Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.36/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$171.36

41 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.37

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	618	174.60	1,079	30
Medium and Large 2-3	518	162.52	842	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $237 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 sale41 hd

171.36

—

KY average21 barns · 2,118 hd

196.73

−25.37

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	1,560	114.13	1,781	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	107.00	1,616	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,421	93.40	1,327	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	75.60	739	5thin

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)	1,305	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 and Large 2-3	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	171.12/cwt	152.50–182.50	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	169.93/cwt	165.00–172.50	710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	76.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	186.51/cwt	186.00–187.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	211.05/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	189.71/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	194.48/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	194.08/cwt	186.00–199.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.50/cwt	167.50–180.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	231.38/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	186.60/cwt	172.50–195.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	103.56/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,454	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	109.21/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	201.60/cwt	190.00–210.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	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 Nov 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 566Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	151.00	151.00
4	—	515	152.50–182.50	171.12
3	—	418	165.00–172.50	169.93
1	—	360	152.50	152.50
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	163.00	163.00
2	—	490	186.00–187.00	186.51
4	—	519	195.00–225.00	211.05
5	—	945	128.00	128.00
5	—	709	159.00	159.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	300	212.50	212.50
7	—	380	190.00–210.00	201.60
3	—	691	160.00–170.00	163.33
1	—	965	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
5	—	566	181.00–201.00	189.71
6	—	618	183.00–200.00	194.48
6	—	507	186.00–199.00	194.08
1	—	935	154.00	154.00
7	—	431	167.50–180.00	172.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
5	—	465	172.50–195.00	186.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
1	—	910	139.00	139.00
2	—	720	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
1	—	675	202.00	202.00
5	—	548	229.00	229.00
5	—	577	231.00–232.00	231.38
1	—	385	207.00	207.00
3	—	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	74.00–78.00	76.00
1	—	925	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	90.00–118.00	103.56
2	—	1,413	74.00–75.00	74.54
1	—	1,555	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	104.00–113.00	109.21
1	—	1,555	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,545	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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Bulls · 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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