Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2020-11-02

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 2
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 207▲ 43 vs year ago 182 · +23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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-2.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady on light test 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 $114.55/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$114.55
119 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581116.89679104
Medium and Large 2-348898.3648015thin
One grade step is worth $18.53/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 sale119 hd
114.55
—
KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd
118.54
−3.99
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—Low1,56577.251,2092thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41557.508141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21152.8464011
CowsLean 85-90%Low96541.754032thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525124.32/cwt123.00–127.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569136.64/cwt126.50–142.007776
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612124.55/cwt120.00–127.507626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261123.16/cwt121.00–127.503213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343119.00/cwt119.00–119.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371119.75/cwt114.00–124.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-338298.08/cwt92.00–106.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-341590.00/cwt90.00–90.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434122.81/cwt115.00–131.005338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.75/cwt120.00–134.0059712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526124.00/cwt124.00–124.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.66/cwt115.00–128.0068234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623116.08/cwt115.00–126.0072311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660113.02/cwt112.00–114.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660103.97/cwt100.00–108.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372389.98/cwt89.00–91.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781105.00/cwt105.00–105.0082017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295588.50/cwt88.50–88.508454
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2306139.59/cwt135.00–143.004274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373142.96/cwt141.00–145.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-338295.76/cwt85.00–117.003663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471132.67/cwt132.00–133.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516124.72/cwt121.00–127.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667104.00/cwt104.00–104.0069410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386585.00/cwt85.00–85.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390086.00/cwt86.00–86.007741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 334887.00/cwt87.00–87.003038
Dairy Steers—Large 344586.00/cwt86.00–86.003832
Dairy Steers—Large 350283.00/cwt83.00–83.004175
Dairy Steers—Large 357276.00/cwt76.00–76.004352
Dairy Steers—Large 362084.00/cwt84.00–84.005216
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13072.00/cwt72.00–72.008141
Bulls——2,00082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95045.00/cwt45.00–45.004281
Cows—Lean 85-90%98038.50/cwt38.50–38.503771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17944.72/cwt37.00–48.505274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18258.49/cwt58.00–59.006915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35054.95/cwt54.50–55.507422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41557.50/cwt57.50–57.508141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,8921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285730.00/cwt730.00–730.009,3811

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.