Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for the high quality feeders and lite demand for plainer, fleshier type feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.15/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$229.15

285 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

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	625	232.70	1,455	254
Medium and Large 2-3	554	200.08	1,108	31

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $347 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 sale285 hd

229.15

—

KY average25 barns · 6,171 hd

236.04

−6.89

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	1,493	114.44	1,709	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	94.40	1,544	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	89.90	1,164	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	83.69	815	30

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)	1,193	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,029	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$935	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	435	190.73/cwt	172.50–200.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	226.84/cwt	224.50–231.50	1,683	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	261.25/cwt	252.50–270.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	175.69/cwt	170.00–182.50	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	179.69/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	213.75/cwt	205.00–225.00	904	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	233.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	214.91/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,120	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	198.72/cwt	182.00–207.00	1,224	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	210.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	254.35/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,361	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	228.69/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,201	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	252.76/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,112	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	202.69/cwt	182.50–217.00	1,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	234.62/cwt	227.50–238.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	206.52/cwt	195.00–221.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	200.06/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,218	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	232.82/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,085	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	206.68/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	242.58/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,502	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	234.68/cwt	225.00–242.50	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	236.25/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	226.47/cwt	224.50–229.50	1,760	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	222.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	952	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	169.10/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	174.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	225.38/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,041	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	63.79/cwt	59.00–69.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	75.39/cwt	71.00–78.00	695	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	93.04/cwt	90.00–103.00	926	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	99.00/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,634	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	95.06/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,254	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	84.10/cwt	81.00–88.00	829	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	85.60/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,097	14
Bulls	—	—	1,642	117.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,245	108.64/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,353	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,100.26/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,028.93/head	900.00–1,160.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	186.02/cwt	172.50–206.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	190.56/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,100	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	229.03/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	157.58/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	215.04/cwt	205.00–217.50	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	214.17/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,026	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	185.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	216.33/cwt	208.00–225.00	826	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	212.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	220.94/cwt	220.00–222.50	844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	208.23/cwt	194.00–217.00	1,210	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	185.41/cwt	184.00–187.50	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	182.83/cwt	165.00–197.50	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	182.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	506	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	682	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	185.47/cwt	170.00–209.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	186.30/cwt	180.00–205.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	139.49/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,232	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 246Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 44Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last 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
3	—	435	172.50–200.00	190.73
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
4	—	330	170.00–182.50	175.69
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
9	—	565	165.00–192.00	179.69
2	—	830	147.00	147.00
8	—	675	150.00–167.00	157.58
8	—	472	180.00–195.00	185.08
2	—	745	126.00	126.00
5	—	513	184.00–187.50	185.41
6	—	369	165.00–197.50	182.83
2	—	278	177.50–187.50	182.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	205.00–225.00	213.75
39	—	521	200.00–222.00	214.91
19	—	616	182.00–207.00	198.72
7	—	332	200.00–215.00	210.03
9	—	287	205.00–217.50	215.04
52	—	479	200.00–219.00	214.17
18	—	382	208.00–225.00	216.33
5	—	749	204.00	204.00
2	—	207	212.50	212.50
23	—	581	194.00–217.00	208.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	491	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	742	224.50–231.50	226.84
16	—	535	251.00–259.00	254.35
19	—	619	241.00–245.00	242.58
19	—	777	224.50–229.50	226.47
6	—	658	231.00	231.00
8	—	567	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	252.50–270.00	261.25
1	—	440	258.00	258.00
17	—	475	251.00–256.00	252.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
2	—	507	188.00	188.00
13	—	573	182.50–217.00	202.69
7	—	481	195.00–221.00	206.52
3	—	290	210.00	210.00
2	—	862	182.00	182.00
1	—	695	191.00	191.00
2	—	713	182.00–185.00	183.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	262	230.00–235.00	233.56
13	—	525	223.00–240.00	228.69
3	—	415	227.50–238.00	234.62
15	—	609	198.00–215.00	200.06
11	—	466	225.00–246.00	232.82
2	—	720	200.00–213.00	206.68
8	—	386	225.00–242.50	234.68
12	—	582	222.00–245.00	236.25
1	—	750	219.00	219.00
2	—	695	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	215.00–235.00	222.53
4	—	716	160.00–178.00	169.10
3	—	672	172.00–175.00	174.00
12	—	462	220.00–232.50	225.38
3	—	645	190.00	190.00
2	—	297	225.00	225.00
8	—	519	217.00–232.00	229.03
7	—	565	200.00–220.00	212.79
12	—	382	220.00–222.50	220.94
2	—	883	136.00–143.00	139.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	262.50	262.50
1	—	355	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	172.50–206.00	186.02
1	—	405	182.50	182.50
12	—	577	182.50–199.00	190.56
1	—	210	185.00	185.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
8	—	468	170.00–209.00	185.47
6	—	516	180.00–205.00	186.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	87.00–88.00	87.51
3	—	1,650	95.00–104.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	59.00–69.00	63.79
6	—	922	71.00–78.00	75.39
9	—	995	90.00–103.00	93.04
13	—	986	81.00–88.00	84.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
14	—	1,319	90.00–104.00	95.06
14	—	1,281	80.00–89.00	85.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	115.00–122.00	117.92
3	—	1,245	105.00–114.00	108.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	975.00–1,225.00	1,100.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	900.00–1,160.00	1,028.93

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle