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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, May 28

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 378▲ 252 vs year ago 155 · +162.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 23▲ 33 vs year ago 7 · +471.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 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 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00-lower, Moderate to good demand for a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $254.17/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.19 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$254.17

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$59.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

vs KY average

−13.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	269.76	1,482	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	210.00	1,187	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.76/cwt here — about $295 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 sale23 hd

254.17

—

KY average18 barns · 773 hd

263.34

−9.17

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−13.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−137.19

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	1,193	152.00	1,813	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	141.58	2,301	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	133.96	1,812	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	127.56	1,396	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	159.00	1,940	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	355.43/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,184	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,051	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	341.85/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,285	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	291.66/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,231	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	331.49/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,419	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	248.63/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,151	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	305.01/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,455	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,622	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	299.78/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,583	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	276.22/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,561	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	275.52/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,661	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,503	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	239.95/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,579	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	222.78/cwt	207.50–237.50	1,477	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	257.72/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,745	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	249.81/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,786	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,716	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,803	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	260.08/cwt	257.50–262.50	593	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	279	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	997	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	351.81/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,140	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,196	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,136	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	297.87/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,296	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	286.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,326	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	269.99/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,309	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	275.70/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,447	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	254.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,436	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	270.52/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,534	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	212.81/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,330	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,578	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	236.15/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,556	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	194.73/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,375	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	189.60/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,441	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	767	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,342	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,206	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	317.02/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,373	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,298	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	299.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,431	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	238.76/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,392	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,724	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	219.51/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,609	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,940	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,005	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,170	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	132.07/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,454	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	133.96/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,812	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	141.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,301	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 378Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	257.50–262.50	260.08
1	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
5	450–500	485	267.50–272.50	269.99
3	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	254.11
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50
5	650–700	659	231.00–237.50	236.15
4	700–750	706	186.00–199.00	194.73
5	750–800	760	186.00–195.00	189.60
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	265.00–283.00	275.70
7	550–600	567	267.50–272.00	270.52
71	600–650	648	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
6	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	625	210.00–216.00	212.81
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	767	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	935	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	357.50	357.50
8	300–350	324	327.50–355.00	351.81
9	350–400	357	335.00	335.00
11	400–450	435	285.00–305.00	297.87
7	450–500	463	285.00–290.00	286.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	282.50–285.00	283.72
5	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	299.29
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	218.00–221.00	219.51
1	900–950	900	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	583	235.00–245.00	238.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	433	314.00–320.00	317.02
1	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
4	600–650	620	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	450–500	496	327.00	327.00
4	500–550	528	293.00–302.00	299.78
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	603	270.00–281.00	275.52
5	650–700	677	255.00–262.00	257.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	232.50	232.50
3	450–500	463	240.00–265.00	248.63
1	600–650	645	233.00	233.00
2	650–700	663	207.50–237.50	222.78
1	800–850	825	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	980	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	350.00–367.50	355.43
5	350–400	376	337.50–345.00	341.85
7	400–450	428	326.00–335.00	331.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–292.50	291.66
11	450–500	477	288.00–315.00	305.01
2	550–600	565	275.00–277.50	276.22
2	650–700	658	236.00–244.00	239.95
5	700–750	715	248.00–251.00	249.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	137.00–145.00	141.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,353	121.00–146.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	109.00–110.00	109.51
8	—	1,101	123.00–140.00	132.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,005	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	159.00	159.00

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.