Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2019-10-14

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 100▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 10 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 steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate 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 $106.89/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$106.89
57 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531108.4157649
Medium and Large 2-353297.625198thin
One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $56 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 sale57 hd
106.89
—
KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd
121.92
−15.03
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—High1,81582.501,4971thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,82548.008761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17343.285085thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15036.004141thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381126.93/cwt121.00–130.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400122.00/cwt122.00–122.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465132.91/cwt115.00–136.0061810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569130.66/cwt124.00–133.0074311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719124.50/cwt124.50–124.5089514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315106.00/cwt106.00–106.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-340394.48/cwt91.00–98.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425107.24/cwt104.00–110.004569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471111.76/cwt100.00–115.0052611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526105.90/cwt103.00–115.0055715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353588.00/cwt88.00–88.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3606100.00/cwt100.00–100.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623116.48/cwt106.00–118.507266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy79198.50/cwt98.50–98.507794
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325112.50/cwt112.50–112.503661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365123.33/cwt118.00–126.004506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417118.76/cwt115.00–120.004954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474124.75/cwt123.00–126.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537111.24/cwt108.00–120.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554115.00/cwt115.00–115.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366891.98/cwt90.00–96.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387874.33/cwt73.00–75.006533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03040.50/cwt40.50–40.504171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15036.00/cwt36.00–36.004141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20943.97/cwt41.00–47.005324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82548.00/cwt48.00–48.008761

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.