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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Feb 24Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 63▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower on light test, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower on light test. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls no test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.38/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$125.38

35 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$8.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

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	569	125.62	715	34
Medium and Large 2-3	220	117.00	257	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.62/cwt here — about $457 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 sale35 hd

125.38

—

KY average27 barns · 1,746 hd

133.94

−8.57

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	59.50	866	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	58.33	691	6thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	123.49/cwt	110.00–135.50	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	99.07/cwt	87.50–105.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	257	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	422	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	145.81/cwt	136.00–152.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	128.85/cwt	121.00–138.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	119.48/cwt	117.00–124.00	752	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	821	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	57.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	660	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	858	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	866	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	591.05/cwt	540.00–670.00	6,194	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,350	1

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year 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	—	520	115.00	115.00
5	—	385	110.00–135.50	123.49
4	—	331	137.00	137.00
3	—	625	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	107.50	107.50
3	—	521	87.50–105.00	99.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
1	—	610	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	132.50	132.50
2	—	310	135.00–137.50	136.21
8	—	730	112.50	112.50
1	—	360	148.00	148.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
5	—	424	136.00–152.00	145.81
1	—	295	143.00	143.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
4	—	528	121.00–138.00	128.85
10	—	629	117.00–124.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	64.50	64.50
5	—	1,156	54.00–59.00	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	59.50	59.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	540.00–670.00	591.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	550.00	550.00

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.