Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-05

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
▲ 702 vs last sale 69▲ 671 vs year ago 100 · +671.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 3▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 6▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed

good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate

demand on all slaughter cattle

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.24/cwt on 357 head.
Average price
$134.24
357 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558134.40750354
Medium and Large 2-3478115.335523thin
One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $199 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 sale357 hd
134.24
—
KY average25 barns · 6,257 hd
127.16
+7.08
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—Average1,50580.001,2041thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50948.957383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21946.705697thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345159.00/cwt159.00–159.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359135.30/cwt133.00–144.004865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410119.00/cwt119.00–119.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440142.38/cwt138.00–154.0062630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485151.06/cwt147.00–158.007338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526137.46/cwt127.00–152.5072347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556153.47/cwt151.00–156.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630133.81/cwt132.50–141.5084335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686133.87/cwt123.00–137.509189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743130.00/cwt130.00–130.0096616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761136.25/cwt136.25–136.251,03772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781131.60/cwt116.50–136.501,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840129.49/cwt128.00–131.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923123.49/cwt122.00–125.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,06089.00/cwt89.00–89.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,07098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263140.00/cwt140.00–140.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321127.35/cwt121.00–134.004098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389126.77/cwt120.00–135.004939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437142.40/cwt126.00–146.0062212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483132.01/cwt126.00–140.0063827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487144.00/cwt144.00–144.0070171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531137.90/cwt124.00–142.0073219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.81/cwt124.00–138.0074941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588137.00/cwt137.00–137.00806104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647128.35/cwt120.00–130.008306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682123.70/cwt115.00–136.0084429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730122.85/cwt110.00–125.008979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816110.00/cwt110.00–110.0089811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945102.00/cwt102.00–102.009642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388138.77/cwt135.00–142.505382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424137.97/cwt117.50–147.0058515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474138.61/cwt120.00–151.0065713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582130.55/cwt125.00–141.0076018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593110.00/cwt110.00–110.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619129.41/cwt115.00–132.508018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682127.50/cwt126.00–128.008708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283897.20/cwt95.00–106.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18542.89/cwt38.00–48.005083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24449.56/cwt44.00–54.006174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33054.00/cwt54.00–54.007181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59846.42/cwt45.00–48.007422
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,1781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,242982.82/cwt825.00–1,100.0012,20728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,269810.88/cwt730.00–920.0010,2905

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.