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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 20

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

975 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 656▲ 820 vs year ago 155 · +529.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 32▲ 52 vs year ago 7 · +742.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 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 and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 plus higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 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 $284.92/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$284.92

378 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$85.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.76

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	585	286.95	1,677	369
Medium and Large 2-3	585	201.77	1,180	9thin

One grade step is worth $85.18/cwt here — about $497 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 sale378 hd

284.92

—

KY average27 barns · 7,114 hd

253.16

+31.76

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	1,565	117.64	1,841	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	107.78	1,788	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	107.37	1,430	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	96.91	978	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,055	3thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	289.37/cwt	282.50–302.50	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	331.41/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,292	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	314.17/cwt	282.50–337.50	1,332	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	249.77/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	310.93/cwt	277.50–323.00	1,524	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	219.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	260.95/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,331	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	296.43/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,553	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	1,763	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	283.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,664	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	288.01/cwt	283.50–290.00	1,766	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	233.41/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,440	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	263.92/cwt	247.00–276.00	1,660	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	231.99/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	219.61/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,597	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	247.01/cwt	240.00–253.75	1,813	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	224.72/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	210.19/cwt	208.00–210.50	1,959	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	236.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	279.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	924	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	286.32/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,088	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	274.33/cwt	251.00–287.50	1,177	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	267.17/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,264	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	237.15/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,148	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	236.19/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,209	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	262.56/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,357	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	227.49/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,310	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	198.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,143	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	250.27/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,472	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	215.18/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,315	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	238.07/cwt	229.00–242.50	1,507	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	197.59/cwt	196.00–202.50	1,352	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	209.91/cwt	209.00–210.50	1,564	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,633	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,731	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,583	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	346	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,138	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,049	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	306.47/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,321	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	253.83/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,124	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	310.44/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,465	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	261.55/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,459	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	230.78/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,325	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	220.25/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,451	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	763	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	885	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	112.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,832	124.29/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,277	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	85.12/cwt	81.00–88.00	809	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	94.44/cwt	91.00–96.00	973	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	109.93/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,162	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	111.56/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,480	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	95.64/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,288	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	109.76/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,799	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,652	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,054.92/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,055	3

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 656Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 32Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	235.00	235.00
1	—	345	255.00	255.00
3	—	617	220.00–241.00	233.41
1	—	350	257.50	257.50
8	—	777	212.00–229.00	224.72
8	—	727	217.00–224.00	219.61
3	—	662	230.00–233.00	231.99
3	—	470	240.00–257.50	249.77
1	—	555	257.50	257.50
3	—	510	258.00–262.50	260.95
8	—	932	208.00–210.50	210.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	500	320.00	320.00
21	—	490	277.50–323.00	310.93
16	—	424	282.50–337.50	314.17
3	—	325	282.50–302.50	289.37
36	—	613	283.50–290.00	288.01
10	—	390	317.50–335.00	331.41
95	—	562	313.75	313.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	586	280.00–295.00	283.92
19	—	524	284.00–308.00	296.43
55	—	629	247.00–276.00	263.92
4	—	668	255.00	255.00
28	—	734	240.00–253.75	247.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	215.00–225.00	219.95
1	—	835	186.00	186.00
2	—	425	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	920	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	207.00	207.00
2	—	443	240.00–267.50	253.83
2	—	385	272.50	272.50
8	—	574	223.00–240.00	230.78
1	—	640	208.00	208.00
3	—	322	257.50	257.50
8	—	659	205.00–227.00	220.25
1	—	495	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	250.00–263.00	261.55
3	—	346	315.00	315.00
13	—	472	297.50–315.00	310.44
8	—	431	292.50–330.00	306.47
1	—	370	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	187.50	187.50
8	—	577	190.00–210.00	198.10
4	—	838	173.00	173.00
1	—	710	158.00	158.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
4	—	965	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	633	229.00–242.50	238.07
41	—	588	245.00–255.00	250.27
68	—	517	242.00–267.00	262.56
20	—	808	214.25	214.25
10	—	756	215.00–217.50	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	429	251.00–287.50	274.33
31	—	473	254.00–275.00	267.17
2	—	293	265.00–267.50	266.24
19	—	380	267.50–290.00	286.32
8	—	331	275.00–285.00	279.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	745	209.00–210.50	209.91
10	—	611	202.00–218.00	215.18
3	—	430	222.50	222.50
8	—	576	226.00–235.00	227.49
4	—	484	222.50–245.00	237.15
9	—	512	227.50–240.00	236.19
7	—	684	196.00–202.50	197.59
3	—	317	235.00–240.00	236.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	116.00	116.00
3	—	663	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	100.00–128.00	109.93
3	—	1,030	91.00–96.00	94.44
6	—	950	81.00–88.00	85.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,639	100.00–119.00	109.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,327	102.00–126.00	111.56
5	—	1,347	93.00–98.00	95.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	123.00–126.00	124.29
4	—	1,365	109.00–118.00	112.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	975.00–1,100.00	1,054.92

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.