Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 17
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 682▲ 423 vs year ago 155 · +272.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 50▲ 52 vs year ago 7 · +742.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 27▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the market was very uneven and mixed with large discounts seen for quality and condition. Feeder steers 550 to 650 lbs were 8.00 higher while the 500-550 lbs steers were 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher, while 500-600 lbs heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply. Additional premiums were noted and given for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. The feeder bull market was mixed as well. Calves traded from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher with good demand for larger packages, however heavy discounts were given for off colored or heavy conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand, while with limited comparisons, slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.58/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$219.58
359 head · 645 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,416
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$711
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$117.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2660228.311,506297
Medium and Large 2-3564182.361,02958
Medium and Large 3715111.137954thin
One grade step is worth $117.18/cwt here — about $711 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 sale359 hd
219.58
—
KY average26 barns · 6,474 hd
212.58
+7.00
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—Low1,744116.112,0254thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510104.671,58111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27091.601,16325
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07683.2289616

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,3751thin

Every lot

69 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 2-3315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409243.75/cwt240.00–250.0099712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482253.32/cwt253.00–254.001,22112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510183.75/cwt180.00–185.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530225.21/cwt218.00–233.001,1944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570233.60/cwt224.00–241.001,33212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,5118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637192.84/cwt172.50–198.001,2285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664219.51/cwt218.00–221.001,4586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669242.47/cwt242.00–242.501,62235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721218.38/cwt217.50–221.001,5754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779236.18/cwt235.00–238.001,8405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835182.00/cwt164.00–200.001,5202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,195100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300182.50/cwt182.50–182.505481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370175.61/cwt162.50–190.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390226.00/cwt226.00–226.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426224.89/cwt218.00–233.0095823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435203.00/cwt203.00–203.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469217.68/cwt210.00–226.001,02110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492195.96/cwt170.00–200.009649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510206.51/cwt205.00–208.001,0538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527186.08/cwt166.00–202.0098113
Heifers—Medium and Large 353580.00/cwt80.00–80.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565196.81/cwt195.00–199.001,11218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581170.36/cwt151.00–193.0099010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632183.54/cwt143.00–195.001,16012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679237.35/cwt237.35–237.351,612162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680199.49/cwt195.00–202.001,3578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3719180.53/cwt172.00–185.001,2986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766223.75/cwt223.75–223.751,71467
Heifers—Medium and Large 3810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3905112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250197.50/cwt197.50–197.504941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371239.29/cwt233.00–247.508884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423254.82/cwt249.00–261.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431231.60/cwt227.50–237.509986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465244.59/cwt244.00–245.001,1375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465194.52/cwt177.00–211.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511232.83/cwt221.00–238.001,19010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530203.27/cwt167.50–219.001,07710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563212.71/cwt206.00–216.001,1983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593193.00/cwt191.00–194.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627213.99/cwt202.00–220.001,34212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628186.31/cwt178.00–193.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673172.79/cwt165.00–181.001,1632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 371060.00/cwt60.00–60.004261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560101.88/cwt89.00–113.001,5892
Bulls——1,928130.33/cwt129.00–131.502,5132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02678.28/cwt70.00–84.008039
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14189.56/cwt87.00–92.001,0227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22885.07/cwt80.00–89.001,04512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28094.88/cwt91.00–99.001,2148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353102.04/cwt100.00–103.001,3815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50399.69/cwt99.00–101.001,4983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513106.54/cwt103.00–112.001,6128
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.