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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 19

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 620▲ 552 vs year ago 155 · +356.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 28▲ 26 vs year ago 7 · +371.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, over 500 steady, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs were 8.00-10.00 lower and 600-700 lbs were 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.69/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.56 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$284.69

75 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$62.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.34

vs KY average

−33.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	286.36	1,597	73
Medium and Large 2-3	525	223.75	1,175	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.61/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale75 hd

284.69

—

KY average26 barns · 1,691 hd

303.02

−18.34

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−33.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−156.56

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $441.25 across 31 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,607	141.05	2,266	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	126.36	1,615	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	126.02	2,048	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	109.98	1,144	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,490	151.00	2,250	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,620	148.00	2,398	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,165	162.50	1,893	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	308.67/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,025	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	985	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	303.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,282	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	301.89/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,461	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	299.52/cwt	282.50–302.00	1,549	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	268.35/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,401	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	223.75/cwt	207.50–240.00	1,175	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	274.05/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,576	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	303.64/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,791	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,793	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	259.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,708	12
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,828	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	224.45/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,533	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	233.07/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,638	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	267.44/cwt	255.00–269.25	1,942	163
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,903	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,792	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,651	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	262.07/cwt	250.00–272.50	721	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	284.29/cwt	282.50–290.00	896	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	211.82/cwt	190.00–225.00	769	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	289.90/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,055	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	278.62/cwt	263.00–292.50	1,192	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	275.62/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,293	59
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	238.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,135	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	248.77/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,286	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	268.23/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,411	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	273.21/cwt	254.00–279.50	1,525	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	246.03/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,415	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	231.01/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,393	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	609	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,218	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	250.57/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,556	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	193.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,330	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,656	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	165.28/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,281	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,732	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,445	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,114	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	317.27/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,202	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	304.02/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,268	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	270.56/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,163	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	208.56/cwt	200.00–217.50	959	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	311.68/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,468	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	276.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,323	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	261.23/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,327	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	288.81/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,510	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	286.25/cwt	283.00–292.50	1,617	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	256.49/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,513	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	260.65/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,621	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	237.75/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,493	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	232.83/cwt	232.50–233.00	1,590	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,524	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	179.77/cwt	172.50–187.50	863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,165	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	131.13/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	147.67/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,549	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	121.30/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,335	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	130.57/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,679	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	126.02/cwt	115.00–132.00	2,048	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,250	1

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 Mar 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 620Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 28Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	227.50	227.50
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	525	207.50–240.00	223.75
1	600–650	605	221.00	221.00
2	650–700	683	220.00–229.00	224.45
1	850–900	870	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	960	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	517	282.50–302.00	299.52
12	550–600	590	287.00–309.00	303.64
34	600–650	613	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	677	270.00	270.00
163	700–750	726	255.00–269.25	267.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	522	260.00–272.50	268.35
36	550–600	575	255.00–276.00	274.05
11	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
12	650–700	658	255.00–260.00	259.56
14	700–750	703	233.00–234.00	233.07
5	800–850	829	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	332	300.00–312.50	308.67
6	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	303.19
5	450–500	484	301.00–304.00	301.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	430	260.00–282.50	270.56
4	450–500	479	270.00–280.00	276.21
2	500–550	508	257.50–265.00	261.23
11	550–600	590	244.00–259.00	256.49
4	600–650	628	237.50–238.00	237.75
3	650–700	683	232.50–233.00	232.83
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	825	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	460	200.00–217.50	208.56
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	740	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	337.50	337.50
6	350–400	379	312.50–340.00	317.27
6	400–450	417	290.00–315.00	304.02
14	450–500	471	302.50–320.00	311.68
9	500–550	523	277.00–295.00	288.81
3	550–600	565	283.00–292.50	286.25
8	600–650	622	257.00–270.00	260.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00–272.50	262.07
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	476	235.00–245.00	238.44
13	500–550	517	240.00–252.50	248.77
2	550–600	575	240.00–252.50	246.03
6	600–650	603	229.00–232.00	231.01
1	650–700	655	233.00	233.00
5	750–800	798	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	526	259.00–280.00	268.23
25	550–600	558	254.00–279.50	273.21
18	600–650	621	243.00–257.50	250.57
5	700–750	714	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	190.00–225.00	211.82
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
7	600–650	609	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	688	190.00–200.00	193.37
3	750–800	775	150.00–173.00	165.28
6	850–900	865	161.00–173.00	167.02
1	900–950	900	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	282.50–290.00	284.29
8	350–400	364	287.50–292.50	289.90
20	400–450	428	263.00–292.50	278.62
59	450–500	469	262.50–292.50	275.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	172.50–187.50	179.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	115.00–132.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	123.00–136.00	130.57
2	—	1,243	104.00–111.00	107.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,085	119.00–123.00	121.30
1	—	975	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	141.00–154.00	147.67
4	—	1,428	125.00–136.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	162.50	162.50

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.