Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-06

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 659▲ 674 vs year ago 155 · +434.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 48 vs year ago 7 · +685.7%
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 steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes of good quality, some of the plainer type calves were met with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.22/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$251.22
259 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633252.211,598254
Medium and Large 2-3676200.811,3575thin
One grade step is worth $51.40/cwt here — about $240 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 sale259 hd
251.22
—
KY average25 barns · 8,759 hd
244.97
+6.25
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—High1,924128.262,4685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600102.061,6337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309100.661,31821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07897.391,05013

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,3483thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,160$1,4001thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323269.13/cwt267.50–272.508693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368260.00/cwt260.00–260.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420317.03/cwt315.00–321.001,33210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483290.59/cwt270.00–305.001,40414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487248.03/cwt244.00–250.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526272.77/cwt257.50–289.501,43522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566271.13/cwt250.00–277.501,53538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579236.53/cwt227.00–246.001,3707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620254.14/cwt240.00–260.251,57650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622232.96/cwt227.00–236.001,4493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682235.02/cwt233.00–236.001,6037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720219.55/cwt217.00–221.001,58111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735203.02/cwt200.00–206.001,4922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780230.24/cwt229.25–237.501,79666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790213.99/cwt213.00–215.001,6912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838203.41/cwt194.00–213.001,7056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330205.00/cwt205.00–205.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369263.07/cwt257.50–270.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385237.50/cwt237.50–237.509141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428256.80/cwt246.00–268.001,09920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466245.46/cwt240.00–248.501,14418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468179.93/cwt177.50–182.508422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476231.93/cwt230.00–237.501,1046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514221.43/cwt219.00–228.001,13818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525239.27/cwt231.00–242.751,25638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526189.28/cwt182.50–200.009964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563236.96/cwt233.50–239.251,33436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569219.77/cwt215.00–229.001,25031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574197.24/cwt178.00–210.001,1325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614225.64/cwt219.00–230.001,38527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615164.66/cwt150.00–175.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624186.83/cwt186.00–187.001,1666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650153.00/cwt153.00–153.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720193.29/cwt180.00–200.001,39218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434279.49/cwt265.00–286.001,2135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469277.98/cwt270.00–287.501,30414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522238.81/cwt230.00–246.001,24716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594229.39/cwt227.00–233.001,3635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635217.22/cwt210.00–221.001,3795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718198.91/cwt194.00–204.001,4284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5751
Bulls——1,920135.66/cwt134.00–137.002,6052
Bulls——2,223125.98/cwt125.00–127.002,8012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05096.06/cwt93.00–99.001,0096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092103.30/cwt100.00–107.001,1285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12586.59/cwt84.00–89.009742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29895.66/cwt90.00–99.001,2429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328106.18/cwt100.00–112.001,41011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57998.25/cwt97.00–99.001,5514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,627107.14/cwt103.00–112.001,7433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2995900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4031,571.27/head1,200.00–1,835.001,5712
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.