Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to limited comparison, however all classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.26/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −129.43 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$273.26

100 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$55.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs KY average

+6.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	275.47	1,613	96
Medium and Large 2-3	574	220.28	1,264	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.19/cwt here — about $348 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 sale100 hd

273.26

—

KY average24 barns · 1,178 hd

265.45

+7.81

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+6.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−129.43

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	1,533	170.50	2,613	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	145.81	1,987	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	145.35	2,358	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	131.95	1,237	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	145.81/cwt	129.00–157.00	1,987	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	136.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,277	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	273.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	274.28/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	264.80/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	293.59/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	233.62/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	275.92/cwt	270.00–276.50	1,625	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	258.11/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	227.07/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	262.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	266.74/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	243.36/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	265.73/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	260.67/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	220.28/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,109	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	231.74/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,119	3

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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 241Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 7

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to limited comparison, however all classes sold with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	129.00–157.00	145.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	145.00–146.00	145.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
3	—	935	133.00–140.00	136.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,550	158.00	158.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	517	270.00–276.00	273.98
90	550–600	589	270.00–276.50	275.92
8	600–650	619	261.00–267.00	265.73
5	800–850	813	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	297.50	297.50
6	450–500	478	260.00–261.00	260.67
2	550–600	560	252.00–264.00	258.11
2	600–650	620	224.00–230.00	227.07
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	483	220.00–242.50	231.74
4	550–600	574	200.00–230.00	220.28
1	800–850	800	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	286.00–296.00	293.59
3	600–650	618	270.00–282.50	274.28
2	700–750	728	250.00–260.00	255.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	269.00–271.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	261.00	261.00
4	650–700	666	266.00–269.00	266.74
2	700–750	700	249.00	249.00
3	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	965	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	785	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	522	257.50–272.00	264.80
7	550–600	561	250.00–270.00	262.80
3	600–650	612	239.00–247.00	243.36
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	220.00–246.00	233.62
1	550–600	595	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	177.50	177.50
1	650–700	650	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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