Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.06/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.50 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$287.06

34 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs KY average

−22.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	291.62	1,617	31
Medium and Large 2-3	558	240.00	1,339	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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 sale34 hd

287.06

—

KY average25 barns · 862 hd

301.00

−13.93

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−22.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−167.50

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	1,617	145.53	2,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	130.46	2,140	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	124.66	1,656	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	114.64	1,163	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.55/cwt	227.50–244.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	243.17/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	264.58/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.63/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	272.67/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,810	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,398	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	265.34/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	325.51/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,649.57/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	271.71/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,399	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,760	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	205.77/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	216.03/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	235.42/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,387	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	222.47/cwt	192.50–230.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	862	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	96.42/cwt	94.00–99.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	122.29/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,264	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	111.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,125	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	130.28/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,774	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	114.54/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	132.95/cwt	123.00–142.00	2,207	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,324	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	353.16/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,300	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	332.29/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	332.65/cwt	320.00–357.50	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	290.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,367	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	294.69/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,247	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	300.82/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	353.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	231.69/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	258.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,613	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	1,968	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	224.93/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	282.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	227.65/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	297.64/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	226.52/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	279.17/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,443	3
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	300–350	330	321.01/cwt	297.50–337.50	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	274.90/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	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.

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Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 485Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year 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
4	250–300	291	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	575	227.50	227.50
5	600–650	628	220.00–235.00	224.93
1	850–900	865	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	483	289.50	289.50
15	500–550	515	262.50–278.00	271.71
6	550–600	571	257.50–269.00	265.34
25	600–650	624	250.00–260.00	258.45
10	700–750	732	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	192.50–230.00	222.47
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	465	226.00	226.00
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	642	200.00–217.50	205.77
2	650–700	675	190.00–195.00	192.52
2	750–800	765	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	875	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	297.50–337.50	321.01
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
19	400–450	423	280.00–302.50	294.69
20	450–500	471	275.00–300.00	290.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	261.00–279.00	272.67
7	450–500	470	287.50–302.50	297.64
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	260.63
2	600–650	630	227.50–244.00	235.55
3	650–700	658	226.00–235.00	231.69
8	700–750	734	219.00–228.00	226.52
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	222.50	222.50
3	550–600	588	220.00–244.00	235.42
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	723	215.00–218.00	216.03
1	750–800	795	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	940	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	320.00–357.50	332.65
3	300–350	318	340.00–360.00	353.08
5	350–400	385	340.00–362.50	353.16
1	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
4	450–500	462	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
5	550–600	561	280.00–290.00	282.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	324.00–327.50	325.51
7	550–600	588	296.50	296.50
4	600–650	636	260.00–266.00	264.58
35	650–700	669	270.50	270.50
5	700–750	737	242.00–245.00	243.17
6	750–800	757	247.00	247.00
87	800–850	801	245.75	245.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	862	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	337.50	337.50
5	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	462	320.00–352.50	332.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
5	450–500	488	290.00–317.50	300.82
3	500–550	517	277.50–280.00	279.17
14	550–600	570	260.00–283.00	274.90
1	650–700	680	248.00	248.00
3	700–750	735	225.00–229.00	227.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	187.50	187.50
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
3	550–600	556	242.50	242.50
5	850–900	855	216.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	182.50	182.50
1	500–550	540	187.50	187.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,649.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
2	—	940	94.00–99.00	96.42
12	—	1,034	119.00–128.00	122.29
5	—	1,009	107.00–115.00	111.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,362	123.00–134.00	130.28
5	—	1,267	109.00–119.00	114.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	123.00–142.00	132.95
1	—	1,540	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	140.00–146.00	143.03
1	—	1,575	158.00	158.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle