Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling classes were all sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, 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 $238.97/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.72 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$238.97

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$57.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.47

vs KY average

−6.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	252.20	1,402	27
Medium and Large 2-3	525	194.30	1,019	8thin

One grade step is worth $57.90/cwt here — about $382 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 sale35 hd

238.97

—

KY average24 barns · 1,224 hd

257.44

−18.47

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−6.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−163.72

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	1,522	144.94	2,206	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	131.99	2,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	130.34	1,656	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	124.79	1,307	4thin

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)	1,373	$2,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	220.46/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	256.10/cwt	256.10–256.10	1,657	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	250.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,159	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	192.51/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	210.66/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	268.81/cwt	262.50–275.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	281.37/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	292.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,038.25/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	198.82/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	166.46/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	863	149.59/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	979	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,159	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	139.50/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,794	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	149.93/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,366	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,276	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	197.42/cwt	177.50–212.50	1,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	247.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	221.51/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	243.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	254.18/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,439	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	238.29/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	257.18/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	233.99/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	250.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	256.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,368	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 463Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 55Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	298.00	298.00
3	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	256.59
5	550–600	567	247.00–266.00	257.18
3	600–650	610	232.50–250.00	238.29
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
4	700–750	709	232.00–236.00	233.99
2	750–800	788	219.00–224.00	221.51
1	850–900	850	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	412	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	307.50	307.50
5	400–450	418	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	262.50–275.00	268.81
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	380	240.00–255.00	247.60
15	450–500	462	240.00–260.00	250.83
5	500–550	511	235.00–250.00	243.51
22	550–600	566	237.00–256.00	254.18
6	600–650	609	210.00–211.00	210.66
13	650–700	666	220.00–222.00	220.46
6	700–750	738	185.00–194.00	192.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	647	256.10	256.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
7	500–550	521	177.50–212.50	197.42
1	550–600	550	172.50	172.50
2	600–650	625	157.50–175.00	166.46
2	650–700	658	192.50–205.00	198.82
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	863	139.00–160.00	149.59
1	900–950	905	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	670	192.50	192.50
2	700–750	720	170.00–180.00	174.86
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	950	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	277.50	277.50
3	300–350	318	280.00–300.00	292.57
1	350–400	380	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	467	281.00–282.50	281.37
11	500–550	526	240.00–262.50	250.63
2	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	610	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	825	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	302.50	302.50

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	—	1,373	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	1,645	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,286	134.00–143.00	139.50
3	—	1,242	120.00–128.00	122.81
1	—	1,335	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,165	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,020	121.00–129.00	125.08
1	—	1,030	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,578	145.00–157.00	149.93

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