Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 578▲ 301 vs year ago 155 · +194.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 59▲ 29 vs year ago 7 · +414.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for high quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer less desirable feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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 $201.62/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$201.62
180 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$91.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499211.161,054131
Medium and Large 2-3535177.2994948
Small 1-2450120.005401thin
One grade step is worth $91.16/cwt here — about $514 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 sale180 hd
201.62
—
KY average26 barns · 5,215 hd
205.09
−3.47
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—Average1,715114.631,9663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62289.691,4554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29387.431,13018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00674.357488thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195136.001,6251thin

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)1,068$1,1182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$8101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)753$6422thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2285227.50/cwt227.50–227.506481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372202.52/cwt200.00–207.507533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385257.50/cwt257.50–257.509912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413180.30/cwt170.00–190.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418244.79/cwt240.00–250.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470246.92/cwt230.00–254.001,16110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478258.65/cwt258.00–260.001,2363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,3317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531241.80/cwt233.00–247.001,2848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579243.20/cwt240.00–247.501,40818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585213.56/cwt206.00–221.001,2492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612217.52/cwt214.00–225.001,3316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619244.79/cwt241.00–246.001,5154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,63845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728193.49/cwt188.00–200.001,4094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314209.98/cwt200.00–220.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353242.52/cwt240.00–245.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375190.57/cwt162.50–210.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390236.23/cwt235.00–237.509212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412240.00/cwt240.00–240.009892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422221.75/cwt207.00–230.0093621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428191.24/cwt160.00–202.508196
Heifers—Small 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467214.14/cwt200.00–221.001,00028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474183.02/cwt156.00–190.0086811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516174.21/cwt162.00–187.008994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527208.11/cwt191.00–216.001,09738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574200.93/cwt195.00–215.001,15325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584178.94/cwt161.00–186.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609195.48/cwt190.00–200.001,1904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672167.40/cwt160.00–177.001,1258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3714161.41/cwt147.00–168.001,1526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271216.78/cwt207.50–222.505875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342234.85/cwt220.00–237.508036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370193.61/cwt185.00–202.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415227.33/cwt215.00–237.509434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424181.98/cwt155.00–195.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432255.15/cwt251.00–261.001,10210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476200.83/cwt192.00–210.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479221.28/cwt217.00–227.001,0607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523225.52/cwt221.00–240.001,1799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539191.75/cwt172.00–207.001,0347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568186.66/cwt160.00–203.001,0604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613199.72/cwt191.00–207.001,22417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667192.90/cwt186.00–197.001,2877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683162.29/cwt150.00–172.001,1083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1811
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,195136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3031
Bulls——1,940120.45/cwt119.00–122.002,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95050.00/cwt50.00–50.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%97673.23/cwt70.00–75.007154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06583.97/cwt83.00–85.008943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23879.83/cwt79.50–80.009883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25984.93/cwt82.00–88.001,0698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33196.62/cwt94.00–102.001,2866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63887.92/cwt85.00–89.501,4403
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753642.09/head625.00–660.006422
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,118.08/head1,035.00–1,200.001,1182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130810.00/head810.00–810.008101

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.