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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 26

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

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Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 707▲ 330 vs year ago 155 · +212.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 39 vs year ago 7 · +557.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for the higher quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer quality feeders. Slaughter cows 4.00--6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.85/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.51 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$256.85

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$37.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs KY average

−10.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	258.39	1,409	71
Medium and Large 2-3	505	220.41	1,113	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.98/cwt here — about $296 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 sale74 hd

256.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,603 hd

257.98

−1.12

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−10.02

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−134.51

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,748	148.25	2,591	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	150.00	2,265	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	128.49	1,695	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	112.82	1,129	11

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	300.78/cwt	300.00–302.50	962	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	290.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,082	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	324.30/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,326	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	241.61/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,022	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,434	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	290.79/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,393	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	305.13/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,553	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	275.17/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,409	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	282.70/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,631	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,814	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,727	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	265.23/cwt	253.00–279.00	1,613	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,246	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	242.97/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,635	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,784	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,733	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	216.59/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,776	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,966	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	302.02/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,015	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	220.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	792	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	266.81/cwt	250.00–272.50	974	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,201	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	254.18/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,090	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	236.76/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,018	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	297.18/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,287	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	262.02/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,221	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	280.03/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,341	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	220.41/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,113	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	269.02/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,380	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	248.25/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,291	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	258.26/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,500	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	246.58/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,438	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	228.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,384	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	198.99/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,228	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	251.34/cwt	240.00–253.50	1,596	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	197.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,336	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	195.10/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,416	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	826	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	789	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	271.50/cwt	265.00–277.50	850	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,120	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,008	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	338.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,278	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	309.41/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,182	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	326.50/cwt	326.00–327.50	1,342	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	250.93/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,061	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	307.32/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,444	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	291.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,492	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	279.07/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,465	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,383	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	273.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,565	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	248.16/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,566	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	240.72/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,630	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	224.51/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,581	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	148.25/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,591	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	85.72/cwt	82.00–89.00	791	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	95.09/cwt	93.00–97.00	920	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	116.27/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,171	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	132.66/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,393	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	130.17/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,712	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	117.26/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,577	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,265	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 707Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	300.00–302.50	300.78
2	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	290.20
5	450–500	479	282.50–305.00	290.79
6	500–550	512	274.00–280.00	275.17
3	550–600	577	275.00–288.00	282.70
7	600–650	608	253.00–279.00	265.23
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	747	232.00	232.00
5	800–850	820	213.00–219.00	216.59
9	850–900	864	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	290.00–315.00	305.13
16	550–600	589	308.00	308.00
5	600–650	604	286.00	286.00
30	700–750	723	246.75	246.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	423	232.50–250.00	241.61
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	201.00	201.00
9	650–700	673	232.00–245.00	242.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	370	337.50	337.50
4	400–450	409	320.00–327.50	324.30
6	450–500	459	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	346	271.00	271.00
9	350–400	365	250.00–272.50	266.81
8	400–450	429	243.00–265.00	254.18
6	450–500	466	242.50–267.50	262.02
13	500–550	520	242.50–253.00	248.25
12	550–600	583	236.00–253.00	246.58
3	600–650	605	220.00–235.00	228.71
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
5	700–750	726	190.00–203.00	195.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	513	258.00–274.00	269.02
20	550–600	581	255.00–269.00	258.26
6	600–650	635	240.00–253.50	251.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	210.00–235.00	220.09
3	400–450	430	225.00–247.50	236.76
3	500–550	505	213.00–235.00	220.41
3	600–650	617	190.00–216.00	198.99
3	650–700	677	190.00–205.00	197.41
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	336	292.50–305.00	302.02
2	350–400	397	302.50	302.50
12	400–450	433	272.50–302.50	297.18
6	450–500	479	278.00–283.00	280.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	317.50	317.50
6	350–400	382	302.00–314.00	309.41
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	470	300.00–312.00	307.32
16	500–550	525	267.50–287.50	279.07
7	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	273.19
5	600–650	631	236.00–259.00	248.16
3	650–700	677	233.00–255.00	240.72
6	700–750	704	212.00–231.00	224.51
1	850–900	875	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	267.50	267.50
2	300–350	313	265.00–277.50	271.50
2	350–400	377	267.50	267.50
7	400–450	423	235.00–275.00	250.93
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	537	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	342.50	342.50
3	350–400	378	325.00–350.00	338.22
3	400–450	411	326.00–327.50	326.50
6	500–550	512	290.00–295.00	291.32
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	128.00–137.00	132.66
3	—	1,007	113.00–119.00	116.27
2	—	968	93.00–97.00	95.09
2	—	923	82.00–89.00	85.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,315	122.00–140.00	130.17
3	—	1,345	115.00–119.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	144.00–157.00	148.25

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.