Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for high quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer less desirable feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.62/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$201.62

180 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$91.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

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	499	211.16	1,054	131
Medium and Large 2-3	535	177.29	949	48
Small 1-2	450	120.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.16/cwt here — about $514 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 sale180 hd

201.62

—

KY average26 barns · 5,215 hd

205.09

−3.47

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	1,715	114.63	1,966	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	89.69	1,455	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	87.43	1,130	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	74.35	748	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	136.00	1,625	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,118	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	753	$642	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	428	191.24/cwt	160.00–202.50	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	167.40/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	183.02/cwt	156.00–190.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	214.14/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,000	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	161.41/cwt	147.00–168.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	178.94/cwt	161.00–186.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	221.75/cwt	207.00–230.00	936	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	200.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,153	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	241.80/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	208.11/cwt	191.00–216.00	1,097	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	190.57/cwt	162.50–210.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	213.56/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	258.65/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	243.20/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,408	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	202.52/cwt	200.00–207.50	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	217.52/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	244.79/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	180.30/cwt	170.00–190.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	246.92/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	193.49/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	199.72/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,224	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	227.33/cwt	215.00–237.50	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	225.52/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	181.98/cwt	155.00–195.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	255.15/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	83.97/cwt	83.00–85.00	894	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	79.83/cwt	79.50–80.00	988	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	73.23/cwt	70.00–75.00	715	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	87.92/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	96.62/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,286	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	84.93/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,069	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	120.45/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,303	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,361	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	642.09/head	625.00–660.00	642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,118.08/head	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	221.28/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	216.78/cwt	207.50–222.50	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	186.66/cwt	160.00–203.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	234.85/cwt	220.00–237.50	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	191.75/cwt	172.00–207.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	193.61/cwt	185.00–202.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	200.83/cwt	192.00–210.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	192.90/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	162.29/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	174.21/cwt	162.00–187.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	209.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,190	4

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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 578Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 59Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year 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
6	—	428	160.00–202.50	191.24
8	—	672	160.00–177.00	167.40
11	—	474	156.00–190.00	183.02
6	—	714	147.00–168.00	161.41
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
4	—	584	161.00–186.00	178.94
7	—	375	162.50–210.00	190.57
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
4	—	516	162.00–187.00	174.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	467	200.00–221.00	214.14
2	—	390	235.00–237.50	236.23
21	—	422	207.00–230.00	221.75
25	—	574	195.00–215.00	200.93
38	—	527	191.00–216.00	208.11
5	—	314	200.00–220.00	209.98
4	—	692	202.00	202.00
4	—	609	190.00–200.00	195.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	240.00	240.00
2	—	353	240.00–245.00	242.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	180.00	180.00
8	—	531	233.00–247.00	241.80
1	—	795	202.00	202.00
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
1	—	285	227.50	227.50
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
18	—	579	240.00–247.50	243.20
6	—	612	214.00–225.00	217.52
2	—	418	240.00–250.00	244.79
1	—	690	222.00	222.00
10	—	470	230.00–254.00	246.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	262.50	262.50
2	—	385	257.50	257.50
3	—	478	258.00–260.00	258.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	206.00–221.00	213.56
3	—	372	200.00–207.50	202.52
1	—	625	191.00	191.00
2	—	413	170.00–190.00	180.30
4	—	728	188.00–200.00	193.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	241.00–246.00	244.79
7	—	523	254.50	254.50
45	—	712	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	613	191.00–207.00	199.72
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
4	—	415	215.00–237.50	227.33
9	—	523	221.00–240.00	225.52
7	—	479	217.00–227.00	221.28
5	—	271	207.50–222.50	216.78
6	—	342	220.00–237.50	234.85
2	—	577	227.00	227.00
7	—	667	186.00–197.00	192.90
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	155.00–195.00	181.98
1	—	895	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	157.50	157.50
1	—	610	178.00	178.00
4	—	568	160.00–203.00	186.66
7	—	539	172.00–207.00	191.75
2	—	370	185.00–202.00	193.61
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
5	—	476	192.00–210.00	200.83
3	—	683	150.00–172.00	162.29
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	251.00–261.00	255.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	83.00–85.00	83.97
1	—	950	50.00	50.00
4	—	976	70.00–75.00	73.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,638	85.00–89.50	87.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	79.50–80.00	79.83
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,331	94.00–102.00	96.62
8	—	1,259	82.00–88.00	84.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	119.00–122.00	120.45
1	—	1,265	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	108.00	108.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	625.00–660.00	642.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,118.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	810.00	810.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle