Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-12

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 593 vs last sale 771▼ 4 vs year ago 182 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 32▲ 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 sold steady-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady-3.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold steady 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 $123.81/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$123.81
85 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524126.1266077
Medium and Large 2-3458101.504658thin
One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $195 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 sale85 hd
123.81
—
KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd
125.03
−1.22
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—Average1,76575.031,3243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20646.715636thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431144.52/cwt137.00–149.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466143.32/cwt141.00–155.006689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.59/cwt126.00–139.507977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658126.54/cwt123.00–130.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703124.97/cwt116.00–128.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-373073.00/cwt73.00–73.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380127.53/cwt117.00–130.0048513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-339085.00/cwt85.00–85.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425123.38/cwt115.00–131.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435111.00/cwt111.00–111.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.62/cwt125.00–137.0061418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527136.00/cwt136.00–136.0071712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571126.46/cwt118.00–131.0072217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627119.00/cwt119.00–119.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680114.39/cwt110.00–117.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732106.49/cwt105.00–108.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284794.00/cwt94.00–94.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393076.00/cwt76.00–76.007071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372133.13/cwt122.50–142.004955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407146.00/cwt146.00–146.005949
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455101.00/cwt101.00–101.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470135.43/cwt127.50–138.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533133.00/cwt133.00–133.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361889.96/cwt80.00–100.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619117.42/cwt110.00–120.007277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366595.00/cwt95.00–95.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670113.35/cwt105.00–118.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385585.00/cwt85.00–85.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397076.00/cwt76.00–76.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37069.00/cwt69.00–69.009451
Bulls——1,96378.04/cwt75.00–80.001,5322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12042.61/cwt41.50–44.004772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24948.76/cwt48.00–49.006094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,6061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033737.02/cwt700.00–785.007,6133
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1251

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.