Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.39/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.30 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$250.39

45 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$55.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs KY average

−13.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	255.32	1,379	41
Medium and Large 2-3	539	199.93	1,077	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.39/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd

250.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd

249.71

+0.69

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−13.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−152.30

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	1,630	129.00	2,103	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	128.00	1,720	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	127.61	2,016	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	119.81	1,259	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	265.60/cwt	252.50–280.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	256.79/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	249.20/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	242.07/cwt	241.50–244.00	1,624	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	278.76/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,385	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	269.33/cwt	253.00–283.50	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	274.77/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	311.83/cwt	282.50–327.50	1,612	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	300.99/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,704	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	200.94/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	242	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	213.21/cwt	200.00–227.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	205.21/cwt	175.00–222.50	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	124.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,334	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	108.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,099	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,103	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	127.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,016	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	130.07/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,751	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	192.40/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	311.65/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,309	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	293.66/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	307.27/cwt	302.50–309.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	278.28/cwt	262.00–287.50	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	206.76/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	296.27/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	291.23/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,255	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	300.36/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	315.41/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,514	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	322.88/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	240.86/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	308.28/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	252.59/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	267.56/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	244.55/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	237.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	201.76/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	256.70/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	245.49/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,392	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	233.01/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	269.41/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 561Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 35Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year 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
2	350–400	368	252.50–280.00	265.60
2	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
9	450–500	484	247.50–265.00	256.70
8	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	244.55
10	550–600	567	231.00–250.00	245.49
5	600–650	622	230.00–240.00	237.41
1	650–700	660	227.50	227.50
2	700–750	720	201.00–202.50	201.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	497	272.50–279.00	278.76
12	500–550	512	253.00–283.50	269.33
11	550–600	560	253.00–261.00	256.79
4	600–650	627	246.00–252.50	249.20
30	650–700	671	241.50–244.00	242.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	232.50	232.50
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	318	200.00–227.50	213.21
1	350–400	370	180.00	180.00
5	450–500	467	175.00–222.50	205.21
3	500–550	523	185.00–208.00	192.40
1	550–600	585	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
2	650–700	678	196.00–206.00	200.94
2	850–900	868	166.00–170.00	168.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	312.50	312.50
8	350–400	385	292.50–320.00	300.36
17	400–450	431	272.50–307.50	291.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	517	282.50–327.50	311.83
21	550–600	566	280.00–312.50	300.99
5	650–700	658	262.50–285.00	274.77
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	252.50	252.50
6	700–750	705	180.00–214.00	206.76
2	750–800	755	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	960	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	357	337.50	337.50
6	400–450	434	305.00–327.50	322.88
27	450–500	480	305.00–319.00	315.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	277.50	277.50
1	300–350	305	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	375	300.00–312.50	308.28
4	400–450	435	286.00	286.00
1	450–500	490	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	540	257.50–260.00	258.76
4	550–600	578	257.50–275.00	267.56
6	650–700	687	242.50–260.00	252.59
8	700–750	731	232.50–247.00	240.86
11	800–850	825	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	765	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	300.00–305.00	303.38
13	400–450	420	300.00–318.00	311.65
6	450–500	483	302.50–309.00	307.27
6	500–550	507	285.00–296.00	293.66
2	550–600	583	295.00–297.50	296.27
3	600–650	613	262.00–287.50	278.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	565	260.00–279.00	269.41
5	700–750	715	226.00–236.00	233.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	120.00–132.00	124.86
4	—	1,013	104.00–115.00	108.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	105.00–115.00	110.05
26	—	1,346	119.00–140.00	130.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	124.00–132.00	127.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	129.00	129.00

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

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