Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 700 steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $265.33/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$265.33

288 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$90.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.47

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	602	266.59	1,604	284
Medium and Large 2-3	776	175.75	1,364	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.84/cwt here — about $240 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 sale288 hd

265.33

—

KY average25 barns · 8,702 hd

246.86

+18.47

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	1,635	120.07	1,963	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,654	102.18	1,690	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,302	94.18	1,226	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	91.75	975	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	849	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	231.96/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	305.23/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,267	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	191.02/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	281.30/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,314	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	202.90/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,404	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	204.51/cwt	197.50–218.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	238.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	275.00/cwt	250.00–284.50	1,455	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	244.75/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	205.42/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	179.35/cwt	165.00–190.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	171.82/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	236.37/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,577	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	244.72/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,287	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	249.50/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	302.55/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	206.40/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	267.39/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,508	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	258.88/cwt	243.00–261.50	1,714	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	248.37/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	251.19/cwt	247.50–257.50	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	261.21/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	290.60/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	112.38/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	106.34/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,384	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	94.48/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,224	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	96.42/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,037	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	216.73/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	283.08/cwt	273.00–287.50	1,311	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	234.81/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	233.43/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	204.38/cwt	180.00–217.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	254.94/cwt	247.50–265.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	248.83/cwt	236.50–254.00	1,411	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	241.45/cwt	240.00–242.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	263.40/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,217	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	227.39/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	178.85/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,468	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	220.85/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	167.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	236.70/cwt	235.00–237.50	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	239.27/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	198.76/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,135	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	267.11/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,135	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,267	2

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 829Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	849	201.00	201.00
11	—	636	222.00–235.00	231.96
3	—	670	235.00–236.00	235.33
3	—	585	240.00–249.00	244.75
9	—	857	200.00	200.00
3	—	971	191.00	191.00
1	—	365	232.50	232.50
3	—	720	203.00–213.00	206.40
5	—	917	195.50	195.50
3	—	465	242.50–252.50	248.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	275.00–310.00	305.23
83	—	626	285.00	285.00
29	—	467	263.00–290.00	281.30
1	—	295	260.00	260.00
1	—	240	285.00	285.00
2	—	378	295.00–310.00	302.55
1	—	345	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	189.00	189.00
1	—	730	196.00	196.00
1	—	830	168.00	168.00
1	—	850	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	529	250.00–284.50	275.00
5	—	624	244.00–253.00	249.50
3	—	701	234.00	234.00
39	—	564	252.50–276.00	267.39
31	—	662	243.00–261.50	258.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	188.00–194.00	191.02
1	—	225	225.00	225.00
11	—	692	202.50–204.00	202.90
3	—	413	235.00–240.00	238.23
4	—	611	201.00–210.00	205.42
1	—	270	217.50	217.50
17	—	821	176.00–182.00	178.85
6	—	519	215.00–228.00	220.85
3	—	327	235.00–237.50	236.70
5	—	476	234.00–242.50	239.27
18	—	571	196.00–208.00	198.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	197.50–218.00	204.51
4	—	535	165.00–190.00	179.35
3	—	677	165.00–181.00	171.82
2	—	318	215.00	215.00
5	—	373	180.00–217.50	204.38
2	—	713	164.00–170.00	167.03
1	—	550	182.50	182.50
2	—	442	217.50	217.50
2	—	792	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	667	233.00–239.00	236.37
11	—	622	219.50	219.50
24	—	526	231.00–255.00	244.72
25	—	567	236.50–254.00	248.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	247.50–265.00	254.94
5	—	311	240.00–242.50	241.45
12	—	462	248.00–271.00	263.40
20	—	425	251.00–275.00	267.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	183.00	183.00
4	—	284	247.50–257.50	251.19
4	—	614	215.00–222.00	216.73
1	—	485	245.00	245.00
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
5	—	534	234.00–235.00	234.81
1	—	235	257.50	257.50
1	—	355	260.00	260.00
3	—	586	228.00–236.00	233.43
5	—	658	225.00–229.00	227.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	577	250.00	250.00
3	—	515	256.00–270.00	261.21
8	—	422	270.00–307.50	290.60
6	—	611	240.00	240.00
9	—	463	273.00–287.50	283.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	169.00	169.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	80.00–83.00	81.50
1	—	1,155	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,090	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,075	94.00–98.00	96.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,346	100.00–105.00	102.80
7	—	1,296	90.00–98.00	94.48
2	—	1,283	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	103.00–108.00	106.34
3	—	1,660	95.00–99.00	96.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	110.00–116.00	112.38
1	—	1,930	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,750	131.50	131.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,275.00	1,275.00

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