Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeders sold with good to very good demand on a mostly high quality offering with the most price increase on the weaned pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.35/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$229.35

182 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$38.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

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	569	232.74	1,323	166
Medium and Large 2-3	501	194.27	974	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $350 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 sale182 hd

229.35

—

KY average27 barns · 6,707 hd

231.36

−2.01

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	1,930	131.47	2,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	113.43	1,793	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	106.19	1,319	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	85.74	828	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	131.60	1,573	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,504	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	617	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	221.13/cwt	214.00–224.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	224.39/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	204.50/cwt	201.00–208.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	200.79/cwt	200.00–202.50	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	221.96/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	187.49/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	258.81/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,258	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	239.45/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,386	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	221.50/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	273.00/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	250.71/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,592	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	258.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	232.44/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	249.18/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,445	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	198.71/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	259.00/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	258.26/cwt	257.00–260.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	253.60/cwt	250.00–257.50	819	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	131.60/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	82.27/cwt	79.00–85.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	92.69/cwt	88.00–98.00	925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	106.32/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,651	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	119.12/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	97.22/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,229	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	112.04/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,389	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	133.20/cwt	131.50–135.00	2,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,503.96/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	257.34/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,212	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	237.67/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	229.02/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	208.00/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	208.04/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	207.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	220.95/cwt	220.50–221.50	1,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	216.63/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	246.29/cwt	233.00–256.00	1,032	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	244.30/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,292	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	226.93/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,409	19

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 376Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	209.00	209.00
2	—	485	201.00–208.00	204.50
3	—	332	200.00–202.50	200.79
1	—	670	183.00	183.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
3	—	763	158.00–160.00	159.34
2	—	285	207.00–210.00	208.50
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
1	—	405	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	214.00–224.00	221.13
3	—	478	221.00–229.00	224.39
2	—	323	225.00	225.00
7	—	572	214.00–229.00	221.96
11	—	788	181.00–200.00	187.49
2	—	685	221.00–222.00	221.50
2	—	533	229.00	229.00
19	—	621	223.00–228.00	226.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	230.00–240.00	235.14
18	—	579	232.00–249.00	239.45
11	—	710	220.50–221.50	220.95
11	—	677	231.00	231.00
41	—	529	234.00–251.00	244.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	419	233.00–256.00	246.29
11	—	464	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	241.50	241.50
5	—	714	234.00	234.00
30	—	635	239.00–253.00	250.71
16	—	756	236.50	236.50
9	—	523	250.00–265.00	258.52
19	—	580	240.00–256.00	249.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	486	245.00–267.00	258.81
1	—	325	270.00	270.00
3	—	375	277.50	277.50
3	—	445	269.00–275.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	203.00	203.00
1	—	480	202.50	202.50
1	—	400	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
7	—	677	231.00–233.00	232.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	194.00–208.00	198.71
1	—	885	162.00	162.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
3	—	465	227.00–233.00	229.02
1	—	510	227.00	227.00
6	—	732	199.00	199.00
6	—	623	200.00–220.00	210.12
4	—	664	204.00–211.00	208.00
5	—	560	210.00–227.00	216.63
1	—	805	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	241.00	241.00
1	—	265	270.00	270.00
5	—	418	253.00–265.00	259.00
4	—	363	257.00–260.00	258.26
2	—	323	250.00–257.50	253.60
12	—	471	247.00–264.00	257.34
7	—	513	231.00–249.00	237.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	187.50	187.50
2	—	518	205.00–211.00	208.04
2	—	220	200.00–215.00	207.16
1	—	575	181.00	181.00
1	—	390	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	126.00–138.00	131.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	79.00–85.00	82.27
2	—	998	88.00–98.00	92.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	101.00–110.00	106.32
5	—	1,603	114.00–122.00	119.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	94.00–102.00	97.22
14	—	1,240	105.00–118.00	112.04
1	—	1,110	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,075	131.50–135.00	133.20
1	—	1,640	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,503.96

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Heifers · 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

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