Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mixed on a mostly good quality offering. Feeder steers 450-550 were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and 600-700 steers were sharply higher with good demand. Several premiums were given for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of steers. Feeder heifers, however were 3.00 to 10.00 lower across the board with moderate demand as buyers were very selective on condition and quality. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand and no comparison for slaughter bulls due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.12/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$193.12

108 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$75.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

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	504	207.68	1,047	75
Medium and Large 2-3	539	174.19	939	22
Small and Medium 2-3	547	131.69	721	11thin

One grade step is worth $75.99/cwt here — about $326 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 sale108 hd

193.12

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

−10.61

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	1,755	117.00	2,053	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	95.99	1,490	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	85.76	1,069	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	68.63	722	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,233	142.78	1,760	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	187.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	965	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	780	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	208.34/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,183	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	214.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	837	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	456	138.35/cwt	130.00–142.50	631	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	193.83/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	244.68/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,292	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	251.09/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	565	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	239.34/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	259.65/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	239.63/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	231.47/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	215.45/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	203.30/cwt	189.00–210.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	226.91/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,233	142.78/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	86.26/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,057	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.98/cwt	62.00–76.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	72.41/cwt	69.00–79.00	772	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	91.98/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	58.17/cwt	45.00–65.00	610	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	96.24/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	226.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	199.34/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	162.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	210.10/cwt	202.00–217.00	987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	168.84/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	213.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	874	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	184.31/cwt	180.00–191.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	205.60/cwt	200.00–211.50	1,088	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	129.38/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	181.71/cwt	170.00–195.00	690	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 456Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year 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
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
5	—	516	180.00–195.00	187.07
3	—	583	170.00–180.00	174.97
3	—	713	150.00–178.00	168.84
4	—	466	180.00–191.00	184.31
2	—	863	121.00–138.00	129.38
4	—	380	170.00–195.00	181.71
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
1	—	780	127.50	127.50
3	—	456	130.00–142.50	138.35
2	—	682	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	137.50	137.50
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	189.00–190.00	189.51
15	—	568	195.00–214.00	208.34
3	—	635	185.00–190.00	188.32
3	—	391	210.00–216.00	214.05
1	—	265	215.00	215.00
18	—	470	202.00–217.00	210.10
11	—	410	200.00–220.00	213.16
22	—	529	200.00–211.50	205.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00–203.00	193.83
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
1	—	910	176.00	176.00
1	—	620	168.00	168.00
2	—	540	210.00–221.00	215.45
2	—	472	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	262.00	262.00
11	—	529	256.00–262.50	259.65
4	—	562	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	202.00	202.00
11	—	528	231.00–249.00	244.68
10	—	479	248.00–253.00	251.09
6	—	625	220.00–248.00	239.34
3	—	725	220.00	220.00
6	—	420	227.00–245.00	239.63
5	—	577	228.00–237.00	231.47
2	—	677	239.00	239.00
1	—	935	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	149.00	149.00
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
1	—	505	208.00	208.00
6	—	575	189.00–210.00	203.30
6	—	479	211.00–231.00	226.91
3	—	426	220.00–240.00	226.80
2	—	683	184.00–185.00	184.51
8	—	617	195.00–204.00	199.34
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.56
5	—	326	155.00–170.00	162.60
1	—	750	156.00	156.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
1	—	965	123.00	123.00
2	—	370	140.00–170.00	155.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	138.00–147.00	142.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,225	80.00–92.00	86.26
3	—	1,288	62.00–76.00	68.98
4	—	1,308	94.00–102.00	96.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	69.00–79.00	72.41
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,048	45.00–65.00	58.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,536	89.00–94.00	91.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	850.00	850.00

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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