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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.59/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$220.59

253 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$21.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

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	648	221.63	1,437	241
Medium and Large 2-3	595	199.72	1,188	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $249 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 sale253 hd

220.59

—

KY average28 barns · 7,157 hd

214.67

+5.92

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	1,888	109.50	2,067	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	92.82	1,490	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	89.49	1,141	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	76.60	810	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,010	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,330	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$1,385	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	187.26/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,165	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	248.79/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	174.31/cwt	160.00–185.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	195.15/cwt	187.50–210.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	215.16/cwt	208.00–219.50	1,439	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	251.84/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	235.54/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	234.68/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	188.52/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	226.63/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	238.16/cwt	227.50–245.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	218.94/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	187.53/cwt	177.00–201.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	224.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	243.80/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	244.57/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,399	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	232.37/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	208.97/cwt	205.25–213.50	1,609	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	95.56/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,554	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	87.34/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,367	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	94.07/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,233	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	87.24/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,079	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	76.60/cwt	73.00–79.00	810	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,212	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	238.03/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	224.53/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	232.52/cwt	230.00–237.50	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	200.92/cwt	187.00–212.00	1,234	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	232.22/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	192.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	208.26/cwt	193.00–215.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	194.57/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,020	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	207.81/cwt	206.00–208.50	1,068	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	149.77/cwt	140.00–162.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	146.59/cwt	137.50–159.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	193.39/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,129	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	175.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,174	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	202.04/cwt	190.00–212.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	192.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	169.15/cwt	155.00–181.00	795	4

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 1,155Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 87Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year 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
2	—	235	160.00	160.00
6	—	420	160.00–185.00	174.31
2	—	852	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	173.00	173.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
3	—	773	148.00	148.00
3	—	503	140.00–162.00	149.77
6	—	666	137.50–159.00	146.59
4	—	470	155.00–181.00	169.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	222.50	222.50
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
13	—	622	176.00–191.00	187.26
2	—	762	167.00	167.00
20	—	474	187.50–210.00	195.15
9	—	432	193.00–215.00	208.26
19	—	524	180.00–202.00	194.57
13	—	584	191.00–200.00	193.39
15	—	668	170.00–185.00	175.78
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
5	—	377	190.00–212.50	202.04
3	—	317	180.00–200.00	192.95
1	—	865	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	514	206.00–208.50	207.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	248.00–250.00	248.79
6	—	465	246.00–255.00	251.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	232.50	232.50
79	—	669	208.00–219.50	215.16
6	—	486	220.00–244.00	235.54
3	—	583	230.00–237.00	234.68
2	—	743	182.00–195.00	188.52
7	—	758	198.75	198.75
5	—	525	223.00–238.00	226.63
3	—	417	227.50–245.00	238.16
5	—	619	217.00–222.00	218.94
2	—	815	203.50	203.50
3	—	327	220.00–235.00	224.59
4	—	862	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	210.00	210.00
1	—	495	214.00	214.00
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
5	—	620	200.00–202.00	201.01
3	—	670	177.00–201.00	187.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	243.00–244.00	243.80
31	—	572	243.00–246.00	244.57
11	—	609	232.00–234.00	232.37
56	—	770	205.25–213.50	208.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	217.50	217.50
6	—	421	227.50–245.00	238.03
5	—	538	220.00–236.00	224.53
4	—	720	179.00	179.00
3	—	318	230.00–237.50	232.52
1	—	770	178.00	178.00
7	—	614	187.00–212.00	200.92
1	—	945	117.00	117.00
5	—	476	230.00–236.00	232.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	156.00	156.00
1	—	565	207.50	207.50
1	—	515	175.00	175.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
2	—	465	185.00–200.00	192.66
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	90.00–105.00	95.56
3	—	1,565	86.50–88.00	87.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,311	90.00–101.50	94.07
6	—	1,237	83.00–89.50	87.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	73.00–79.00	76.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,975	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,385.00	1,385.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

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