Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling classes were sharply higher on a mostly fancy high quality set of feeder cattle, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. 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 $280.49/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −174.08 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$280.49

91 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$55.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs KY average

−44.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	282.33	1,560	88
Medium and Large 2-3	540	226.39	1,223	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale91 hd

280.49

—

KY average13 barns · 459 hd

287.21

−6.72

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−44.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−174.08

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	1,663	151.00	2,510	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	119.52	1,517	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	115.12	1,801	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	107.35	1,122	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	161.00	2,294	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	600–650	621	230.69/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	290.93/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	242.23/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	284.97/cwt	278.00–298.50	1,516	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	281.03/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	231.84/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	258.35/cwt	256.00–258.75	1,852	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	253.93/cwt	234.00–271.00	1,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	231.64/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,580	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	211.09/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	242.12/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	257.39/cwt	250.00–265.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	247.90/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,564	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	219.59/cwt	202.50–237.50	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	226.59/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	283.03/cwt	274.00–295.00	1,613	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	254.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,361	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	219.80/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	246.50/cwt	242.00–250.50	1,851	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	273.33/cwt	268.00–287.50	1,711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	204.85/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	94.22/cwt	90.00–98.00	954	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	131.70/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,674	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,346	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	107.46/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	97.53/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	94.46/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	128.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	2,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	232.68/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	234.88/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	198.92/cwt	182.50–218.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	187.33/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	186.98/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	335.34/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	265.11/cwt	252.50–284.00	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	318.50/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	241.22/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	313.39/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,467	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	201.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	268.31/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	253.04/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	260.68/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,225	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	242.72/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,417	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	256.82/cwt	252.00–260.50	1,477	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	287.63/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	268.56/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	259.45/cwt	253.00–262.50	1,728	54

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 94Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 41Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	335	250.00–265.00	257.39
3	450–500	491	232.00–247.00	242.12
17	500–550	515	235.00–249.00	241.22
21	550–600	584	230.00–247.00	242.72
18	600–650	621	220.00–236.00	230.69
20	650–700	682	228.00–237.00	231.64
6	700–750	724	200.00–210.00	201.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	513	195.00–215.00	204.85
1	550–600	570	222.50	222.50
10	600–650	624	205.00–217.50	211.09
5	650–700	667	182.50–218.00	198.92
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	860	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	535	250.00–260.00	254.39
51	550–600	575	252.00–260.50	256.82
20	600–650	631	240.00–255.50	247.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	385	277.50–297.50	287.63
14	400–450	431	252.50–284.00	265.11
22	450–500	470	254.00–270.00	260.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	335	282.50	282.50
2	350–400	385	265.00–275.00	269.94
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
5	450–500	456	280.00–295.00	290.93
7	500–550	521	250.00–272.00	268.56
1	550–600	555	262.50	262.50
12	650–700	684	240.00–247.50	242.23
8	700–750	728	230.00–238.00	234.88
3	750–800	772	228.00–236.00	232.68
5	800–850	819	225.00–241.00	231.84
1	850–900	875	226.00	226.00
11	950–1000	979	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	532	278.00–298.50	284.97
49	550–600	570	274.00–295.00	283.03
29	600–650	626	268.00–287.50	273.33
54	650–700	666	253.00–262.50	259.45
54	700–750	717	256.00–258.75	258.35
17	750–800	751	242.00–250.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	533	202.50–237.50	219.59
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	633	210.00–230.00	219.80
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	302.50	302.50
7	350–400	380	312.50–345.00	335.34
7	400–450	439	310.00–332.50	318.50
17	450–500	468	302.50–322.50	313.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	287.50	287.50
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	421	267.50–270.00	268.31
4	450–500	476	280.00–282.00	281.03
8	500–550	523	234.00–271.00	253.93
2	550–600	573	250.00–256.00	253.04
1	600–650	630	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	680	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00
3	750–800	782	185.00–191.00	186.98
1	850–900	895	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	210.00–239.00	226.59
1	600–650	610	211.00	211.00
2	650–700	655	165.00–210.00	187.33
1	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	463	295.00–297.50	296.24
1	500–550	500	282.50	282.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,013	90.00–98.00	94.22
3	—	1,042	125.00–132.00	129.48
3	—	1,063	104.00–110.00	107.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,271	120.00–154.00	131.70
7	—	1,253	105.00–110.00	107.40
2	—	1,300	94.00–95.00	94.46
1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	97.00–98.00	97.53
5	—	1,588	123.00–135.00	128.27
4	—	1,529	105.00–110.00	107.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,525	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	161.00	161.00

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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