Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −207.40 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$247.16

21 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.30

vs KY average

−39.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	255.12	1,459	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	231.24	1,240	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $219 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 sale21 hd

247.16

—

KY average24 barns · 879 hd

266.46

−19.30

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−39.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−207.40

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	1,676	154.92	2,596	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	120.68	1,638	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	119.77	1,821	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	100.87	1,047	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	350–400	362	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	237.32/cwt	230.00–241.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	238.46/cwt	233.00–245.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	231.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,211	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,928	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,382	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	227.35/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	226.22/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	212.93/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	223.75/cwt	207.50–240.00	694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,754	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	150.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	88.73/cwt	85.00–91.00	902	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	132.32/cwt	121.00–148.00	1,756	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	211.71/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	195.30/cwt	180.00–220.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	224.13/cwt	217.50–227.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	200.58/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	240.48/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,270	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	235.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	232.85/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	246.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	255.90/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	222.35/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.31/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,133	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	266.56/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	250.95/cwt	250.95–250.95	1,962	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	266.94/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,279	7

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 920Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 82Year ago 40

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	362	177.50	177.50
1	450–500	495	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	740	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	497	270.00	270.00
11	500–550	528	237.50–250.00	240.48
5	550–600	555	235.00–240.00	235.99
2	700–750	707	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	230.00–250.00	246.06
6	350–400	377	233.00–245.00	238.46
9	400–450	411	230.00–241.00	237.32
11	450–500	488	228.00–242.50	232.85
22	500–550	523	220.00–240.00	231.46
5	550–600	563	225.00–229.00	227.35
2	600–650	608	210.00–211.00	210.51
5	650–700	688	211.00–225.00	222.35
1	800–850	845	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	222.50	222.50
3	300–350	332	217.50–227.50	224.13
4	350–400	369	180.00–220.00	195.30
4	450–500	478	202.50–220.00	212.93
6	500–550	513	185.00–215.00	200.58
4	550–600	566	205.00–214.00	211.71
1	750–800	770	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	990	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	544	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	700–750	729	264.50	264.50
57	750–800	782	250.95	250.95
60	850–900	867	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	262.50	262.50
2	400–450	425	257.50–275.00	266.56
7	450–500	479	265.00–267.50	266.94
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
13	550–600	577	250.00–266.00	255.90
10	600–650	620	237.00–244.00	241.31
3	700–750	711	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	207.50–240.00	223.75
1	400–450	430	192.50	192.50
2	450–500	455	243.00	243.00
4	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	565	210.00–235.00	226.22
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	160.00–167.00	163.95
3	—	1,735	148.00–155.00	150.53
1	—	1,485	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	85.00–91.00	88.73
1	—	950	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,115	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,115	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	110.00–116.00	113.06
2	—	1,493	126.00–127.00	126.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	112.00–115.00	113.55
1	—	1,365	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,327	121.00–148.00	132.32

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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