Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-13

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 13
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
656 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 829▲ 501 vs year ago 155 · +323.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 55▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 2 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 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 700 steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $265.33/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$265.33
288 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$90.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602266.591,604284
Medium and Large 2-3776175.751,3644thin
One grade step is worth $90.84/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 sale288 hd
265.33
—
KY average25 barns · 8,702 hd
246.86
+18.47
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—Low1,635120.071,9634thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,654102.181,6907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,30294.181,22614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06291.759757thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,0001thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365232.50/cwt232.50–232.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378302.55/cwt295.00–310.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415305.23/cwt275.00–310.001,26719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465248.37/cwt242.50–252.501,1553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467281.30/cwt263.00–290.001,31429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529275.00/cwt250.00–284.501,45520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564267.39/cwt252.50–276.001,50839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585244.75/cwt240.00–249.001,4323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624249.50/cwt244.00–253.001,5575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,78483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636231.96/cwt222.00–235.001,47511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662258.88/cwt243.00–261.501,71431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670235.33/cwt235.00–236.001,5773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720206.40/cwt203.00–213.001,4863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2849201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7069
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,7935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225225.00/cwt225.00–225.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270217.50/cwt217.50–217.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311241.45/cwt240.00–242.507515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318215.00/cwt215.00–215.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327236.70/cwt235.00–237.507743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373204.38/cwt180.00–217.507625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387254.94/cwt247.50–265.009877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413238.23/cwt235.00–240.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425267.11/cwt251.00–275.001,13520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442217.50/cwt217.50–217.509612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462263.40/cwt248.00–271.001,21712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468204.51/cwt197.50–218.009573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476239.27/cwt234.00–242.501,1395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519220.85/cwt215.00–228.001,1466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526244.72/cwt231.00–255.001,28724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535179.35/cwt165.00–190.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567248.83/cwt236.50–254.001,41125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571198.76/cwt196.00–208.001,13518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611205.42/cwt201.00–210.001,2554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,36511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667236.37/cwt233.00–239.001,57724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677171.82/cwt165.00–181.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692202.90/cwt202.50–204.001,40411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705191.02/cwt188.00–194.001,3472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713167.03/cwt164.00–170.001,1912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3792160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821178.85/cwt176.00–182.001,46817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235257.50/cwt257.50–257.506051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2284251.19/cwt247.50–257.507134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422290.60/cwt270.00–307.501,2268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463283.08/cwt273.00–287.501,3119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515261.21/cwt256.00–270.001,3453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534234.81/cwt234.00–235.001,2545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,44311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586233.43/cwt228.00–236.001,3683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy611240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614216.73/cwt215.00–222.001,3314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658227.39/cwt225.00–229.001,4965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430112.38/cwt110.00–116.001,6072
Bulls——1,750131.50/cwt131.50–131.502,3011
Bulls——1,930124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98381.50/cwt80.00–83.008012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07596.42/cwt94.00–98.001,0373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09079.00/cwt79.00–79.008611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20076.00/cwt76.00–76.009121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29694.48/cwt90.00–98.001,2247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346102.80/cwt100.00–105.001,3844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,649106.34/cwt103.00–108.001,7544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66096.64/cwt95.00–99.001,6043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.