Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady to weak with 400-500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower and 600-700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeders and Good demand for yearling steers and heifers. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.10/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.60 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$280.10

128 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$59.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs KY average

+15.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	283.81	1,569	120
Medium and Large 2-3	538	224.39	1,207	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.42/cwt here — about $362 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 sale128 hd

280.10

—

KY average24 barns · 1,589 hd

268.30

+11.80

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+15.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−122.60

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	1,560	152.39	2,378	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	131.93	1,704	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	129.88	2,107	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	112.67	1,189	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,575	163.00	2,567	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	259.24/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	227.58/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	280.33/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,749	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	294.80/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	258.76/cwt	252.25–261.25	2,109	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,791	136
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	256.82/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	270.78/cwt	268.00–274.50	1,552	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	230.51/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	287.65/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	256.79/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	214.81/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	224.36/cwt	200.00–257.50	1,086	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	257.56/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	202.45/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	100.69/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,271	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	130.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,137	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	126.32/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,628	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,575	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	154.28/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	111.00/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,158	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	138.89/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,815	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	115.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	237.35/cwt	227.50–247.50	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	241.92/cwt	230.00–262.50	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	273.18/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	273.53/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,673	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	215.70/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	267.25/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	258.61/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	293.38/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	336.14/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	272.31/cwt	267.50–273.50	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	297.26/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,127	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	264.68/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	249.04/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	286.99/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	224.98/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	280.64/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	271.50–278.75	1,873	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	288.80/cwt	280.00–305.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	238.30/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	309.24/cwt	307.50–311.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	255.19/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	309.69/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	341.61/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	257.94/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	352.22/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,279	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 255Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 16Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	275	280.00–305.00	288.80
2	300–350	308	307.50–311.00	309.24
7	350–400	379	290.00–310.00	297.26
1	400–450	425	317.50	317.50
11	450–500	479	277.50–300.00	293.38
9	500–550	532	257.50–272.50	264.68
10	550–600	567	247.50–265.00	256.82
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	234.00–242.00	238.30
1	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	252.50	252.50
20	450–500	478	240.00–272.50	259.24
2	500–550	545	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	595	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	618	190.00–215.00	202.45
1	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	700	199.00	199.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	184.00	184.00
2	850–900	880	160.00–162.50	161.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	345.00–367.50	352.22
4	400–450	438	330.00–342.50	336.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	267.50	267.50
4	450–500	491	247.50–250.00	248.75
1	500–550	500	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.53
3	700–750	723	213.00–217.00	215.70
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	528	292.50–300.00	294.80
11	550–600	580	287.00–288.00	287.65
36	600–650	624	270.00–287.50	280.33
48	650–700	675	271.50–278.75	277.50
17	700–750	707	249.00–262.00	256.79
2	750–800	757	255.00	255.00
83	800–850	815	252.25–261.25	258.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	424	277.50–300.00	286.99
1	450–500	450	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	517	262.50–285.00	273.53
3	550–600	580	265.00–285.00	273.18
10	600–650	634	245.00–264.00	258.61
2	700–750	723	242.50–245.00	243.77
1	750–800	760	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	962	211.50	211.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	327.50–355.00	341.61
1	400–450	430	312.50	312.50
5	450–500	489	309.00–312.50	309.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	205.00	205.00
2	300–350	340	227.50–247.50	237.35
4	350–400	380	230.00–262.50	241.92
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
11	450–500	484	200.00–257.50	224.36
6	500–550	523	220.00–240.00	227.58
2	550–600	583	200.00–230.00	214.81
1	600–650	645	197.50	197.50
3	700–750	745	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	267.50–273.50	272.31
13	550–600	573	268.00–274.50	270.78
11	600–650	632	243.00–265.00	257.56
4	650–700	670	245.00–253.00	249.04
136	700–750	717	249.75	249.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	277.50	277.50
4	300–350	310	275.00–280.00	277.54
4	350–400	369	275.00–292.50	280.64
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
10	450–500	487	252.50–271.00	267.25
6	500–550	516	245.00–265.00	255.19
5	550–600	561	250.00–265.00	257.94
2	600–650	618	230.00–231.00	230.51
3	700–750	712	223.00–226.00	224.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	426	280.00–282.50	281.25
2	450–500	460	284.00	284.00
89	550–600	554	290.00	290.00
24	600–650	605	276.50	276.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	97.00–103.00	100.69
4	—	1,068	118.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	1,043	105.00–116.00	111.00
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,633	129.00–135.00	130.86
1	—	1,570	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	124.00–128.00	126.32
17	—	1,307	129.00–149.00	138.89
5	—	1,244	110.00–118.00	115.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	153.00–156.00	154.28
1	—	1,550	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,825	163.00	163.00

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