Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-20

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 20
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
319 vs last sale 656 820 vs year ago 155 · +529.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
27 vs last sale 32 52 vs year ago 7 · +742.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
2 vs last sale 2 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 plus higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, 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 $284.92/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$284.92
378 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$497
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$85.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+31.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585286.951,677369
Medium and Large 2-3585201.771,1809thin
One grade step is worth $85.18/cwt here — about $497 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 sale378 hd
284.92
KY average27 barns · 7,114 hd
253.16
+31.76
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,565117.641,8417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,659107.781,78810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,332107.371,43019
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00996.9197815

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,0553thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Dairy SteersLarge 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,60022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490310.93/cwt277.50–323.001,52421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424314.17/cwt282.50–337.501,33216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added586283.92/cwt280.00–295.001,66420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added633238.07/cwt229.00–242.501,50720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added588250.27/cwt245.00–255.001,47241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy325289.37/cwt282.50–302.509403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy613288.01/cwt283.50–290.001,76636
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy390331.41/cwt317.50–335.001,29210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy562313.75/cwt313.75–313.751,76395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617233.41/cwt220.00–241.001,4403
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490219.95/cwt215.00–225.001,0782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2777224.72/cwt212.00–229.001,7468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727219.61/cwt217.00–224.001,5978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662231.99/cwt230.00–233.001,5363
SteersMedium and Large 2-3835186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470249.77/cwt240.00–257.501,1743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425217.50/cwt217.50–217.509242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524296.43/cwt284.00–308.001,55319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added629263.92/cwt247.00–276.001,66055
Dairy SteersLarge 3790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510260.95/cwt258.00–262.501,3313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2932210.19/cwt208.00–210.501,9598
Dairy HeifersLarge 3763116.00/cwt116.00–116.008853
Dairy HeifersLarge 3663116.00/cwt116.00–116.007693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added668255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added734247.01/cwt240.00–253.751,81328
Dairy SteersLarge 3920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443253.83/cwt240.00–267.501,1242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy558261.55/cwt250.00–263.001,45910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy346315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy472310.44/cwt297.50–315.001,46513
CowsLean 85-90%1,057109.93/cwt100.00–128.001,1626
CowsLean 85-90%1,03094.44/cwt91.00–96.009733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6521
CowsLean 85-90%95085.12/cwt81.00–88.008096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,639109.76/cwt100.00–119.001,7999
CowsBoner 80-85%1,327111.56/cwt102.00–126.001,48014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34795.64/cwt93.00–98.001,2885
Bulls1,832124.29/cwt123.00–126.002,2773
Bulls1,365112.66/cwt109.00–118.001,5384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,054.92/head975.00–1,100.001,0553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy429274.33/cwt251.00–287.501,17755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473267.17/cwt254.00–275.001,26431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574230.78/cwt223.00–240.001,3258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy431306.47/cwt292.50–330.001,3218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2640208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335187.50/cwt187.50–187.506281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy293266.24/cwt265.00–267.507802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380286.32/cwt267.50–290.001,08819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322257.50/cwt257.50–257.508293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659220.25/cwt205.00–227.001,4518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517262.56/cwt242.00–267.001,35768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added808214.25/cwt214.25–214.251,73120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy331279.07/cwt275.00–285.009248
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577198.10/cwt190.00–210.001,1438
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3838173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745209.91/cwt209.00–210.501,56410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611215.18/cwt202.00–218.001,31510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509573
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756216.00/cwt215.00–217.501,63310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576227.49/cwt226.00–235.001,3108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484237.15/cwt222.50–245.001,1484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512236.19/cwt227.50–240.001,2099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684197.59/cwt196.00–202.501,3527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317236.58/cwt235.00–240.007503

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.