Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
▲ 598 vs last sale 155▲ 598 vs year ago 155 · +385.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 7▲ 29 vs year ago 7 · +414.3%
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

No comparison due to july 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.39/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$223.39
334 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587227.261,334305
Medium and Large 2-3535182.6797729
One grade step is worth $44.59/cwt here — about $357 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 sale334 hd
223.39
—
KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd
214.74
+8.65
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—Average1,848121.782,2504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480124.001,8351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,319104.571,37916
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03694.6198112

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,1501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350187.50/cwt187.50–187.506562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358250.11/cwt240.00–255.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387222.50/cwt222.50–222.508612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400232.50/cwt232.50–232.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413257.27/cwt244.00–259.001,06316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461255.20/cwt245.00–262.001,17613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519245.48/cwt242.00–255.001,2746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576264.32/cwt251.00–269.501,52217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625253.62/cwt243.00–256.001,58525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635208.72/cwt203.00–216.001,3253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650242.80/cwt235.00–248.001,5785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714214.75/cwt213.00–219.001,5337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736238.99/cwt235.00–243.001,75989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784229.55/cwt227.50–230.001,80079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290172.50/cwt172.50–172.505001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305239.00/cwt239.00–239.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333176.90/cwt170.00–190.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357230.00/cwt230.00–230.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381214.49/cwt200.00–226.0081716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429235.59/cwt226.00–240.001,0119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432209.10/cwt200.00–220.009038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433187.46/cwt185.00–190.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467196.00/cwt196.00–196.009157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476214.43/cwt200.00–221.001,0216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508238.35/cwt224.00–244.001,21119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524206.28/cwt200.00–221.001,08112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538180.56/cwt176.00–185.009712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573194.07/cwt191.00–197.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576235.64/cwt225.00–240.001,35732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617181.39/cwt160.00–188.001,1195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631203.00/cwt193.00–213.001,28119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638234.85/cwt234.85–234.851,498150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658176.00/cwt173.00–181.001,1584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,58810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718162.35/cwt157.00–169.001,1663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265187.50/cwt187.50–187.504971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318237.44/cwt235.00–240.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337215.00/cwt210.00–222.507253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375235.53/cwt235.00–237.508835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385259.04/cwt245.00–262.509975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421221.55/cwt210.00–225.009335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481234.05/cwt233.00–236.001,12612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481222.18/cwt202.50–230.001,0697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580216.47/cwt200.00–228.001,25615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623215.32/cwt215.00–216.001,3413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670200.70/cwt194.00–207.501,3452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714188.82/cwt187.00–190.001,3485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753201.50/cwt200.00–203.001,5172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2883170.49/cwt170.00–171.001,5052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3485119.00/cwt119.00–119.005771
Dairy Steers—Large 3805142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738125.16/cwt122.00–129.002,1752
Bulls——1,958118.39/cwt117.50–119.002,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87071.00/cwt71.00–71.006181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01094.39/cwt92.00–97.009535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06086.05/cwt84.00–88.009122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099105.08/cwt102.00–107.501,1554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307106.79/cwt102.00–111.001,39614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.