Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.01/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$243.01

79 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$51.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.84

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	530	248.18	1,314	71
Medium and Large 2-3	388	197.12	765	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.06/cwt here — about $550 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 sale79 hd

243.01

—

KY average6 barns · 815 hd

226.17

+16.84

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	1,724	114.31	1,971	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	95.83	1,542	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	90.53	1,216	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	78.43	828	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	134.00	1,575	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	144.00	1,577	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	428	218.92/cwt	209.00–222.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	202.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	243.50/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	153.02/cwt	147.50–164.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	232.10/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	271.74/cwt	269.00–275.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	257.25/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,037	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	228.38/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	206.29/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	168.39/cwt	152.50–185.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	211.74/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	222.89/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,317	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	239.47/cwt	239.00–240.00	936	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	116.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	724	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	83.63/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,111	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	94.73/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,287	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,577	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	96.09/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	75.14/cwt	70.00–79.00	751	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	87.04/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,438	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	100.23/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,592	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	83.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	926	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	225.10/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,387	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	213.64/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	174.50/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	199.80/cwt	190.00–206.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	183.55/cwt	170.00–190.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	193.21/cwt	173.00–196.50	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	267.00/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,426	21

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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 121Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 32Year ago 7

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	209.00–222.00	218.92
2	—	778	145.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	562	203.00–208.00	206.29
5	—	531	203.00–214.00	211.74
3	—	731	158.00	158.00
5	—	691	172.00–185.00	174.50
8	—	479	190.00–206.00	199.80
7	—	612	173.00–196.50	193.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	152.50–185.00	168.39
1	—	510	187.00	187.00
1	—	780	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	391	239.00–240.00	239.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	195.00–210.00	202.41
1	—	775	184.00	184.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
3	—	243	170.00–190.00	183.55
1	—	290	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	205.00	205.00
2	—	490	238.00–249.00	243.50
1	—	915	181.00	181.00
1	—	445	245.00	245.00
2	—	827	200.00	200.00
4	—	793	209.00	209.00
2	—	538	219.00–237.50	228.38
7	—	616	223.00–228.00	225.10
5	—	667	212.00–220.00	213.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	269.00–275.00	271.74
15	—	403	256.00–265.00	257.25
1	—	460	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	251.00–269.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	138.00	138.00
3	—	608	147.50–164.00	153.02
2	—	690	164.00	164.00
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	247.00	247.00
1	—	870	139.00	139.00
2	—	518	225.00–239.00	232.10
4	—	466	217.50–227.50	222.89
9	—	550	239.50	239.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	114.00–118.00	116.86
2	—	1,948	110.00–111.00	110.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	67.00–69.00	67.97
2	—	1,093	93.00–99.00	96.09
4	—	999	70.00–79.00	75.14
2	—	1,115	80.00–86.00	83.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	80.00–89.00	83.63
1	—	1,185	70.00	70.00
18	—	1,359	90.00–102.00	94.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	85.00–88.00	87.04
6	—	1,588	95.00–105.00	100.23
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	134.00	134.00

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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