Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 600-700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $249.85/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$249.85

264 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$54.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.12

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	631	250.68	1,583	260
Medium and Large 2-3	777	196.00	1,523	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.68/cwt here — about $60 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 sale264 hd

249.85

—

KY average25 barns · 7,313 hd

233.73

+16.12

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	2,007	129.40	2,597	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	104.49	1,634	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	98.23	1,282	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	92.85	984	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,275	126.00	1,607	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,436	$1,750	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	220.57/cwt	210.00–226.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	230.80/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,316	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	215.62/cwt	214.50–217.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	203.66/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	271.90/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,403	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	261.37/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,730	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	252.38/cwt	247.00–253.50	1,580	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	187.80/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	303.73/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	139.73/cwt	127.00–152.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	278.69/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	226.18/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	216.58/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	249.84/cwt	242.00–255.50	1,641	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	224.30/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	301.83/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	247.55/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	230.46/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	234.62/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	701	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	281.37/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	268.06/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	252.24/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,337	5
Steers	Select	—	1,275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,607	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	108.74/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	99.41/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,313	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	85.35/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	108.98/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	91.77/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,160	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	241.21/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	221.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	232.83/cwt	226.00–238.50	1,218	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	267.14/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	628	236.31/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	199.24/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	231.54/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	241.29/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,035	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	168.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	172.87/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,103	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	193.99/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	238.80/cwt	235.00–243.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	233.44/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,097	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	200.85/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,259	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	215.34/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,249	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	166.39/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	198.54/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,324	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 872Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 40Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	210.00–226.00	220.57
2	—	533	200.00–207.50	203.66
6	—	713	182.00–189.00	187.80
1	—	750	190.00	190.00
12	—	627	190.00–209.00	200.85
1	—	410	211.00	211.00
28	—	580	203.00–222.00	215.34
5	—	844	161.00–172.00	166.39
3	—	667	188.00–210.00	198.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	225.00–232.50	230.80
14	—	628	214.50–217.00	215.62
30	—	523	226.00–238.50	232.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	232.00	232.00
15	—	429	232.50–245.00	241.29
9	—	382	235.00–243.00	238.80
19	—	470	229.00–240.00	233.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	127.00–152.00	139.73
12	—	668	160.00–172.00	168.03
6	—	638	167.00–185.00	172.87
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	255.00–280.00	271.90
4	—	561	250.00–268.00	261.37
74	—	702	246.50	246.50
39	—	626	247.00–253.50	252.38
26	—	657	242.00–255.50	249.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	270.00	270.00
8	—	386	297.50–307.50	303.73
2	—	225	262.50	262.50
2	—	537	293.00	293.00
2	—	260	280.00	280.00
29	—	483	250.00–287.00	278.69
4	—	417	300.00–302.50	301.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	726	212.00–230.00	226.18
3	—	763	206.00–222.00	216.58
8	—	844	193.50	193.50
2	—	488	221.00–227.50	224.30
5	—	996	191.50	191.50
6	—	586	240.00–249.00	247.55
1	—	920	192.00	192.00
1	—	875	195.00	195.00
7	—	663	224.00–235.00	230.46
5	—	603	228.00–239.00	234.62
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	777	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	280.00	280.00
2	—	270	262.50	262.50
3	—	701	219.00	219.00
3	—	377	262.50–310.00	281.37
6	—	473	260.00–272.00	268.06
5	—	530	249.00–253.00	252.24
7	—	582	240.00–247.00	241.21
4	—	660	237.00	237.00
5	—	420	262.50–270.00	267.14
8	—	628	235.00–238.00	236.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
3	—	508	220.00–225.00	221.64
1	—	640	230.00	230.00
3	—	725	189.00–207.00	199.24
2	—	585	229.00–234.00	231.54
1	—	685	229.00	229.00
5	—	764	186.00–205.00	193.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,573	104.00–113.00	108.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,077	96.00–103.00	99.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	84.00–88.00	85.35
6	—	1,347	100.00–118.00	108.98
4	—	1,264	90.00–93.00	91.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	125.00	125.00
2	—	2,085	130.00–133.00	131.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,436	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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