Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.66/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.04 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$262.66

143 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$73.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs KY average

−7.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	263.17	1,468	142
Medium and Large 2-3	565	190.00	1,074	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.17/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $331.69, median $402.69 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale143 hd

262.66

—

KY average25 barns · 1,406 hd

254.93

+7.73

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−7.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−140.04

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	1,777	148.30	2,636	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	122.36	1,605	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	117.22	1,955	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	102.36	1,084	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	400–450	425	265.44/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	281.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,600	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	216.11/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	264.55/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,249	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	265.30/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,390	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	226.83/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	279.85/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	267.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	275.42/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,773	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	239.79/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,667	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	237.22/cwt	232.50–242.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	235.42/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	264.64/cwt	252.00–269.10	1,498	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	114.39/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,207	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	153.38/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	119.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,025	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	122.36/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,605	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	538	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	301.94/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	294.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	313.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	201.65/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,355	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	279.56/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	238.26/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	250.49/cwt	245.50–253.50	1,563	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	231.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,686	5

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 485Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year 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
1	200–250	245	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	390	287.50	287.50
6	400–450	425	260.00–271.00	265.44
22	450–500	472	250.00–272.50	264.55
4	500–550	510	224.00–235.00	226.83
2	550–600	597	228.00	228.00
9	650–700	672	192.50–220.00	201.65
3	700–750	716	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	790	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	524	255.00–272.00	265.30
112	550–600	566	252.00–269.10	264.64
19	600–650	624	245.50–253.50	250.49
45	650–700	695	239.00–248.00	239.79
70	750–800	756	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	387	232.50	232.50
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	489	235.00–237.50	235.42
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
3	700–750	715	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
8	400–450	412	290.00–292.50	291.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	272.50–276.00	275.42
18	550–600	569	270.00–290.00	281.26
9	600–650	613	260.00–270.00	267.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	303	312.50–315.00	313.76
8	350–400	369	295.00–312.50	301.94
8	400–450	429	310.00–315.00	313.43
6	450–500	490	272.00–292.00	279.85
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	586	244.00	244.00
6	600–650	629	223.00–247.00	238.26
8	650–700	693	244.50	244.50
5	700–750	729	220.00–240.00	231.25
2	750–800	797	215.00	215.00
3	900–950	920	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	470	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	640	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	675	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	294.83
1	400–450	435	262.50	262.50
7	450–500	477	270.00–282.50	279.56
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	552	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	627	212.00–221.00	216.11
4	750–800	776	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	232.50–242.50	237.22
1	350–400	365	207.50	207.50
1	400–450	430	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	685	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
4	500–550	538	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	605	242.00	242.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,055	113.00–116.00	114.39
1	—	1,150	111.00	111.00
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	115.00–122.00	119.02
1	—	1,535	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	115.00–133.00	122.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,889	147.00–166.00	153.38
1	—	1,330	128.00	128.00

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle