Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $257.91/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.79 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$257.91

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$45.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs KY average

−27.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	262.86	1,409	33
Medium and Large 2-3	540	217.07	1,173	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.79/cwt here — about $237 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

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 sale37 hd

257.91

—

KY average28 barns · 1,777 hd

256.48

+1.43

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−27.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−144.79

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	—	Average	1,791	143.66	2,573	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	112.15	1,852	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	104.49	1,348	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	87.98	900	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	156.00	2,005	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,502	$2,004	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,838	147.74/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,715	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,005	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,759	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	118.81/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,163	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	91.83/cwt	90.00–96.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	266.51/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	258.20/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	243.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	807	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	205.53/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	305.17/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	230.26/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	243.50/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	247.13/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	195.17/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	258.12/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,507	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,502	2,004.47/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,004	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	105.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,384	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	88.05/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,108	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	96.52/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	115.99/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	83.72/cwt	81.00–86.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,055	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	331.12/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	351.21/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	286.30/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	243.67/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	207.08/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	289.80/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	284.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	271.33/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	260.03/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	242.44/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	241.00/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	263.84/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	270.96/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,428	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	254.19/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,729	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 815Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 66Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	144.00–149.00	147.74
2	—	1,720	136.00–139.00	137.53
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	105.00–110.00	107.71
2	—	1,680	114.00–124.00	118.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	102.00	102.00
3	—	980	90.00–96.00	91.83
6	—	1,024	81.00–86.00	83.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,312	100.00–110.00	105.47
3	—	1,258	87.00–89.00	88.05
2	—	1,385	94.00–99.00	96.52
5	—	1,237	111.00–129.00	115.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	527	222.50–238.00	230.26
1	550–600	580	177.50	177.50
2	600–650	632	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	807	179.00	179.00
2	900–950	900	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	985	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	358	255.00–260.00	257.55
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	491	247.50–265.00	258.20
6	500–550	534	237.50–258.00	254.19
7	550–600	564	240.00–252.50	247.13
2	600–650	600	237.50–239.00	238.25
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	920	200.00–214.00	207.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	527	266.00–272.50	270.96
3	600–650	606	242.00–245.00	243.00
12	650–700	677	243.00–244.00	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	270.00–305.00	284.92
6	400–450	434	272.50–320.00	289.80
11	450–500	472	272.50–307.50	286.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	522	252.00–271.00	260.03
3	550–600	583	243.00–245.00	243.67
1	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
5	750–800	784	194.00–197.00	195.17
1	800–850	830	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	688	197.00–214.00	205.53
1	800–850	830	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	569	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	218.00	218.00
1	900–950	935	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	287.50–322.50	305.17
3	550–600	556	311.00	311.00
12	600–650	639	251.00–280.00	266.51
2	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	267.50–275.00	271.33
2	500–550	513	257.50–270.00	263.84
4	550–600	584	250.00–267.50	258.12
2	650–700	688	237.00–248.00	242.44
3	700–750	728	240.00–243.00	241.00
2	750–800	787	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	414	327.50–372.50	351.21
7	450–500	464	327.50–340.00	331.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	139.00	139.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,502	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,004.47

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle