Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for plainer fleshier calves, Good demand for the fancy, weaned and preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.71/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$204.71

235 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$47.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

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	588	209.72	1,232	210
Medium and Large 2-3	487	162.60	792	25

One grade step is worth $47.11/cwt here — about $441 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 sale235 hd

204.71

—

KY average26 barns · 6,992 hd

197.42

+7.28

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	1,731	110.59	1,914	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	92.32	1,613	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	88.12	1,133	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	83.73	878	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,025	2thin

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 1-2	—	250	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	181.54/cwt	175.00–187.50	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	208	170.05/cwt	165.00–180.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	140.53/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,044	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.48/cwt	224.00–245.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	216.80/cwt	214.00–222.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	243.45/cwt	239.00–245.50	1,422	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	239.64/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,251	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	220.39/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,481	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	224.34/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,393	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	248.17/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,169	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	194.41/cwt	182.50–209.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	185.19/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	237.22/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,440	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	203.47/cwt	190.00–217.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	242.28/cwt	237.50–247.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	180.18/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,241	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	181.91/cwt	176.00–188.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	153.51/cwt	153.00–155.00	972	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	95.23/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,250	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	88.65/cwt	88.50–89.00	1,534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	95.99/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	85.63/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,072	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	85.60/cwt	82.00–88.00	875	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	72.98/cwt	71.00–75.00	798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	115.45/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	187.16/cwt	175.00–200.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	236.33/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	174.96/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	243.02/cwt	241.00–245.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	235.06/cwt	233.00–237.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	227.01/cwt	226.00–228.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	209.81/cwt	198.00–218.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	202.90/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	174.32/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	203.18/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,170	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	212.76/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,011	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	177.38/cwt	162.50–185.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	166.47/cwt	160.00–185.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,671	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	183.67/cwt	167.50–192.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	160.74/cwt	155.00–175.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	198.80/cwt	192.50–205.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	209.74/cwt	203.00–214.00	896	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	175.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	211.07/cwt	190.00–215.25	1,127	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	174.91/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,105	20

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 843Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 81Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	209.00	209.00
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
3	—	376	214.00–222.00	216.80
18	—	576	195.00–210.00	203.18
24	—	475	201.00–218.00	212.76
2	—	328	192.50–205.00	198.80
14	—	427	203.00–214.00	209.74
4	—	665	160.00–180.00	175.00
54	—	534	190.00–215.25	211.07
20	—	632	165.00–187.00	174.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	175.00–187.50	181.54
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	208	165.00–180.00	170.05
2	—	743	131.00–150.00	140.53
2	—	505	151.00–155.00	152.98
2	—	623	155.00–157.50	156.24
1	—	310	187.50	187.50
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
4	—	582	160.00–185.00	166.47
3	—	465	167.50–192.00	183.67
4	—	364	155.00–175.00	160.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	233.00–237.00	235.06
4	—	431	226.00–228.00	227.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	758	220.50	220.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	132.50	132.50
1	—	480	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	224.00–245.00	240.48
13	—	584	239.00–245.50	243.45
27	—	522	225.00–243.00	239.64
21	—	672	200.00–222.50	220.39
3	—	448	243.00	243.00
1	—	855	194.00	194.00
21	—	621	210.00–230.00	224.34
17	—	471	239.00–253.00	248.17
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
2	—	335	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	188.00	188.00
6	—	580	182.50–209.00	194.41
5	—	663	174.00–188.00	185.19
2	—	373	190.00–217.50	203.47
1	—	785	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	253.00	253.00
2	—	550	249.00	249.00
20	—	607	235.50–239.00	237.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	134.00	134.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	237.50–247.00	242.28
7	—	689	179.00–187.50	180.18
9	—	477	223.00–242.00	236.33
4	—	723	175.50	175.50
2	—	623	173.00–177.00	174.96
2	—	410	241.00–245.00	243.02
4	—	509	198.00–218.00	209.81
7	—	566	192.00–210.00	202.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	207.50	207.50
1	—	655	167.00	167.00
2	—	513	176.00–188.00	181.91
4	—	633	153.00–155.00	153.51
2	—	463	175.00–200.00	187.16
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
9	—	586	160.00–181.00	174.32
3	—	418	162.50–185.00	177.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	77.00–79.00	77.98
6	—	1,313	91.00–102.00	95.23
9	—	1,252	81.00–89.50	85.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	88.50–89.00	88.65
3	—	1,765	91.00–102.50	95.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	82.00–88.00	85.60
3	—	1,093	71.00–75.00	72.98
1	—	1,125	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,919	113.00–119.00	115.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle