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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and Bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.19/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$231.19

190 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$51.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	607	235.25	1,427	175
Medium and Large 2-3	531	183.83	977	15thin

One grade step is worth $51.43/cwt here — about $450 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 sale190 hd

231.19

—

KY average25 barns · 5,212 hd

230.40

+0.80

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	1,402	124.01	1,739	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,629	117.88	1,920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	107.63	1,404	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	93.91	943	8thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	660	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	229.47/cwt	229.00–230.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	217.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	244.89/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	243.21/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	254.30/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	178.71/cwt	177.50–180.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	229.05/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	221.99/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	226.83/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	240.04/cwt	239.75–245.00	1,668	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	237.27/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	255.84/cwt	255.50–256.00	1,333	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	253.78/cwt	240.00–256.50	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	213.61/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	224.01/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	232.71/cwt	225.00–247.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	208.85/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	83.46/cwt	83.00–84.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	98.45/cwt	91.00–105.00	983	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	98.35/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,225	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	117.88/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	111.87/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,458	25
Bulls	—	—	1,295	117.04/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	131.98/cwt	130.00–133.50	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	256.25/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	217.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	214.10/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	213.39/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,107	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	186.59/cwt	170.00–200.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	187.11/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	190.67/cwt	179.00–201.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	219.80/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	224.21/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	219.13/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	242.15/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	242.08/cwt	240.00–247.50	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	237.00/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	8

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 285Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 31Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	179.00	179.00
2	—	420	177.50–180.00	178.71
2	—	365	205.00–206.00	205.49
6	—	531	179.00–201.00	190.67
3	—	775	162.00	162.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	229.00–230.00	229.47
2	—	418	210.00–225.00	217.63
1	—	985	163.00	163.00
2	—	800	193.00	193.00
5	—	573	216.00–226.00	221.99
1	—	795	188.00	188.00
5	—	607	219.00–221.00	219.80
13	—	526	212.00–228.00	224.21
4	—	481	208.00–224.00	219.13
1	—	915	175.00	175.00
2	—	317	232.50	232.50
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	235.00–248.00	244.89
2	—	387	246.00	246.00
7	—	321	240.00–247.50	242.08
8	—	463	233.00–242.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	695	239.75–245.00	240.04
11	—	518	231.00–244.00	242.15
11	—	588	239.00	239.00
8	—	632	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	235.00	235.00
5	—	672	235.00–247.00	243.21
1	—	725	233.00	233.00
13	—	753	236.00–237.50	237.27
13	—	521	255.50–256.00	255.84
6	—	581	240.00–256.50	253.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	244.00–257.00	254.30
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
1	—	300	252.50	252.50
2	—	420	250.00–252.00	251.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	194.00	194.00
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	223.00–235.00	229.05
2	—	518	220.00–234.00	226.83
1	—	820	209.00	209.00
1	—	620	223.00	223.00
4	—	760	201.00–218.00	213.61
1	—	715	220.00	220.00
4	—	679	216.00–230.00	224.01
3	—	311	225.00–247.50	232.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	209.00	209.00
4	—	663	207.00–212.50	208.85
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	730	201.00	201.00
2	—	488	210.00–225.00	217.54
3	—	577	210.00–221.00	214.10
15	—	519	208.00–229.00	213.39
1	—	325	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	255.00	255.00
1	—	320	255.00	255.00
4	—	405	250.00–262.50	256.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	182.00	182.00
3	—	522	170.00–200.00	186.59
1	—	785	181.00	181.00
2	—	683	181.00–193.00	187.11
2	—	372	208.00	208.00
1	—	440	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	83.00–84.00	83.46
2	—	1,075	109.00–110.00	109.52
3	—	998	91.00–105.00	98.45
1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	91.00–104.00	98.35
1	—	1,415	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,595	89.00	89.00
25	—	1,303	105.00–120.00	111.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	113.00–123.00	117.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,295	115.00–118.50	117.04
2	—	1,518	130.00–133.50	131.98

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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