Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, however both quality and numbers sharply increased with better weather conditions. There was strong demand for good quality feeder steers and heifers, with buyers willing to pay a premium for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows were stronger with lots of demand and several buyers in the market. Slaughter bulls were also up with a good supply offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.83/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$233.83

367 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$53.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

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	661	237.77	1,571	340
Medium and Large 2-3	606	184.13	1,116	27

One grade step is worth $53.64/cwt here — about $455 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 sale367 hd

233.83

—

KY average25 barns · 3,379 hd

227.02

+6.81

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	—	Low	1,554	127.64	1,983	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	115.70	1,894	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,238	105.86	1,310	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	96.42	923	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	156.00	1,880	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	217.85/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	247.75/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,192	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	233.90/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	164.01/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	235.26/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	266.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	202.57/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	230.51/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	184.47/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	208.50/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	235.60/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	245.86/cwt	241.00–251.50	1,269	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	238.16/cwt	230.00–242.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	206.66/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	226.74/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	232.57/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	260.04/cwt	252.00–261.50	1,365	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.10/cwt	100.00–120.00	528	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	238.56/cwt	238.50–239.00	1,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	189.60/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	229.82/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,200	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	251.74/cwt	251.00–252.50	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	250.65/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,168	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	253.68/cwt	253.00–254.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	249.49/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	93.53/cwt	91.00–97.00	899	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	117.37/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	103.14/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	83.69/cwt	80.00–88.00	882	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	110.66/cwt	107.00–114.00	966	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	90.35/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,072	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	116.52/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,536	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	103.80/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,252	39
Bulls	—	—	1,339	113.16/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,515	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	135.85/cwt	130.00–144.50	2,251	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	125.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	197.87/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	237.91/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,109	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	183.79/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	198.04/cwt	177.50–220.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	179.17/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	243.96/cwt	230.00–246.00	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	239.94/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	190.80/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,803	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	227.34/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	856	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	199.54/cwt	194.00–201.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	174.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	197.28/cwt	185.00–210.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	223.38/cwt	221.00–231.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	227.66/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,316	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	240.85/cwt	240.85–240.85	1,809	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	181.22/cwt	169.00–190.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	236.97/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,114	23

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 219Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 46Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	210.00–221.00	217.85
20	—	481	236.00–254.00	247.75
2	—	1,060	161.00–167.00	164.01
7	—	544	229.00–242.00	235.26
16	—	675	221.00–233.50	230.51
4	—	851	212.00	212.00
5	—	833	201.00–208.00	206.66
8	—	623	215.00–234.00	226.74
7	—	581	227.00–242.00	232.57
2	—	225	260.00	260.00
3	—	413	252.00	252.00
1	—	975	177.00	177.00
1	—	795	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	202.50	202.50
1	—	945	171.00	171.00
2	—	808	181.00–188.00	184.47
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	490	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	260.00–270.00	266.67
1	—	425	270.00	270.00
1	—	375	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	249.00	249.00
12	—	753	237.00	237.00
7	—	704	248.00	248.00
19	—	525	252.00–261.50	260.04
16	—	623	238.50–239.00	238.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	220.00–241.00	233.90
1	—	985	166.00	166.00
6	—	680	200.00–208.00	202.57
6	—	614	204.00–218.00	208.50
3	—	708	215.00	215.00
10	—	519	223.00–240.00	235.60
12	—	375	230.00–242.00	238.16
4	—	341	221.00–231.00	223.38
3	—	895	183.00	183.00
26	—	578	215.00–232.00	227.66
2	—	807	191.00	191.00
23	—	470	222.00–244.00	236.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	960	143.00	143.00
1	—	865	156.00	156.00
5	—	457	194.00–201.00	199.54
4	—	767	160.00–179.00	174.32
2	—	280	185.00–210.00	197.28
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	207.00	207.00
3	—	741	176.00	176.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	622	196.00	196.00
5	—	681	169.00–190.00	181.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	241.00–251.50	245.86
66	—	733	246.00	246.00
143	—	751	240.85	240.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	252.00	252.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–120.00	110.10
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	667	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	189.00–192.00	189.60
14	—	522	220.00–238.00	229.82
2	—	340	251.00–252.50	251.74
10	—	466	232.00–242.00	237.91
5	—	763	183.00–184.00	183.79
13	—	377	230.00–246.00	243.96
5	—	418	231.00–247.50	239.94
1	—	210	250.00	250.00
4	—	559	215.00–233.00	227.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	250.00–252.00	250.65
3	—	378	253.00–254.00	253.68
2	—	423	249.00–250.00	249.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
3	—	523	192.00–201.00	197.87
2	—	815	163.00	163.00
1	—	490	207.00	207.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
2	—	442	202.50	202.50
2	—	373	177.50–220.00	198.04
4	—	630	176.00–189.00	179.17
6	—	670	183.00–196.00	190.80
1	—	590	195.00	195.00
3	—	856	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	91.00–97.00	93.53
4	—	1,054	80.00–88.00	83.69
5	—	873	107.00–114.00	110.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,640	113.00–124.00	117.37
2	—	1,615	102.00–104.00	103.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,186	87.00–94.00	90.35
19	—	1,318	111.00–126.00	116.52
39	—	1,206	95.00–110.00	103.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	107.00–118.00	113.16
11	—	1,657	130.00–144.50	135.85
2	—	1,630	122.00–129.00	125.88

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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