Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2019-09-30

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 30
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 82▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.19/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$112.19
77 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472114.8454258
Medium and Large 2-3479104.1149919thin
One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $44 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 sale77 hd
112.19
—
KY average28 barns · 6,276 hd
118.33
−6.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High2,07588.001,8261thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74250.218753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32848.986503thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05839.004122thin

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.13/cwt119.00–135.006207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527126.71/cwt120.00–130.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594128.77/cwt120.00–130.007658
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-330094.00/cwt94.00–94.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335108.48/cwt108.00–109.003634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385113.49/cwt113.00–114.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420112.91/cwt110.00–121.0047415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455131.50/cwt131.50–131.505985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457107.60/cwt107.00–108.0049210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472118.46/cwt110.00–123.005599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512102.72/cwt95.00–104.005267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528112.48/cwt112.00–115.0059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565112.17/cwt110.00–115.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364589.00/cwt89.00–89.005741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330117.09/cwt111.00–123.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400107.50/cwt107.50–107.504301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425122.21/cwt112.00–128.005197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476122.48/cwt120.00–125.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519122.39/cwt115.00–130.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,07588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,8261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89532.00/cwt32.00–32.002861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22046.00/cwt46.00–46.005611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32848.98/cwt47.50–50.006503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62053.50/cwt53.50–53.508671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80348.56/cwt48.00–49.008762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750520.00/cwt520.00–520.003,9002

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.