Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.52/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −192.04 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$262.52

63 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

vs KY average

−6.03 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	265.32	1,466	58
Medium and Large 2-3	533	230.06	1,226	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

262.52

—

KY average24 barns · 693 hd

270.41

−7.89

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−6.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−192.04

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	1,835	170.13	3,122	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	145.87	2,397	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	143.85	1,903	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	132.64	1,373	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,025	197.00	2,019	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	269.27/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,489	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	241.92/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,154	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	266.26/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	195.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	196.66/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	267.32/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	267.70/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,435	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	231.76/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	153.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	748	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	188.77/cwt	172.50–202.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	212.43/cwt	202.50–222.50	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	217.05/cwt	208.00–222.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	173.19/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	132.64/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,373	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	145.87/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	149.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	218.44/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	195.53/cwt	182.50–208.00	1,332	4
Steers	Select	—	1,025	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	258.66/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,505	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	219.99/cwt	192.00–235.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	252.44/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,606	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	218.60/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,347	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	244.58/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	246.68/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,313	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,379	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	237.34/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	244.36/cwt	231.00–250.50	1,398	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	235.62/cwt	232.50–240.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	248.70/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,343	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	270.95/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,276	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	225.58/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	215.61/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,326	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 825Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 57Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	202.50–222.50	212.43
1	400–450	425	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	505	215.00–225.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	617	172.50–202.00	188.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	250.00–255.00	252.53
5	400–450	434	252.50–273.00	267.32
7	450–500	465	252.50–273.00	266.26
3	500–550	518	236.00–238.00	237.34
7	550–600	559	244.00–245.00	244.58
7	600–650	616	212.00–223.00	218.60
6	650–700	687	194.00–206.00	196.66
1	700–750	705	193.00	193.00
2	800–850	805	168.00	168.00
3	900–950	915	150.00–161.00	153.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	387	232.50–240.00	235.62
1	400–450	410	244.00	244.00
11	450–500	477	240.00–245.00	241.92
23	500–550	540	240.00–250.50	248.70
32	550–600	572	231.00–250.50	244.36
6	600–650	615	210.00–221.00	215.61
6	650–700	679	210.00–233.00	225.58
4	700–750	728	190.00–200.00	195.30
2	800–850	817	188.00	188.00
4	900–950	913	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	483	208.00–222.50	217.05
2	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	160.00	160.00
4	650–700	681	182.50–208.00	195.53
1	700–750	700	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	488	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	536	266.00–269.00	267.70
29	550–600	553	267.00–270.00	269.27
14	600–650	636	251.00–253.00	252.44
12	650–700	661	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	222.50	222.50
2	350–400	387	219.00	219.00
3	450–500	470	215.00–225.00	218.44
3	500–550	518	222.50–237.50	231.76
2	550–600	555	225.00–230.00	227.52
1	600–650	615	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	660	218.00	218.00
3	700–750	748	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	433	260.00	260.00
10	450–500	471	267.00–277.00	270.95
4	500–550	527	240.00–260.00	246.68
11	550–600	582	245.00–262.00	258.66
1	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	685	238.00	238.00
6	700–750	736	237.00	237.00
3	750–800	751	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	846	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	685	192.00–235.00	219.99
1	800–850	820	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	172.00–175.00	173.19
1	—	1,980	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	132.00–133.00	132.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	143.00–149.00	145.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	145.00–155.00	149.31
1	—	1,215	122.00	122.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	197.00	197.00

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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