Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2023-12-19

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 394 vs last sale 515▼ 34 vs year ago 155 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes sold mostly steady with moderate demand on a lite test, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls , 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 $189.18/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$189.18
39 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539203.221,09630
Medium and Large 2-3596142.388499thin
One grade step is worth $60.84/cwt here — about $247 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 sale39 hd
189.18
—
KY average25 barns · 4,332 hd
195.89
−6.71
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—Low1,160106.001,2301thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30490.661,18315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70586.001,4662thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09082.018943thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130125.001,4131thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,14597.001,1111thin

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)1,150$8851thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305192.50/cwt192.50–192.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420227.50/cwt227.50–227.509561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486238.05/cwt234.00–239.001,1575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514230.07/cwt213.00–239.001,1834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575231.02/cwt224.00–236.001,3283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623223.59/cwt220.00–227.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270177.50/cwt177.50–177.504791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375194.00/cwt194.00–194.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452221.00/cwt221.00–221.009997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525207.56/cwt187.00–215.001,0909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582201.54/cwt185.00–210.001,1735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637154.67/cwt145.00–162.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679184.28/cwt170.00–195.001,2517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722113.30/cwt110.00–120.008183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325251.00/cwt251.00–251.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355277.46/cwt275.00–280.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367250.00/cwt250.00–250.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460214.50/cwt213.00–216.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645137.50/cwt137.50–137.508871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666181.69/cwt176.00–189.001,2109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3900101.00/cwt101.00–101.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2967125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2092
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,130125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4131
Heifers—Select1,14597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,160106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07086.02/cwt85.00–87.009202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13074.00/cwt74.00–74.008361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24075.00/cwt75.00–75.009301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29685.64/cwt83.00–89.001,1104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31494.24/cwt92.00–98.001,23810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150885.00/head885.00–885.008851

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.