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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 9

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

956 head

▲ 720 vs last sale 236▲ 801 vs year ago 155 · +516.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 74▲ 53 vs year ago 7 · +757.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes 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 $238.66/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$238.66

517 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$43.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.85

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	599	240.94	1,444	490
Medium and Large 2-3	594	197.26	1,171	27

One grade step is worth $43.68/cwt here — about $273 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 sale517 hd

238.66

—

KY average26 barns · 10,515 hd

226.81

+11.85

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	—	High	1,575	117.67	1,853	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	89.33	1,401	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	87.79	1,162	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	80.13	811	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	119.00	1,398	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	246.70/cwt	245.00–247.50	792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	258.74/cwt	257.50–260.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	269.39/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,026	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	896	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	263.79/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,097	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	255.07/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,191	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	241.29/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,139	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,026	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	248.27/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,298	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	234.33/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,261	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	210.17/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,221	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	248.50/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,454	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	224.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,320	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	247.70/cwt	244.25–250.00	1,499	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	194.45/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	213.03/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,334	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	233.41/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,524	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	186.49/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,249	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	218.40/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,470	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	204.85/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,473	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	173.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,342	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	196.77/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,523	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	212.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	252.16/cwt	242.50–257.50	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	215.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	226.74/cwt	218.00–233.50	959	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	210.05/cwt	200.00–214.00	891	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	895	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	220.63/cwt	219.50–222.00	1,046	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	208.05/cwt	198.00–213.00	992	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	205.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,064	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	162.59/cwt	145.00–174.00	847	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	214.17/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,142	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	215.57/cwt	215.00–216.50	1,227	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	202.95/cwt	193.00–208.50	1,155	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	170.31/cwt	159.00–174.00	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	184.42/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,154	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	168.03/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,060	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,304	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	195.92/cwt	181.00–198.50	1,291	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	169.14/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,147	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,297	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,212	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	168.70/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,329	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	166.42/cwt	153.00–173.00	1,356	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	239.97/cwt	237.50–242.50	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	258.64/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,081	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	245.24/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,172	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	217.29/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,126	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	224.63/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,283	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	203.27/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,203	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	190.04/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,199	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	192.66/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,283	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	176.31/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,243	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,154	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	660	98.38/cwt	82.00–115.00	649	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,135	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	76.72/cwt	75.00–78.00	735	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	653	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	84.60/cwt	83.00–87.00	892	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	84.12/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,073	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	96.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,263	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	75.01/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,041	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,459	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,370	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 236Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 74Year ago 7

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	159.00–174.00	170.31
18	—	678	160.00–174.00	169.14
1	—	420	177.50	177.50
1	—	335	192.50	192.50
4	—	521	145.00–174.00	162.59
1	—	465	192.50	192.50
16	—	631	157.50–171.00	168.03
1	—	250	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	193.00–208.50	202.95
1	—	920	160.00	160.00
4	—	788	153.00–174.00	168.70
2	—	730	166.00	166.00
11	—	424	200.00–214.00	210.05
11	—	626	179.00–194.00	184.42
4	—	379	210.00–225.00	215.02
23	—	517	190.00–210.00	205.71
17	—	477	198.00–213.00	208.05
3	—	815	153.00–173.00	166.42
7	—	659	181.00–198.50	195.92
3	—	290	200.00–220.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	569	215.00–216.50	215.57
18	—	703	184.50	184.50
6	—	533	214.00–215.00	214.17
3	—	641	203.50	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	423	218.00–233.50	226.74
13	—	474	219.50–222.00	220.63
3	—	323	242.50–257.50	252.16
1	—	350	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	210.00–220.50	218.40
13	—	719	193.00–207.50	204.85
11	—	626	202.00–220.00	213.03
3	—	538	232.00–236.00	234.33
2	—	393	226.00–230.00	228.01
3	—	321	245.00–247.50	246.70
6	—	472	232.50–245.00	241.29
42	—	774	195.00–199.00	196.77
7	—	589	220.00–235.00	224.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	257.50–260.00	258.74
15	—	467	250.00–256.00	255.07
4	—	381	250.00–280.00	269.39
14	—	416	251.00–285.00	263.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	185.00–188.00	186.49
2	—	625	193.00–196.00	194.45
2	—	437	175.00	175.00
7	—	581	196.00–215.00	210.17
8	—	483	212.50	212.50
6	—	772	170.00–185.00	173.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	585	240.00–252.50	248.50
15	—	653	232.00–235.00	233.41
25	—	523	242.00–260.00	248.27
192	—	605	244.25–250.00	247.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	82.00–115.00	98.38
1	—	530	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	237.50–242.50	239.97
3	—	705	173.00–183.00	176.31
5	—	571	217.00–231.00	224.63
7	—	666	184.00–199.00	192.66
3	—	478	240.00–248.00	245.24
8	—	518	211.00–223.00	217.29
1	—	795	169.00	169.00
9	—	631	183.00–200.00	190.04
1	—	300	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	255.00–262.50	258.64
2	—	670	218.00	218.00
1	—	375	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	245	182.50	182.50
5	—	592	196.00–205.00	203.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	94.00–100.00	96.02
2	—	1,388	74.00–76.00	75.01
2	—	1,275	82.00–86.00	84.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	68.00	68.00
3	—	958	75.00–78.00	76.72
5	—	1,054	83.00–87.00	84.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,593	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,625	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,350	118.00	118.00

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.