Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-04

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 80▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 15 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; 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 $105.59/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$105.59
70 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513107.8555463
Medium and Large 2-365985.225627thin
One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale70 hd
105.59
—
KY average27 barns · 5,671 hd
118.33
−12.74
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—Low1,41873.191,0383thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48944.476624thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26042.305336thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09835.503902thin

Every lot

41 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 1-2375117.89/cwt112.50–123.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.78/cwt114.00–134.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.77/cwt115.00–140.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577126.25/cwt125.00–134.007287
Steers—Large 1-2595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610125.11/cwt117.00–133.507634
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235102.50/cwt102.50–102.502411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292109.00/cwt109.00–109.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432115.40/cwt104.00–118.0049914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477107.68/cwt102.00–118.0051412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529105.39/cwt102.00–118.0055814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581108.48/cwt105.00–123.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-359087.00/cwt87.00–87.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361782.52/cwt74.00–94.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620102.00/cwt102.00–102.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658108.50/cwt108.50–108.507143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368596.00/cwt96.00–96.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270798.00/cwt98.00–98.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full77580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378086.00/cwt86.00–86.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283594.00/cwt94.00–94.007851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315114.17/cwt105.00–126.003603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375124.00/cwt124.00–124.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476112.61/cwt110.00–114.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3502106.00/cwt106.00–106.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520116.66/cwt113.00–120.0060711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557112.00/cwt112.00–112.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-360591.00/cwt91.00–91.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625110.65/cwt108.00–112.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267793.00/cwt93.00–93.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290569.00/cwt69.00–69.006242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20565.00/cwt65.00–65.007831
Bulls——1,52577.29/cwt75.00–79.501,1792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01530.00/cwt30.00–30.003051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18041.00/cwt41.00–41.004841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24643.06/cwt41.50–44.505375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33038.50/cwt38.50–38.505121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48944.47/cwt44.00–45.006624

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.