Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes sold mostly steady with moderate demand on a lite test, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls , moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.18/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$189.18

39 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$60.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

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	539	203.22	1,096	30
Medium and Large 2-3	596	142.38	849	9thin

One grade step is worth $60.84/cwt here — about $247 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 sale39 hd

189.18

—

KY average25 barns · 4,332 hd

195.89

−6.71

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	1,160	106.00	1,230	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	90.66	1,183	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	86.00	1,466	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	82.01	894	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	125.00	1,413	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,145	97.00	1,111	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)	1,150	$885	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2Fancy	—	355	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	214.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	238.05/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	231.02/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	154.67/cwt	145.00–162.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	223.59/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	230.07/cwt	213.00–239.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	184.28/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,145	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,111	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	85.64/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,110	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	86.02/cwt	85.00–87.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	94.24/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,238	10
Bulls	—	—	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	201.54/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	181.69/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	113.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	207.56/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,090	9

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 515Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes sold mostly steady with moderate demand on a lite test, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls , moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	275.00–280.00	277.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	251.00	251.00
1	—	720	148.00	148.00
2	—	367	250.00	250.00
2	—	460	213.00–216.00	214.50
1	—	540	223.00	223.00
4	—	630	213.00	213.00
1	—	825	147.00	147.00
2	—	967	125.00	125.00
9	—	666	176.00–189.00	181.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	234.00–239.00	238.05
3	—	575	224.00–236.00	231.02
1	—	420	227.50	227.50
3	—	623	220.00–227.00	223.59
4	—	514	213.00–239.00	230.07
1	—	655	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	192.50	192.50
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
1	—	610	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	145.00–162.00	154.67
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
3	—	722	110.00–120.00	113.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
7	—	452	221.00	221.00
7	—	679	170.00–195.00	184.28
1	—	375	194.00	194.00
5	—	582	185.00–210.00	201.54
9	—	525	187.00–215.00	207.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,585	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	83.00–89.00	85.64
1	—	1,240	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,314	92.00–98.00	94.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	85.00–87.00	86.02
1	—	1,130	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	106.00	106.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	885.00	885.00

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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