Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to 4th July Holiday>

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.89/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.80 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$252.89

77 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$49.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs KY average

−15.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	259.96	1,414	66
Medium and Large 2-3	538	210.49	1,132	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale77 hd

252.89

—

KY average13 barns · 645 hd

261.01

−8.12

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−15.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−149.80

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	1,344	152.35	2,047	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	137.66	1,801	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	136.95	2,171	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	125.89	1,254	17

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	210.65/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	233.42/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	264.38/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,499	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	208.02/cwt	201.00–222.50	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	206.16/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	233.96/cwt	225.00–245.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	239.41/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,140	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	108.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	958	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	139.38/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,514	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	124.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,224	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	138.36/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,217	12
Bulls	—	—	1,733	170.62/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,957	3
Bulls	—	—	1,244	148.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,848	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	142.26/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,848	17
Bulls	—	—	1,158	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	126.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	237.28/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,348	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	208.72/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	236.24/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	341.36/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	285.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,231	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	257.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	375.50/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.68/cwt	220.00–241.50	1,462	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	268.97/cwt	267.50–272.50	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	240.07/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	242.02/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	257.99/cwt	247.50–268.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	227.74/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	273.62/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	261.44/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	211.41/cwt	207.00–227.50	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	182.45/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	229.50/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	256.88/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	296.48/cwt	296.00–296.50	1,690	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	265.23/cwt	257.50–272.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	244.08/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,689	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	265.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	270.07/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,407	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	231.65/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,764	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	206.94/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	238.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,380	6

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 466Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 28Year ago 36

No Comparison due to 4th July Holiday>

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	422	225.00–245.00	233.96
15	450–500	476	220.00–260.00	239.41
3	500–550	508	220.00–242.50	233.42
10	550–600	568	230.00–245.00	237.28
2	650–700	668	207.50–210.00	208.72
3	700–750	723	208.00–216.00	210.65
1	750–800	770	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	900	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	307.50	307.50
6	500–550	521	260.00–263.00	261.44
13	550–600	579	247.50–268.00	257.99
4	600–650	607	227.00–228.00	227.74
3	650–700	650	239.00	239.00
13	700–750	723	224.00–240.00	231.65
2	750–800	770	220.00–239.00	229.50
2	800–850	810	197.00–217.00	206.94
1	850–900	875	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	908	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	384	325.00–362.50	341.36
6	400–450	421	365.00–377.50	375.50
6	600–650	618	250.00–265.00	257.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	237.50	237.50
4	450–500	462	215.00–247.50	236.24
8	500–550	527	207.00–227.50	211.41
3	550–600	566	201.00–222.50	208.02
2	600–650	605	195.00–217.50	206.16
5	650–700	691	172.50–210.00	182.45
2	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	880	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	521	262.50–275.00	270.07
21	550–600	567	262.50–270.00	264.38
13	600–650	625	245.00–268.00	256.88
25	650–700	692	242.50–253.00	244.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	431	280.00–290.00	285.62
5	450–500	467	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	267.50–272.50	268.97
2	300–350	330	257.50–272.50	265.23
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	484	260.00–275.00	265.47
12	500–550	538	239.00–252.50	240.07
6	550–600	578	230.00–250.00	238.79
28	600–650	631	220.00–241.50	231.68
3	650–700	695	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	700	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	792	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
21	550–600	570	296.00–296.50	296.48
5	600–650	621	260.00–281.00	273.62
20	650–700	651	271.00	271.00
3	700–750	743	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	437	323.00	323.00
1	450–500	485	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	535	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	575	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	661	229.00–250.00	242.02
1	950–1000	960	208.00	208.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	105.00–110.00	108.18
7	—	1,086	132.00–149.00	139.38
5	—	981	120.00–128.00	124.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,602	130.00–149.00	138.36
2	—	1,483	128.00–129.00	128.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,299	132.00–157.00	142.26
3	—	1,302	125.00–128.00	126.71
2	—	1,395	112.00–118.00	114.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	162.00–179.00	170.62
8	—	1,244	144.00–155.00	148.58
2	—	1,158	140.00	140.00

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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