Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-09

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 561▲ 258 vs year ago 155 · +166.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 35▲ 49 vs year ago 7 · +700.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 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 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $250.39/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.50 against this barn's trailing median of $392.90.
Average price
$250.39
45 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs KY average
−13.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540255.321,37941
Medium and Large 2-3539199.931,0774thin
One grade step is worth $55.39/cwt here — about $303 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 sale45 hd
250.39
—
KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd
249.71
+0.69
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−13.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
392.90
−142.50
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

33 sales
448394341287median 392.9003/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $392.90 across 33 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—Low1,630129.002,1031thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,344128.001,72029
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,580127.612,0165thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,051119.811,25913

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)1,400$1,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,0501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290277.50/cwt277.50–277.508052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305307.50/cwt307.50–307.509381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375308.28/cwt300.00–312.501,1563
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434322.88/cwt305.00–327.501,4016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480315.41/cwt305.00–319.001,51427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517311.83/cwt282.50–327.501,61226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540258.76/cwt257.50–260.001,3972
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566300.99/cwt280.00–312.501,70421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578267.56/cwt257.50–275.001,5464
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658274.77/cwt262.50–285.001,8085
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687252.59/cwt242.50–260.001,7356
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705206.76/cwt180.00–214.001,4586
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731240.86/cwt232.50–247.001,7618
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5932
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,80711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3242232.50/cwt232.50–232.505632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318312.50/cwt312.50–312.509942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318213.21/cwt200.00–227.506782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368265.60/cwt252.50–280.009772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385300.36/cwt292.50–320.001,1568
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431291.23/cwt272.50–307.501,25517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467205.21/cwt175.00–222.509585
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484256.70/cwt247.50–265.001,2429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497278.76/cwt272.50–279.001,38527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512269.33/cwt253.00–283.501,37912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522244.55/cwt230.00–250.001,2778
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523192.40/cwt185.00–208.001,0063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560256.79/cwt253.00–261.001,43811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567245.49/cwt231.00–250.001,39210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622237.41/cwt230.00–240.001,4775
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627249.20/cwt246.00–252.501,5624
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671242.07/cwt241.50–244.001,62430
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678200.94/cwt196.00–206.001,3622
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720201.76/cwt201.00–202.501,4532
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3868168.01/cwt166.00–170.001,4582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265252.50/cwt252.50–252.506691
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382303.38/cwt300.00–305.001,1593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420311.65/cwt300.00–318.001,30913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483307.27/cwt302.50–309.001,4846
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507293.66/cwt285.00–296.001,4896
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565269.41/cwt260.00–279.001,5224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583296.27/cwt295.00–297.501,7272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613278.28/cwt262.00–287.501,7063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715233.01/cwt226.00–236.001,6665
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,630129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013108.46/cwt104.00–115.001,0994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068124.86/cwt120.00–132.001,3349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323110.05/cwt105.00–115.001,4563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346130.07/cwt119.00–140.001,75126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580127.61/cwt124.00–132.002,0165
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.