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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 7

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

843 head

▲ 597 vs last sale 246▲ 688 vs year ago 155 · +443.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 44▲ 74 vs year ago 7 · +1,057.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for the high quality feeders and lite demand for plainer, fleshier type feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.15/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$229.15

285 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	625	232.70	1,455	254
Medium and Large 2-3	554	200.08	1,108	31

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $347 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 sale285 hd

229.15

—

KY average25 barns · 6,171 hd

236.04

−6.89

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,493	114.44	1,709	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	94.40	1,544	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	89.90	1,164	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	83.69	815	30

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,029	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$935	1thin

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	233.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	261.25/cwt	252.50–270.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	234.68/cwt	225.00–242.50	906	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	234.62/cwt	227.50–238.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,135	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	232.82/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,085	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	252.76/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,201	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	206.52/cwt	195.00–221.00	993	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	228.69/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,201	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	254.35/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,361	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,508	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	202.69/cwt	182.50–217.00	1,161	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	236.25/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,375	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	200.06/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,218	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	242.58/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,502	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,327	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,308	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	206.68/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	226.84/cwt	224.50–231.50	1,683	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	226.47/cwt	224.50–229.50	1,760	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	862	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,569	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	207	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	182.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	215.04/cwt	205.00–217.50	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	175.69/cwt	170.00–182.50	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	210.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	182.83/cwt	165.00–197.50	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	216.33/cwt	208.00–225.00	826	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	213.75/cwt	205.00–225.00	904	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	190.73/cwt	172.50–200.00	830	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	185.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	874	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	214.17/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,026	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,112	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	185.41/cwt	184.00–187.50	951	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	214.91/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,120	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	179.69/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,015	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	208.23/cwt	194.00–217.00	1,210	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	198.72/cwt	182.00–207.00	1,224	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	157.58/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,064	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,220	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	186.02/cwt	172.50–206.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	220.94/cwt	220.00–222.50	844	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	222.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	952	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	225.38/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,041	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	185.47/cwt	170.00–209.00	868	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	186.30/cwt	180.00–205.00	961	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	229.03/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,189	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	212.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,202	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	190.56/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,100	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	174.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	682	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	169.10/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,211	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	139.49/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	108.64/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,353	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	117.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,936	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	75.39/cwt	71.00–78.00	695	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	63.79/cwt	59.00–69.00	609	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	84.10/cwt	81.00–88.00	829	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	93.04/cwt	90.00–103.00	926	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	85.60/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,097	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	95.06/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,254	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,413	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	99.00/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,634	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,100.26/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,028.93/head	900.00–1,160.00	1,029	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Nov 7, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 246Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 44Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	172.50–200.00	190.73
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
4	—	330	170.00–182.50	175.69
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
9	—	565	165.00–192.00	179.69
2	—	830	147.00	147.00
8	—	675	150.00–167.00	157.58
8	—	472	180.00–195.00	185.08
2	—	745	126.00	126.00
5	—	513	184.00–187.50	185.41
6	—	369	165.00–197.50	182.83
2	—	278	177.50–187.50	182.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	205.00–225.00	213.75
39	—	521	200.00–222.00	214.91
19	—	616	182.00–207.00	198.72
7	—	332	200.00–215.00	210.03
9	—	287	205.00–217.50	215.04
52	—	479	200.00–219.00	214.17
18	—	382	208.00–225.00	216.33
5	—	749	204.00	204.00
2	—	207	212.50	212.50
23	—	581	194.00–217.00	208.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	491	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	742	224.50–231.50	226.84
16	—	535	251.00–259.00	254.35
19	—	619	241.00–245.00	242.58
19	—	777	224.50–229.50	226.47
6	—	658	231.00	231.00
8	—	567	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	252.50–270.00	261.25
1	—	440	258.00	258.00
17	—	475	251.00–256.00	252.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
2	—	507	188.00	188.00
13	—	573	182.50–217.00	202.69
7	—	481	195.00–221.00	206.52
3	—	290	210.00	210.00
2	—	862	182.00	182.00
1	—	695	191.00	191.00
2	—	713	182.00–185.00	183.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	262	230.00–235.00	233.56
13	—	525	223.00–240.00	228.69
3	—	415	227.50–238.00	234.62
15	—	609	198.00–215.00	200.06
11	—	466	225.00–246.00	232.82
2	—	720	200.00–213.00	206.68
8	—	386	225.00–242.50	234.68
12	—	582	222.00–245.00	236.25
1	—	750	219.00	219.00
2	—	695	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	215.00–235.00	222.53
4	—	716	160.00–178.00	169.10
3	—	672	172.00–175.00	174.00
12	—	462	220.00–232.50	225.38
3	—	645	190.00	190.00
2	—	297	225.00	225.00
8	—	519	217.00–232.00	229.03
7	—	565	200.00–220.00	212.79
12	—	382	220.00–222.50	220.94
2	—	883	136.00–143.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	262.50	262.50
1	—	355	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	172.50–206.00	186.02
1	—	405	182.50	182.50
12	—	577	182.50–199.00	190.56
1	—	210	185.00	185.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
8	—	468	170.00–209.00	185.47
6	—	516	180.00–205.00	186.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	87.00–88.00	87.51
3	—	1,650	95.00–104.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	59.00–69.00	63.79
6	—	922	71.00–78.00	75.39
9	—	995	90.00–103.00	93.04
13	—	986	81.00–88.00	84.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
14	—	1,319	90.00–104.00	95.06
14	—	1,281	80.00–89.00	85.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	115.00–122.00	117.92
3	—	1,245	105.00–114.00	108.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	975.00–1,225.00	1,100.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	900.00–1,160.00	1,028.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.