Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for a mostly good to average quality offering. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.89/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −195.68 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$258.89

130 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs KY average

−15.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	263.10	1,517	110
Medium and Large 2-3	532	235.73	1,253	20

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $263 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 sale130 hd

258.89

—

KY average24 barns · 990 hd

262.66

−3.78

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−15.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−195.68

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	1,898	161.52	3,066	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	123.69	2,020	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,293	121.99	1,578	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	115.96	1,231	34

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	220.26/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	241.22/cwt	241.00–241.25	1,525	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	1,575	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	215.95/cwt	212.50–216.25	1,611	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	247.24/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,080	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	264.72/cwt	263.50–270.00	1,347	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,774	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,942	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	188.04/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	248.08/cwt	240.00–252.50	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	252.15/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,314	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	174.57/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	224.80/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	191.61/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,186	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	214.18/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,221	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	243.85/cwt	243.85–243.85	1,878	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	208.90/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	237.26/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,227	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	204.71/cwt	185.00–218.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	202.89/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	207.55/cwt	180.00–247.50	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	231.12/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	215.27/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,025	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	133.73/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	161.52/cwt	161.00–162.00	3,066	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	119.50/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	96.26/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	120.20/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,290	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	120.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,567	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	95.84/cwt	90.00–101.00	935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	106.27/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,126	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	124.78/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,358	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	127.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	197.74/cwt	195.00–210.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	193.24/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,614	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	291.50/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	291.22/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	235.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	238.18/cwt	221.00–245.50	1,377	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	233.41/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	264.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	260.11/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,496	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	255.22/cwt	252.50–260.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	246.45/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,513	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	272.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	241.20/cwt	240.00–245.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	256.02/cwt	247.50–265.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	234.99/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,133	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	275.07/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	228.29/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	902	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 395Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 44Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	640	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	240.00–245.00	241.20
2	350–400	375	247.50–265.00	256.02
23	400–450	437	245.00–250.00	247.24
41	450–500	482	231.00–242.50	234.99
11	500–550	534	220.00–233.00	228.29
43	550–600	578	221.00–245.50	238.18
3	600–650	603	211.00	211.00
10	650–700	675	221.50	221.50
37	700–750	746	212.50–216.25	215.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	632	241.00–241.25	241.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	195.00–210.00	197.74
2	400–450	410	212.50	212.50
7	450–500	476	190.00–227.50	215.27
8	500–550	529	185.00–218.00	204.71
3	550–600	575	202.00–215.00	208.90
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
5	650–700	678	190.00–206.00	202.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	240.00–252.50	248.08
2	300–350	347	260.00	260.00
8	350–400	366	252.50–260.00	255.22
5	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	264.19
12	450–500	464	260.00–280.00	272.89
14	500–550	521	230.00–256.00	252.15
3	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
5	600–650	613	212.50–223.00	220.26
3	700–750	715	187.00–190.00	188.04
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	478	212.50–237.50	224.80
9	500–550	517	180.00–247.50	207.55
11	550–600	570	195.00–224.00	214.18
11	600–650	619	170.00–197.50	191.61
6	650–700	664	190.00–197.50	193.24
3	700–750	725	170.00–184.00	174.57
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	970	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	509	263.50–270.00	264.72
68	550–600	597	263.75	263.75
74	600–650	616	262.00	262.00
41	700–750	719	246.75	246.75
64	750–800	770	243.85	243.85
23	800–850	839	231.50	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	305	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
15	500–550	517	210.00–242.50	237.26
5	550–600	576	229.00–240.00	231.12
2	600–650	600	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	290.00–292.50	291.22
5	450–500	464	290.00–292.50	291.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	424	272.50–280.00	275.07
3	450–500	471	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	503	261.00	261.00
22	550–600	575	250.00–261.50	260.11
35	600–650	614	230.00–255.00	246.45
7	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	235.72
7	700–750	714	230.00–234.00	233.41
14	750–800	753	233.50	233.50
12	800–850	840	219.00	219.00
6	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	102.50	102.50
1	850–900	890	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	129.00–138.00	133.73
2	—	1,540	116.00–123.00	119.50
1	—	1,775	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	92.50–100.00	96.26
22	—	1,299	115.00–123.00	120.66
14	—	1,294	124.00–135.00	127.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,073	118.00–123.00	120.20
4	—	976	90.00–101.00	95.84
5	—	1,060	102.00–110.00	106.27
5	—	1,088	124.00–127.00	124.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	161.00–162.00	161.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

Steers · 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