Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 Lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.30/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −188.26 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$266.30

57 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs KY average

−39.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	267.76	1,465	54
Medium and Large 2-3	558	240.00	1,340	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale57 hd

266.30

—

KY average23 barns · 719 hd

269.25

−2.95

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−39.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−188.26

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	1,859	155.24	2,886	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	113.09	1,822	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	110.47	1,456	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	95.64	1,023	6thin

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)	1,080	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	275.39/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,432	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	274.17/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	247.50/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	250.42/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	258.82/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	249.83/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	245.26/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	240.65/cwt	230.00–247.50	782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	241.24/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,250	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	230.33/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	244.04/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	224.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	232.89/cwt	212.50–245.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	169.80/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	252.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	202.66/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	221.84/cwt	192.50–237.50	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	212.98/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	221.40/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,264	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	115.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,551	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	84.32/cwt	76.00–90.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,680	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,715	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	116.15/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	106.70/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,387	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	190.88/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	218.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	177.01/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	188.63/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	252.46/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	254.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	239.77/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	255.94/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	260.50/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	272.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	241.94/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,118	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	239.55/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	233.18/cwt	231.00–237.50	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	260.79/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,374	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	266.83/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	204.86/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	236.96/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,367	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	276.00/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,305	15

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 353Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	520	270.00–278.00	275.39
11	550–600	566	272.00–275.00	274.17
11	600–650	621	253.00–269.00	258.82
6	650–700	657	250.00–252.50	250.42
6	700–750	713	249.00–250.00	249.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
3	400–450	435	242.50–250.00	247.50
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	615	202.50	202.50
2	700–750	718	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	800–850	815	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	870	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	272.02
15	450–500	473	265.00–283.00	276.00
12	500–550	527	250.00–269.00	260.79
15	550–600	578	250.00–267.50	260.50
1	600–650	640	239.00	239.00
1	650–700	650	244.00	244.00
4	700–750	727	231.00–245.00	239.77
1	750–800	770	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	310.00	310.00
8	350–400	366	296.00	296.00
4	400–450	403	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	619	240.00–247.00	244.04
3	650–700	685	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	252.50	252.50
3	300–350	325	230.00–247.50	240.65
3	350–400	358	231.00–237.50	233.18
7	400–450	421	230.00–249.00	239.55
13	450–500	462	232.50–247.50	241.94
20	500–550	518	230.00–246.00	241.24
21	550–600	577	232.00–245.00	236.96
2	600–650	602	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	222.50	222.50
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
6	450–500	475	211.00–223.00	212.98
3	500–550	510	210.00–225.00	218.73
6	550–600	571	205.00–229.00	221.40
3	650–700	676	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	735	175.00–179.00	177.01
1	950–1000	965	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	259.00	259.00
7	400–450	418	250.00–260.00	254.33
8	450–500	459	251.00–255.00	252.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	250.00–260.00	255.07
5	350–400	358	250.00–260.00	252.12
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	475	257.50–277.50	266.83
11	500–550	511	250.00–264.00	255.94
4	550–600	566	245.00–246.00	245.26
8	600–650	627	198.00–210.00	204.86
3	650–700	653	200.00–204.00	202.66
2	750–800	770	184.00–197.50	190.88
1	800–850	815	158.00	158.00
2	850–900	863	150.00–160.00	155.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	212.50–245.00	232.89
4	450–500	478	220.00–230.00	224.09
11	500–550	511	214.00–241.00	230.33
8	550–600	568	192.50–237.50	221.84
5	650–700	664	186.00–191.00	188.63
2	700–750	723	160.00–179.00	169.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00

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	—	1,080	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,348	114.00–118.00	115.05
14	—	1,300	99.00–111.00	106.70
1	—	1,305	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	76.00–90.00	84.32
3	—	1,112	106.00–108.00	106.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,625	114.00–119.00	116.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,735	154.00–155.00	154.48
1	—	2,215	144.00	144.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle