Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-03

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 276 vs last sale 562▲ 131 vs year ago 155 · +84.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 70▲ 33 vs year ago 7 · +471.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 3▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven. Good quality feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, however buyers lowered the premiums paid for the value added cattle 6.00 to 8.00 in nearly all weight groups. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher and 400 - 600 lbs heifers were down sharply. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with an average quality offering. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply and 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 $190.18/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$190.18
103 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$58.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.56
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571198.461,13364
Medium and Large 2-3505182.0291834
Small and Medium 2-3535139.707475thin
One grade step is worth $58.76/cwt here — about $386 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 sale103 hd
190.18
—
KY average26 barns · 7,083 hd
200.74
−10.56
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—Low1,762123.702,1805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57699.231,5648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29287.211,12723
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00881.888257thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,060143.001,5162thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,132168.001,9022thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,3162thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$9682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$9602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,3035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,2501thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345241.00/cwt241.00–241.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427256.03/cwt250.00–257.501,0937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470257.23/cwt256.50–262.501,2098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519229.65/cwt220.00–242.501,19212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540185.00/cwt185.00–185.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,38416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574195.05/cwt192.50–205.001,1205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,60821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682188.14/cwt185.00–192.001,2835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3758160.03/cwt150.00–170.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768197.95/cwt196.00–200.001,5202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265182.50/cwt182.50–182.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328228.08/cwt222.50–237.507484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385232.50/cwt232.50–232.508951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385173.86/cwt165.00–182.506692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403225.03/cwt220.00–230.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440200.13/cwt168.00–210.0088114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454177.92/cwt162.50–191.008086
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486208.08/cwt200.00–220.001,0118
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3515145.49/cwt144.00–147.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520198.99/cwt192.00–207.501,03524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545172.50/cwt172.50–172.509401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605169.44/cwt162.00–177.001,0252
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3630142.50/cwt142.50–142.508981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666164.32/cwt160.00–170.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679185.32/cwt180.00–190.001,2589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,37614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315227.50/cwt227.50–227.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3364208.71/cwt197.50–217.507604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383231.35/cwt226.00–242.5088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430224.92/cwt221.00–232.509673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478190.98/cwt187.00–195.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485219.41/cwt215.00–224.001,0645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517213.39/cwt205.00–221.001,1039
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565202.22/cwt194.00–207.001,1437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571190.93/cwt167.00–195.001,0907
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625188.26/cwt185.00–195.001,1773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728151.73/cwt145.00–154.001,1054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780145.06/cwt135.00–155.001,1312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3637117.00/cwt117.00–117.007452
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,132168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9022
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,060143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4661
Bulls——1,810135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4441
Bulls——1,885124.83/cwt122.00–127.002,3533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92377.18/cwt74.00–79.007123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07185.41/cwt82.00–94.009154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20560.00/cwt60.00–60.007231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25379.90/cwt75.00–84.001,0018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28099.26/cwt98.00–101.001,2713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33191.71/cwt87.00–95.501,22111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56395.22/cwt91.50–98.501,4885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598105.92/cwt104.00–109.001,6933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930959.68/head925.00–1,000.009602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078968.19/head925.00–1,010.009682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,315.92/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,322.13/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3223

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.