Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-05-07

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, May 7
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 485▲ 337 vs year ago 155 · +217.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 38 vs year ago 7 · +542.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 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 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $287.06/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.21 against this barn's trailing median of $443.27.
Average price
$287.06
34 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.93
vs KY average
−22.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554291.621,61731
Medium and Large 2-3558240.001,3393thin
One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $278 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 sale34 hd
287.06
—
KY average25 barns · 862 hd
301.00
−13.93
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
−22.65
This barn, trailing median30 sales
443.27
−156.21
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

30 sales
511452393333median 443.2703/0304/2106/1608/2510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $443.27 across 30 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—Average1,617145.532,3536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,640130.462,1406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328124.661,65614
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,015114.641,16320

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,3501thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365272.50/cwt272.50–272.509951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4665
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462332.29/cwt320.00–352.501,5353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488300.82/cwt290.00–317.501,4685
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506325.51/cwt324.00–327.501,6477
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517279.17/cwt277.50–280.001,4433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570274.90/cwt260.00–283.001,56714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588296.50/cwt296.50–296.501,7437
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636264.58/cwt260.00–266.001,6834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,81035
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735227.65/cwt225.00–229.001,6733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737243.17/cwt242.00–245.001,7925
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8706
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801245.75/cwt245.75–245.751,96887
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3862200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291265.00/cwt265.00–265.007714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330321.01/cwt297.50–337.501,0595
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340277.50/cwt277.50–277.509441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3389222.47/cwt192.50–230.008655
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423294.69/cwt280.00–302.501,24719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471290.22/cwt275.00–300.001,36720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483289.50/cwt289.50–289.501,39854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515271.71/cwt262.50–278.001,39915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571265.34/cwt257.50–269.001,5156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3081
Heifers550–600Small 1-2595117.50/cwt117.50–117.506991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624258.45/cwt250.00–260.001,61325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628224.93/cwt220.00–235.001,4135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642205.77/cwt200.00–217.501,3213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,3002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,76010
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5072
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287332.65/cwt320.00–357.509553
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318353.08/cwt340.00–360.001,1233
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385353.16/cwt340.00–362.501,3605
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422272.67/cwt261.00–279.001,1513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470297.64/cwt287.50–302.501,3997
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,5003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1241
Bulls550–600Small 1-2560202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561282.99/cwt280.00–290.001,5885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573260.63/cwt250.00–275.001,4933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588235.42/cwt220.00–244.001,3843
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630235.55/cwt227.50–244.001,4842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658231.69/cwt226.00–235.001,5253
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3723216.03/cwt215.00–218.001,5623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2734226.52/cwt219.00–228.001,6638
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6621
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3940147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3871
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420187.50/cwt187.50–187.507881
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465185.00/cwt185.00–185.008601
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3556242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3483
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8475
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455182.50/cwt182.50–182.508301
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4891
Bulls——1,625143.03/cwt140.00–146.002,3245
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94096.42/cwt94.00–99.009062
Cows—Lean 85-90%96575.00/cwt75.00–75.007241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009111.49/cwt107.00–115.001,1255
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034122.29/cwt119.00–128.001,26412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267114.54/cwt109.00–119.001,4515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362130.28/cwt123.00–134.001,7749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660132.95/cwt123.00–142.002,2075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,649.57/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.