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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

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Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 96▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with light offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.64/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$108.64

46 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	476	113.09	538	29
Medium and Large 2-3	532	101.06	538	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

108.64

—

KY average27 barns · 6,139 hd

121.21

−12.56

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	1,718	85.50	1,468	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	52.00	624	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	48.25	556	5thin

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	326	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	124.51/cwt	114.00–130.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	112.85/cwt	111.00–116.00	476	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	118.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	515	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	112.10/cwt	111.50–114.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	117.01/cwt	112.50–122.00	436	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	113.97/cwt	112.00–119.00	652	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	53.11/cwt	50.00–56.00	510	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	45.01/cwt	42.50–47.50	576	3

This sale against other markets

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

Mon Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
2	—	628	113.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	465	116.00–123.00	118.93
4	—	580	111.50–114.00	112.10
17	—	422	111.00–116.00	112.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	85.00	85.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
2	—	662	103.00	103.00
12	—	498	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
2	—	338	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
3	—	510	114.00–130.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	114.00	114.00
3	—	373	112.50–122.00	117.01
14	—	572	112.00–119.00	113.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,850	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	50.00–56.00	53.11
3	—	1,280	42.50–47.50	45.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00

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.