Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-03-05

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 5
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,046 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 834▲ 891 vs year ago 155 · +574.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 63▲ 47 vs year ago 7 · +671.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 10.00-15.00 lower, 600-700 lbs 10.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.71/cwt on 314 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.65 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$271.71
314 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.02
vs KY average
−0.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531274.281,456302
Medium and Large 2-3524207.051,08512thin
One grade step is worth $67.23/cwt here — about $372 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale314 hd
271.71
—
KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd
256.69
+15.02
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−0.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−119.65
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
448394341287median 391.3603/0304/2807/1409/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $391.36 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,787132.422,3679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,591116.481,8535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331110.031,46515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081107.501,16211

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)1,130$1,0751thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2103
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434324.08/cwt311.00–340.001,40710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463248.70/cwt240.00–257.501,1512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472312.69/cwt303.00–320.001,4767
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484279.76/cwt274.00–295.001,3548
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527264.30/cwt252.50–270.001,3933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529300.72/cwt287.00–308.501,59117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570287.86/cwt278.00–297.501,64131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580216.22/cwt200.00–233.001,2542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586259.82/cwt245.00–270.001,5236
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616287.79/cwt272.00–290.251,77376
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625214.23/cwt207.50–225.001,3393
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628256.87/cwt248.00–260.001,6135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660287.19/cwt276.00–289.751,895111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681236.69/cwt230.00–254.001,61211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729249.78/cwt242.00–257.001,82152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767237.00/cwt235.00–238.001,8183
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772245.70/cwt243.50–249.001,89717
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3772202.61/cwt190.00–218.001,5643
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816244.25/cwt244.25–244.251,99352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3847194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6432
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,9044
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0201
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2991193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,9184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220213.75/cwt212.50–215.004702
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280242.50/cwt242.50–242.506791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338243.81/cwt235.00–252.508242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370284.20/cwt272.50–295.001,0527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430264.41/cwt255.00–285.001,13718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463200.22/cwt180.00–212.509273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465258.80/cwt250.00–270.001,20323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478241.20/cwt227.00–249.001,15315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510279.04/cwt250.00–287.251,423140
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518211.47/cwt180.00–219.001,09510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522233.37/cwt221.00–247.501,21812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532287.75/cwt287.75–287.751,53195
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3553184.94/cwt172.50–197.501,0232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582259.57/cwt252.00–261.001,51128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587235.66/cwt225.00–239.501,38327
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615248.00/cwt235.00–256.501,52536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620201.93/cwt195.00–210.001,2523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658252.43/cwt244.00–257.501,6618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690221.97/cwt207.50–225.501,53211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4882
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5261
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3952160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272265.00/cwt265.00–265.007212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378324.85/cwt300.00–347.501,2282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2402270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427325.51/cwt310.00–345.001,3903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3457245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474278.66/cwt267.50–282.501,3217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515282.49/cwt270.00–294.001,45511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525256.66/cwt256.00–257.001,3473
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570253.33/cwt237.50–260.001,4448
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624234.35/cwt227.00–242.501,4628
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678221.50/cwt219.00–224.001,5024
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720223.06/cwt221.00–225.001,6062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770207.00/cwt203.00–211.001,5942
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2231
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3955123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488116.37/cwt115.00–118.001,7322
Bulls——1,873137.01/cwt134.00–141.002,5667
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061114.09/cwt109.00–123.001,2107
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10799.29/cwt97.00–104.001,0993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14086.00/cwt86.00–86.009801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31499.09/cwt96.00–104.001,3025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340115.50/cwt106.00–123.001,54810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591116.48/cwt108.00–120.001,8535
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.