253.71	1,655	142
Medium and Large 2-3	440	192.50	847	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.21/cwt here — about $808 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 sale143 hd

253.28

—

KY average26 barns · 3,370 hd

243.30

+9.98

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	—	High	1,798	133.33	2,397	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	118.23	1,861	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	114.53	1,528	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	103.46	1,066	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	211.22/cwt	199.00–224.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	255.01/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	242.29/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	247.90/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	168.82/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	255.53/cwt	252.50–260.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	207.57/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	257.31/cwt	253.50–265.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	256.04/cwt	252.50–260.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	255.46/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	258.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,608	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	258.63/cwt	235.00–259.95	1,893	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	223.81/cwt	212.50–235.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	215.59/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	133.33/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,397	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	118.23/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,861	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	114.53/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,528	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	95.10/cwt	91.00–98.00	924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	241.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	218.99/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	215.12/cwt	212.50–217.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	237.20/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	224.53/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	238.17/cwt	232.50–244.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	276	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	168.47/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	210.68/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,420	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	244.42/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	175.80/cwt	148.00–190.00	1,065	3

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

Tue Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 495Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	199.00–224.00	211.22
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
6	—	766	203.50	203.50
1	—	430	229.00	229.00
6	—	483	217.50–230.00	224.53
1	—	510	221.00	221.00
10	—	674	205.00–214.50	210.68
1	—	220	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	236.00–249.00	242.29
7	—	588	253.50	253.50
6	—	531	240.00–249.00	244.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	162.00–176.00	168.82
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
2	—	723	161.00–176.00	168.47
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
3	—	606	148.00–190.00	175.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	240.00–242.00	241.65
3	—	495	245.00	245.00
2	—	375	232.50–244.00	238.17
3	—	276	245.00	245.00
1	—	315	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	261.00	261.00
4	—	414	240.00–277.00	255.01
5	—	332	252.50–260.00	255.53
3	—	263	252.50–260.00	256.04
6	—	488	255.00–258.00	255.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	244.00–257.00	247.90
3	—	563	253.50–265.00	257.31
8	—	674	247.00	247.00
1	—	760	234.00	234.00
16	—	623	245.00–265.00	258.07
76	—	732	235.00–259.95	258.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	193.00–211.00	207.57
1	—	855	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	242.50	242.50
1	—	910	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	220.00	220.00
2	—	438	212.50–235.00	223.81
1	—	290	237.50	237.50
1	—	395	223.00	223.00
4	—	522	211.00–220.00	215.59
4	—	682	222.00	222.00
2	—	638	217.00–221.00	218.99
2	—	325	212.50–217.50	215.12
5	—	467	237.00–238.00	237.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	252.50	252.50
1	—	625	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	178.00	178.00
1	—	520	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,798	127.00–138.00	133.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	109.00–126.00	118.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,334	105.00–123.00	114.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	116.00	116.00
3	—	972	91.00–98.00	95.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle