Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes, most price increase was on the weaned and vaccinated cattle. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.36/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.34 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$241.36

89 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs KY average

−25.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	244.00	1,347	82
Medium and Large 2-3	555	210.38	1,169	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $179 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 sale89 hd

241.36

—

KY average26 barns · 1,702 hd

240.69

+0.67

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−25.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−161.34

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	—	Low	1,565	132.42	2,073	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	114.37	1,844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	111.81	1,469	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	103.04	1,058	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	255.90/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,354	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	259.28/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,779	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,529	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	275.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	246.79/cwt	240.50–249.00	1,518	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	269.48/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	196.43/cwt	192.50–200.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	216.60/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,890	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	234.47/cwt	231.00–240.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	404	208.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	213.26/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	208.65/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	219.74/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	213.47/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,270	3
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	105.44/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	105.24/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,065	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	116.96/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,925	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	128.27/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	116.54/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,541	10
Bulls	—	—	1,795	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	94.59/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	113.91/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	270.94/cwt	250.00–279.50	1,677	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	208.02/cwt	195.00–222.50	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	211.68/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	220.48/cwt	220.00–222.50	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	190.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	306.21/cwt	306.00–307.50	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	222.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	263.91/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,539	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	236.13/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,377	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	247.97/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,401	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	285.35/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	232.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	248.74/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	235.96/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,147	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	286.13/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	264.41/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,386	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	271.89/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	235.40/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	225.34/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	229.28/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,422	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	250.66/cwt	245.00–257.50	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	238.88/cwt	235.00–240.50	1,278	19

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 398Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 63Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	529	253.00–256.00	255.90
52	600–650	615	240.50–249.00	246.79
3	650–700	668	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	245.00–257.50	250.66
7	350–400	380	231.00–240.00	234.47
8	400–450	435	227.00–244.00	235.40
31	450–500	486	225.00–245.00	235.96
19	500–550	535	235.00–240.50	238.88
33	550–600	583	230.00–247.00	236.13
17	600–650	620	220.00–239.00	229.28
18	650–700	672	220.00–235.00	227.50
3	750–800	785	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	857	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	192.50–200.00	196.43
5	350–400	393	220.00–222.50	220.48
4	400–450	404	200.00–220.00	208.72
8	450–500	469	190.00–225.00	213.26
3	500–550	536	200.00–226.00	208.65
4	550–600	570	190.00–219.00	211.68
4	600–650	613	180.00–200.00	190.20
2	650–700	665	198.00–200.00	199.01
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	419	251.50	251.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	277.00	277.00
4	550–600	555	279.00	279.00
102	600–650	619	250.00–279.50	270.94
47	650–700	686	253.00–268.00	259.28
12	750–800	759	249.00	249.00
4	800–850	812	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	518	217.50–222.00	219.74
1	550–600	580	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	306.00–307.50	306.21
9	450–500	470	283.00–290.00	285.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	280.00–292.50	286.13
12	450–500	485	268.00–279.00	271.89
25	500–550	524	260.00–271.00	264.41
19	550–600	583	253.00–270.00	263.91
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	232.45
1	750–800	760	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	825	220.00–225.00	222.30
1	900–950	940	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	270.00–290.00	275.72
2	400–450	413	270.00–280.00	274.97
6	450–500	471	258.00–279.00	269.48
6	500–550	512	242.00–260.00	248.74
17	550–600	565	242.00–255.00	247.97
9	600–650	629	221.00–235.00	225.34
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	715	184.00	184.00
2	750–800	770	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	855	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	195.00–222.50	208.02
2	350–400	368	215.00–220.00	217.48
3	450–500	475	185.00–235.00	213.47
2	550–600	555	205.00–228.00	216.60
3	600–650	630	200.00–205.00	201.60
1	700–750	715	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	285.00–295.00	289.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	101.00–110.00	105.44
1	—	1,370	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,322	114.00–118.00	116.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,012	101.00–108.00	105.24
2	—	1,093	92.00–97.00	94.59
2	—	1,078	111.00–117.00	113.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	112.00–127.00	116.96
3	—	1,533	105.00–110.00	108.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	120.00–133.00	128.27
1	—	1,795	149.00	149.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle