Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: A lighter test was recorded due to higher than normal temperatures. Local interest in light weight feeder cattle kept the market fairly steady through all classes of cattle under 400 lbs. Feeder steers and heifers over 400 lbs were down, and down sharply in some instances due to very limited interest in moving cattle in the heat. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.09/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$224.09

104 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$38.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	510	229.28	1,170	90
Medium and Large 2-3	539	190.67	1,027	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.61/cwt here — about $143 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 sale104 hd

224.09

—

KY average25 barns · 4,689 hd

227.02

−2.93

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	1,542	128.96	1,989	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	111.16	1,662	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	105.74	1,349	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	89.33	950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	529	225.81/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	191.97/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	215.78/cwt	215.00–217.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	232.94/cwt	229.50–234.00	1,353	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	205.89/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	232.10/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	243.80/cwt	232.00–245.50	1,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	219.84/cwt	210.00–225.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	232.25/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	222.47/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,373	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	207.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	262.83/cwt	257.50–270.00	846	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	242	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	259.38/cwt	257.50–260.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	786	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	114.07/cwt	112.50–117.00	1,714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	108.25/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	105.00/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,362	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	95.66/cwt	93.00–98.00	942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	94.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,131	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	114.14/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,448	7
Bulls	—	—	1,602	133.67/cwt	132.00–136.50	2,141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	121.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	205.95/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	243.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	224.09/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,161	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	232.21/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,112	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	216.19/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	236.67/cwt	232.00–239.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	2

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 395Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 44Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	223.00–228.00	225.81
3	—	215	215.00–217.50	215.78
1	—	430	221.00	221.00
5	—	633	201.00–216.00	205.89
3	—	315	210.00–225.00	219.84
3	—	290	222.50	222.50
8	—	478	229.00–235.00	232.25
5	—	576	213.00–220.00	216.19
3	—	390	232.00–239.00	236.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	184.00–200.00	191.97
2	—	315	205.00	205.00
1	—	295	202.50	202.50
2	—	657	195.00	195.00
3	—	733	167.00	167.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	237.00	237.00
34	—	581	229.50–234.00	232.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	242.00–244.00	243.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	219.00	219.00
1	—	665	220.00	220.00
3	—	575	226.00–235.00	232.10
8	—	532	232.00–245.50	243.80
3	—	478	235.00–237.00	235.98
15	—	617	214.00–229.00	222.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	180.00–190.00	185.14
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	207.00–210.00	207.50
1	—	220	237.50	237.50
2	—	688	201.00–211.00	205.95
2	—	387	240.00	240.00
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
1	—	265	228.00	228.00
2	—	437	235.00	235.00
11	—	518	209.00–235.00	224.09
11	—	479	221.00–239.00	232.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	257.50–270.00	262.83
5	—	414	247.50	247.50
2	—	242	260.00	260.00
4	—	381	257.50–260.00	259.38
3	—	290	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
1	—	790	181.00	181.00
1	—	615	189.00	189.00
1	—	695	196.00	196.00
2	—	480	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00
2	—	985	93.00–98.00	95.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	112.50–117.00	114.07
4	—	1,488	106.00–110.00	108.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,297	99.00–110.00	105.00
4	—	1,201	90.00–96.00	94.16
7	—	1,269	111.00–119.00	114.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	132.00–136.50	133.67
2	—	1,453	119.00–124.00	121.89

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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