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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, May 21

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 248▲ 223 vs year ago 155 · +143.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 16 vs year ago 7 · +228.6%

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 and heifers steady to weak. Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $298.33/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.92 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$298.33

59 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.18

vs KY average

−15.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	298.33	1,599	59

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

298.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

304.51

−6.18

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−15.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−142.92

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	1,648	162.50	2,677	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	139.03	1,799	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	118.73	1,226	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,177	178.00	2,095	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,047	166.27	1,741	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,107	181.00	2,004	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,625	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	997	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	333.36/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,253	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	310.98/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,169	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	251.84/cwt	247.50–270.00	954	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	304.34/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,272	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	319.83/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,343	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	290.42/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,342	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	315.33/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,469	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	283.03/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,452	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	305.90/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,591	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	272.27/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,552	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	295.00/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,699	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	285.71/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,786	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,587	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	260.68/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,736	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,549	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,819	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	241.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,762	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	740	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	910	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	989	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	324.74/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,176	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	297.91/cwt	286.00–314.00	1,275	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,148	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	257.83/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,214	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	277.86/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,337	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,109	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	279.19/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,469	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,179	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	248.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,408	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	271.34/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,557	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	235.60/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,569	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	217.72/cwt	208.00–227.50	1,531	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,455	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,594	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	295.38/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,241	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	262.44/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,110	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	278.69/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,335	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	265.87/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,391	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,004	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	256.38/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,441	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,433	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,679	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,342	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	239.87/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,619	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	222.03/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,599	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	206.50/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,586	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,522	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,486	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	163.96/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,107	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,004	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,047	166.27/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,741	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,177	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	879	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	983	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	119.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,256	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	129.87/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,374	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	139.03/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,799	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 248Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	526	266.00–283.00	279.19
13	550–600	574	268.00–278.00	271.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	292.50	292.50
6	300–350	334	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	350	282.50	282.50
4	400–450	446	257.50	257.50
5	450–500	471	250.00–273.00	257.83
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	567	240.00–255.00	248.32
5	650–700	666	224.00–240.00	235.60
2	700–750	703	208.00–227.50	217.72
1	800–850	805	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	510	217.50	217.50
1	550–600	555	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	362	305.00–332.50	324.74
21	400–450	428	286.00–314.00	297.91
13	450–500	481	275.00–290.00	277.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	420	285.00–306.00	295.38
4	450–500	479	272.50–282.50	278.69
3	500–550	523	260.00–269.00	265.87
3	550–600	562	252.00–260.00	256.38
2	600–650	610	230.00–240.00	234.92
2	650–700	675	234.00–246.00	239.87
2	700–750	720	220.00–224.00	222.03
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	978	159.00–169.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	252.50–272.50	262.44
2	500–550	525	190.00–192.50	191.29
1	550–600	555	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	768	206.00–207.00	206.50
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	890	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	520	295.00–318.00	305.90
10	550–600	576	288.00–300.00	295.00
10	600–650	625	274.00–289.00	285.71
17	650–700	666	258.00–268.00	260.68
5	700–750	709	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	247.50–270.00	251.84
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
21	650–700	681	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	327.50–337.50	333.36
20	400–450	420	315.00–321.00	319.83
3	450–500	466	313.00–320.00	315.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	297.50	297.50
5	350–400	376	307.50–312.50	310.98
3	400–450	418	304.00–305.00	304.34
7	450–500	462	288.00–298.00	290.42
3	500–550	513	281.00–284.00	283.03
8	550–600	570	265.00–276.00	272.27
1	600–650	645	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	728	239.00–245.00	241.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,294	125.00–151.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,058	127.00–135.00	129.87
5	—	1,047	118.00–124.00	119.93
1	—	950	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,107	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,047	150.00–178.00	166.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,505	150.00	150.00

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.