Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly high quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.11/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −168.58 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$234.11

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs KY average

−6.58 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	244.26	1,358	20
Medium and Large 2-3	531	211.57	1,123	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $235 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 sale29 hd

234.11

—

KY average17 barns · 496 hd

236.73

−2.62

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−6.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−168.58

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	1,691	159.30	2,694	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	130.23	2,126	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	129.52	1,633	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	123.72	1,282	30

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)	855	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	400–450	430	271.03/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	232.98/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	242.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	600–650	625	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	807	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	159.44/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	197.07/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	229.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	211.19/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.03/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	194.64/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	268.21/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	213.85/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	187.94/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	210.61/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	102.96/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,017	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	125.66/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,311	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	114.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,146	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	113.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,361	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	124.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,985	172.96/cwt	169.00–177.00	3,433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,342	163.01/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	146.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,535	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	124.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,019	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,053	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	136.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,189	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	139.02/cwt	131.00–153.00	1,791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	188.80/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	221.33/cwt	215.00–227.50	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	372	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	136.71/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,468	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	247.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	254.93/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,249	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	212.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	257.83/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	268.38/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	275.54/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	245.18/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,393	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	249.41/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	220.69/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	266.78/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	215.39/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	257.56/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	249.41/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,210	4

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 341Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 15Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	430	265.00–277.50	271.03
4	450–500	483	265.00–272.50	266.78
5	500–550	536	250.00–262.00	257.83
3	550–600	578	248.00–265.00	257.56
2	600–650	638	250.00–251.00	250.49
1	650–700	685	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	730	232.00–235.00	232.98
2	800–850	818	216.00–218.00	217.01
3	850–900	871	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	955	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	274.00	274.00
4	550–600	584	267.50–269.00	268.38
3	600–650	601	262.50	262.50
8	700–750	713	253.00	253.00
12	800–850	807	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	227.50	227.50
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	542	200.00–214.00	210.61
5	550–600	572	220.00–240.00	229.19
1	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	708	218.00–219.00	218.50
2	750–800	765	210.00–216.00	212.98
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
7	650–700	654	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
10	400–450	416	240.00–257.50	249.41
4	450–500	485	247.50–250.00	249.41
6	500–550	528	235.00–245.00	242.10
14	550–600	568	235.00–257.00	245.18
2	600–650	625	211.00–220.00	215.39
6	650–700	664	210.00–226.00	220.69
1	700–750	740	214.00	214.00
5	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	882	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	215.00–227.50	221.33
2	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	450–500	488	200.00–222.50	211.19
6	500–550	510	200.00–225.00	220.03
3	550–600	573	187.50–198.00	194.64
2	650–700	680	180.00–198.00	188.80
1	700–750	745	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	272.50–277.50	275.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	267.50	267.50
1	300–350	310	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	373	245.00–250.00	247.62
3	400–450	423	252.50–277.50	268.21
3	450–500	490	242.50–262.50	254.93
5	500–550	520	240.00–260.00	247.10
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	199.00	199.00
6	700–750	717	192.50–198.00	197.07
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	840	175.00–180.00	177.51
2	900–950	913	155.00–164.00	159.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	238.00	238.00
2	500–550	533	220.00–225.00	222.44
8	550–600	579	200.00–225.00	213.85
2	600–650	635	180.00–196.00	187.94
1	650–700	685	203.00	203.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	95.00–106.00	102.96
6	—	1,043	122.00–129.00	125.66
7	—	1,000	110.00–119.00	114.61
12	—	1,074	130.00–148.00	136.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	110.00–118.00	113.43
9	—	1,254	120.00–129.00	124.29
14	—	1,288	131.00–153.00	139.02
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	120.00–129.00	124.80
1	—	1,785	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,601	130.00–144.00	136.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	169.00–177.00	172.96
3	—	1,342	160.00–167.00	163.01
4	—	1,733	145.00–149.00	146.28

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)	1	—	855	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle