Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for the high quality feeders and lite demand for the plainer fleshier type calves. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.51/cwt on 442 head.

Average price

$228.51

442 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$37.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

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	654	229.71	1,502	428
Medium and Large 2-3	583	191.86	1,119	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about $383 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 sale442 hd

228.51

—

KY average25 barns · 8,561 hd

219.06

+9.45

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	1,760	118.00	2,077	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,687	90.67	1,530	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	85.80	1,125	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	980	77.43	759	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	150.00	1,590	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)	980	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,038	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,855	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	190.96/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	232.64/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,845	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	240.75/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	246.79/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,301	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	243.58/cwt	230.00–248.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	193.03/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,189	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,208	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,546	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	198.89/cwt	198.50–200.00	1,259	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	255.27/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,080	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	249.88/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	158.44/cwt	152.50–172.50	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	163.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	149.48/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.28/cwt	207.50–217.50	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	194.30/cwt	182.50–202.50	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	236.87/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,355	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	215.55/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	226.31/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	165.04/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	211.96/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	204.80/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	229.62/cwt	223.50–232.75	1,559	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	233.01/cwt	228.00–237.25	1,426	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,651	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	233.32/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	154.41/cwt	150.00–159.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,055	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	92.84/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	62.74/cwt	54.00–68.00	551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	83.93/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,103	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	74.89/cwt	72.00–78.00	744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	84.81/cwt	83.00–87.00	863	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,077	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,038.49/head	985.00–1,085.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,855	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	241.24/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,042	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	162.79/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,127	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	233.94/cwt	227.50–237.50	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	221.72/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	213.58/cwt	210.00–217.50	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	201.78/cwt	194.00–210.00	950	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	173.67/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	163.07/cwt	145.00–172.50	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	154.47/cwt	151.00–158.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	216.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	203.23/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,165	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	195.41/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,024	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	686	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 500Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 57Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	186.00–196.00	190.96
6	—	485	225.00–247.00	232.64
4	—	341	230.00–248.00	243.58
23	—	572	227.00–239.00	236.87
6	—	637	207.00–225.00	215.55
4	—	526	221.00–239.00	226.31
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
8	—	662	201.00–215.00	211.96
1	—	835	190.00	190.00
1	—	925	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	858	215.00	215.00
4	—	560	240.00–241.00	240.75
26	—	527	243.00–249.00	246.79
120	—	679	223.50–232.75	229.62
106	—	612	228.00–237.25	233.01
45	—	742	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	182.00	182.00
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
2	—	713	155.00–175.00	165.04
5	—	559	190.00–215.00	204.80
1	—	950	140.00	140.00
3	—	468	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	251.00–260.00	255.27
8	—	459	249.00–250.00	249.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	616	184.00–197.00	193.03
2	—	805	158.00	158.00
10	—	435	207.50–217.50	215.28
7	—	376	182.50–202.50	194.30
2	—	850	153.00	153.00
31	—	471	194.00–210.00	201.78
4	—	285	216.00–220.00	216.98
44	—	573	193.00–205.00	203.23
16	—	524	191.00–205.00	195.41
2	—	330	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	567	213.00	213.00
52	—	797	194.00	194.00
68	—	633	198.50–200.00	198.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
6	—	476	152.50–172.50	158.44
3	—	628	160.00–166.00	163.98
5	—	675	143.00–153.00	149.48
3	—	595	170.00–181.00	173.67
3	—	418	145.00–172.50	163.07
2	—	535	151.00–158.00	154.47
1	—	750	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	510	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	230.00–234.00	233.32
8	—	432	230.00–244.00	241.24
3	—	640	169.00–170.00	169.33
2	—	365	242.50	242.50
10	—	692	161.00–164.00	162.79
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
5	—	317	227.50–237.50	233.94
3	—	531	220.00–222.50	221.72
2	—	278	210.00–217.50	213.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	148.00	148.00
1	—	585	202.00	202.00
2	—	633	150.00–159.00	154.41
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	257.00	257.00
4	—	422	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	90.00–96.00	92.84
10	—	1,314	81.00–88.00	83.93
1	—	1,260	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,255	76.50	76.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	54.00–68.00	62.74
3	—	993	72.00–78.00	74.89
7	—	1,018	83.00–87.00	84.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	1,595	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	118.00	118.00

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	985.00–1,085.00	1,038.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,855	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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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