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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 4

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 407▲ 150 vs year ago 155 · +96.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 40▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 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 steady, 500-700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $264.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −127.26 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$264.10

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$56.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs KY average

−8.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	272.41	1,450	23
Medium and Large 2-3	534	216.35	1,155	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.06/cwt here — about $295 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 sale27 hd

264.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd

268.52

−4.42

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−8.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−127.26

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	1,664	167.34	2,784	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	138.36	2,284	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	136.68	1,815	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	133.79	1,367	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,003	171.87	1,724	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	985	170.00	1,675	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,725	$2,875	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	404.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	910	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,586	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	309.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,513	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	306.49/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,575	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	299.66/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,654	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	288.24/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,675	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	287.31/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,764	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	277.79/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,828	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	246.59/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,788	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,880	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	247.99/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,885	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,931	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,109	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	241.57/cwt	235.00–245.00	797	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	312.40/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,056	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	329.93/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	324.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,198	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	212.66/cwt	200.00–225.00	829	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	299.95/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,179	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	401	238.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	958	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	303.01/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,276	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	298.25/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,369	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	275.22/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,296	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	240.91/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,166	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	257.67/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,319	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	278.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,444	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	219.30/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,145	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	282.18/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,620	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	221.03/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,377	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	270.93/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,691	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	214.58/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,356	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	199.23/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,341	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	255.00/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,719	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
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 1-2Value Added	721	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,759	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	341	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	938	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	310.81/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,200	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	332.48/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,313	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,198	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	283.79/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,339	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,142	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	537	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,649	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	281.58/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,622	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	259.19/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,617	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	237.89/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,494	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	240.39/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,603	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	234.89/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,708	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,805	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	865	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,003	171.87/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,724	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,691	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	133.79/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,367	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,524	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	138.35/cwt	124.00–152.00	1,837	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	138.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,284	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	197.61/cwt	182.50–212.50	2,061	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 407Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 40Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	300.00–319.00	306.49
3	550–600	552	299.00–300.00	299.66
6	600–650	614	274.00–290.00	287.31
11	650–700	658	260.00–282.00	277.79
3	700–750	743	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	300.00–315.00	309.98
4	550–600	581	283.00–290.00	288.24
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
5	700–750	725	246.00–249.00	246.59
2	750–800	760	247.00–249.00	247.99
1	800–850	825	234.00	234.00
2	900–950	915	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	400.00–415.00	404.56
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
2	400–450	400	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	470	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	305.00–322.50	310.81
2	400–450	413	285.00–295.00	289.97
9	450–500	472	277.50–292.50	283.79
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
9	550–600	576	270.00–289.00	281.58
3	600–650	628	232.50–248.00	237.89
3	650–700	667	237.50–246.00	240.39
5	700–750	727	230.00–243.00	234.89
1	750–800	795	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	513	220.00–225.00	222.54
1	550–600	590	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	395	325.00–338.00	332.48
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	537	307.00	307.00
8	600–650	624	252.00–265.00	259.19
1	650–700	655	258.00	258.00
1	850–900	865	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	518	270.00–285.00	278.85
5	550–600	574	281.00–285.00	282.18
18	600–650	624	263.00–272.50	270.93
4	650–700	674	254.00–256.00	255.00
5	700–750	721	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
3	300–350	338	310.00–317.50	312.40
3	350–400	393	297.50–305.00	299.95
1	400–450	435	282.50	282.50
9	450–500	471	260.00–282.00	275.22
6	500–550	512	250.00–268.00	257.67
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	623	220.00–222.00	221.03
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	760	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	190.00	190.00
3	300–350	330	235.00–245.00	241.57
2	350–400	390	200.00–225.00	212.66
5	400–450	401	235.00–240.00	238.99
5	450–500	484	235.00–252.00	240.91
3	500–550	522	207.50–235.00	219.30
1	550–600	570	207.50	207.50
4	600–650	632	210.00–216.00	214.58
3	650–700	673	193.00–205.00	199.23
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	343	320.00–340.00	329.93
9	350–400	369	322.50–325.00	324.74
8	400–450	421	300.00–306.00	303.01
10	450–500	459	290.00–302.50	298.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,725	2,875.00	2,875.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,043	182.50–212.50	197.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,022	120.00–152.00	133.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	130.00–147.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,328	124.00–152.00	138.35
1	—	1,325	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	168.00–176.00	171.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,698	158.00–159.00	158.51

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.