Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2020-12-07

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 7
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 60▼ 118 vs year ago 191 · −61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 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 on limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady with moderate demand on all feeder cattle. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls no 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 $105.76/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$105.76
38 head · 714 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2749107.5480533
Medium and Large 2-348993.984595thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $346 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 sale38 hd
105.76
—
KY average28 barns · 8,648 hd
123.18
−17.42
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28045.505821thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460129.00/cwt129.00–129.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609126.07/cwt117.00–130.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825119.00/cwt119.00–119.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247124.00/cwt124.00–124.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258120.54/cwt120.00–122.503115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373105.63/cwt100.00–109.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463121.00/cwt121.00–121.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-347075.00/cwt75.00–75.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575117.48/cwt115.00–120.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635114.44/cwt106.00–120.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385578.00/cwt78.00–78.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,08894.50/cwt94.50–94.501,02815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410107.00/cwt107.00–107.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485122.00/cwt122.00–122.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521127.69/cwt118.00–131.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685102.00/cwt102.00–102.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28045.50/cwt45.50–45.505821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,7751

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.