Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to inclement weather last week, however there was good to very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.27/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$213.27

360 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$50.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

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	569	217.62	1,239	329
Medium and Large 2-3	537	167.15	898	31

One grade step is worth $50.47/cwt here — about $342 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 sale360 hd

213.27

—

KY average20 barns · 3,813 hd

207.64

+5.63

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	—	High	1,828	129.75	2,372	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	119.34	1,964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	109.39	1,404	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	90.49	906	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	167.00	1,770	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)	1,055	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3	—	685	195.22/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	182.76/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,328	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	179.23/cwt	177.50–180.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	217.34/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,263	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	244.62/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	210.78/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,644	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	214.71/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	208.79/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,507	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	275.06/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,403	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	236.46/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	232.08/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,541	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	212.25/cwt	212.00–212.50	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	185.72/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	299.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	224.76/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,513	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	198.69/cwt	190.00–204.50	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	292.81/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	279.93/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,338	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	268.82/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,573	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	210.95/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	267.90/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,476	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	276.73/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	279.18/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	280.99/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,040	9
Steers	Select	—	1,060	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	99.55/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	92.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	119.34/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	112.16/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,441	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	129.75/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	247.31/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	211.64/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,340	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	232.65/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	228.02/cwt	227.00–231.00	958	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	191.65/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	227.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,194	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,419	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	230.30/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,101	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	181.57/cwt	174.00–183.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	158.13/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	190.75/cwt	170.00–200.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	135.64/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	197.14/cwt	188.00–203.50	1,344	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	188.10/cwt	182.00–199.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	224.31/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,301	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	222.43/cwt	218.00–227.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	215.49/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,133	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	219.37/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,033	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	135.14/cwt	135.00–136.00	959	7

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 956Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No Comparison due to inclement weather last week, however there was good to very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	183.00–201.00	195.22
1	—	905	156.00	156.00
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
1	—	730	197.00	197.00
2	—	578	212.00–212.50	212.25
1	—	375	207.50	207.50
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	247.00	247.00
3	—	580	234.00–250.00	244.62
1	—	875	210.00	210.00
27	—	780	201.00–212.50	210.78
2	—	812	206.00	206.00
2	—	625	212.50–217.00	214.71
18	—	722	200.00–219.00	208.79
12	—	673	224.00–225.00	224.76
1	—	445	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	768	225.00	225.00
14	—	510	262.00–283.00	275.06
10	—	632	230.00–247.00	236.46
26	—	664	229.00–248.00	232.08
30	—	585	259.00–277.50	268.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	295.00–305.00	299.94
4	—	365	270.00–300.00	292.81
26	—	478	271.00–291.00	279.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	752	181.00–187.00	182.76
22	—	581	212.00–219.50	217.34
2	—	397	225.00	225.00
7	—	734	178.00–187.00	185.72
11	—	630	190.00–204.50	198.69
17	—	682	188.00–203.50	197.14
4	—	822	196.00	196.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
2	—	330	218.00–227.00	222.43
5	—	408	219.00–221.00	220.00
16	—	526	212.50–220.00	215.49
14	—	471	210.00–221.00	219.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	622	213.50	213.50
23	—	526	222.00–230.00	227.02
72	—	663	214.00	214.00
41	—	580	221.00–225.00	224.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	177.50–180.00	179.23
1	—	550	174.00	174.00
6	—	539	174.00–183.00	181.57
3	—	662	147.00–164.00	158.13
1	—	470	187.50	187.50
4	—	319	170.00–200.00	190.75
2	—	775	122.00–150.00	135.64
3	—	377	182.00–199.00	188.10
1	—	640	174.00	174.00
7	—	710	135.00–136.00	135.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	227.00–231.00	228.02
36	—	478	224.00–235.00	230.30
20	—	374	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	203.00–215.00	210.95
1	—	515	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	264.00–275.00	267.90
2	—	545	251.00	251.00
13	—	441	257.50–285.00	276.73
12	—	465	270.00–281.00	279.18
9	—	370	265.00–287.50	280.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
2	—	750	181.00	181.00
4	—	489	243.00–252.50	247.31
10	—	633	205.00–226.00	211.64
3	—	510	230.00–234.00	232.65
1	—	890	156.00	156.00
3	—	688	189.00–197.00	191.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	99.00–100.00	99.55
3	—	987	90.00–95.00	92.94
1	—	1,035	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,646	109.00–125.00	119.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	101.00–118.00	112.16
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	128.00–131.00	129.75

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	—	1,055	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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