Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday's sale the market was uneven to mostly lower with a much softer undertone noted. Feeder steers 400 to 500 lbs were 3.00 higher and the 500 to 600 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 lower with fat bawling calves getting the most discount. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 lower, and 600 lbs heifers were up sharply with good demand. Feeder bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 lower through all the weight classes with light interest in lower quality calves. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady and Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, however low dressing leans were down sharply with a good offering and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.01/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$246.01

221 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$814

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

$119.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	619	249.10	1,542	210
Medium and Large 2-3	621	192.78	1,198	10thin
Medium 2-3	560	130.00	728	1thin

One grade step is worth $119.10/cwt here — about $814 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 sale221 hd

246.01

—

KY average25 barns · 7,196 hd

239.58

+6.43

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	1,428	116.38	1,662	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	99.79	1,531	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	93.33	1,147	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	76.80	810	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	164.04/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	205.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,191	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	215.96/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,119	15
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	194.55/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	233.87/cwt	230.00–241.00	985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	127.67/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,373	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	101.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	91.20/cwt	87.00–97.50	985	5
Bulls	—	—	1,170	105.82/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,238	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	92.58/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,126	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,360	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	96.97/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,492	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	74.49/cwt	69.00–80.00	812	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	57.42/cwt	54.00–62.00	540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	83.90/cwt	79.00–86.50	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	245.71/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.71/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	221.63/cwt	217.50–235.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	195.41/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,243	9
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	227.73/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	249.85/cwt	249.85–249.85	1,826	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	236.24/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	266.47/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,388	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	242.08/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	257.51/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,481	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	228.80/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	265.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	266.54/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,130	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	240.25/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	196.32/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	221.82/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,067	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	193.84/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,010	8
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	198.17/cwt	180.00–215.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	241.70/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,291	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	205.08/cwt	190.00–216.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	224.66/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	162.49/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	473	147.74/cwt	127.50–170.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	164.20/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	217.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	204.24/cwt	184.00–216.00	780	22
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	432	165.89/cwt	162.50–170.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	195.25/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	219.39/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	214.76/cwt	211.00–219.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	204.09/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,065	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	196.01/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	203.28/cwt	180.00–213.00	978	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	231.73/cwt	231.00–232.50	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	201.76/cwt	172.50–211.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	201.91/cwt	187.50–210.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	238.96/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,147	7

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 Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 630Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 40Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	137.50	137.50
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	161.00–170.00	164.04
6	—	593	175.00–200.00	194.55
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
2	—	363	200.00–210.00	205.03
8	—	521	185.00–204.00	193.84
2	—	260	180.00–215.00	198.17
1	—	455	211.00	211.00
4	—	411	190.00–216.00	205.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	200.00–210.00	205.43
15	—	518	209.00–224.00	215.96
5	—	421	230.00–241.00	233.87
3	—	477	222.00–232.00	226.71
7	—	386	217.50–235.00	221.63
9	—	636	189.00–199.00	195.41
4	—	688	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
4	—	468	244.00–250.00	245.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
4	—	534	225.00–236.00	227.73
9	—	630	223.00–243.00	236.24
1	—	930	189.00	189.00
4	—	422	237.50–247.00	242.08
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
1	—	995	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,030	190.00	190.00
1	—	825	210.00	210.00
2	—	755	218.00	218.00
14	—	721	221.00–230.00	228.80
7	—	668	244.00	244.00
5	—	564	234.00–249.00	240.25
3	—	873	212.00	212.00
7	—	480	225.00–249.00	238.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	731	249.85	249.85
14	—	521	264.00–271.00	266.47
25	—	575	251.00–265.00	257.51
4	—	619	250.00–251.00	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	830	201.00	201.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
4	—	676	185.00–215.00	196.32
1	—	960	174.00	174.00
1	—	595	172.50	172.50
1	—	405	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	250.00–270.00	265.87
16	—	424	257.50–270.00	266.54
5	—	323	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	224.00	224.00
3	—	723	208.00	208.00
18	—	481	214.00–229.00	221.82
9	—	569	217.00–231.00	224.66
2	—	283	210.00–225.00	217.57
8	—	611	235.50	235.50
15	—	527	212.00–228.00	219.39
7	—	430	211.00–219.00	214.76
2	—	365	231.00–232.50	231.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
3	—	703	157.50–165.00	162.49
8	—	680	160.00–189.00	164.20
22	—	382	184.00–216.00	204.24
3	—	618	175.00–212.00	195.25
15	—	522	175.00–210.00	204.09
10	—	573	175.00–212.00	196.01
19	—	481	180.00–213.00	203.28
7	—	438	172.50–211.00	201.76
5	—	316	187.50–210.00	201.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	534	240.00–243.00	241.70
9	—	421	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
2	—	473	127.50–170.00	147.74
3	—	432	162.50–170.00	165.89
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
1	—	750	131.00	131.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	126.00–129.00	127.67
2	—	1,805	130.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	1,170	97.00–115.00	105.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	100.00–105.00	101.80
5	—	1,539	93.50–98.00	96.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	87.00–97.50	91.20
6	—	1,090	69.00–80.00	74.49
3	—	940	54.00–62.00	57.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,216	87.00–98.00	92.58
8	—	1,328	100.00–105.00	102.39
6	—	1,139	79.00–86.50	83.90

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle