Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-25

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 25
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 488▲ 340 vs year ago 155 · +219.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 52▲ 29 vs year ago 7 · +414.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.67/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$233.67
327 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622236.301,470312
Medium and Large 2-3527179.1194415thin
One grade step is worth $57.19/cwt here — about $526 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 sale327 hd
233.67
—
KY average25 barns · 5,822 hd
228.05
+5.62
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—Average1,837123.032,2604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,577109.851,7334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,351105.391,42413
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10894.971,05215
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045156.001,6301thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,0751thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360231.77/cwt215.00–240.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426225.01/cwt212.00–232.509596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430256.49/cwt256.00–257.501,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469251.43/cwt240.00–265.001,1798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532251.27/cwt239.00–256.001,33711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540176.00/cwt176.00–176.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570249.33/cwt248.00–252.001,4213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581188.79/cwt184.00–191.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634245.90/cwt239.00–247.001,55935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310232.00/cwt232.00–232.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372223.00/cwt223.00–223.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383202.50/cwt202.50–202.507763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393236.46/cwt231.00–242.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421237.45/cwt230.00–247.001,0007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437222.50/cwt222.50–222.509722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468214.54/cwt207.50–229.001,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480187.50/cwt187.50–187.509001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490246.90/cwt232.00–253.001,21014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526214.76/cwt200.00–220.001,13010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3547167.50/cwt167.50–167.509164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559252.95/cwt229.00–253.701,41493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576214.40/cwt214.00–215.001,2355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606224.15/cwt220.00–228.001,35818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611205.97/cwt203.00–209.001,2584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663176.56/cwt160.00–193.001,1712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714231.35/cwt231.35–231.351,652141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,5646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340247.50/cwt247.50–247.508421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413255.15/cwt250.00–260.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440212.06/cwt207.00–217.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462249.39/cwt240.00–255.001,1528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475202.50/cwt202.50–202.509622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514216.52/cwt210.00–223.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525187.57/cwt182.50–190.009853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567204.49/cwt204.00–205.001,1596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610177.02/cwt175.00–179.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622201.05/cwt194.00–212.001,2517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661202.77/cwt195.00–209.001,3404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708189.56/cwt184.00–195.001,3422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,045156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,778120.21/cwt116.00–123.502,1373
Bulls——2,015131.50/cwt131.50–131.502,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09697.02/cwt92.50–103.001,06310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14687.08/cwt85.00–88.509984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,1231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348101.30/cwt100.00–103.501,3667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374114.29/cwt109.50–119.001,5705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568111.80/cwt109.00–117.001,7533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.