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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 221 vs last sale 476▼ 233 vs year ago 488 · −47.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 73▼ 36 vs year ago 52 · −69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls no test, Moderate demand for slaughter cows.

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 $285.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.88 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$285.37

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs KY average

−5.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	290.07	1,634	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	252.50	1,338	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $296 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 sale8 hd

285.37

—

KY average23 barns · 886 hd

289.92

−4.55

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−5.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−155.88

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	—	Low	1,628	147.64	2,404	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	136.19	1,704	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,629	126.19	2,056	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	126.00	1,436	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,222	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,059	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,373	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,497	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	298.51/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,418	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	279.48/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,462	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,338	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,624	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,726	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,604	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,588	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,974	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,960	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,318	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	839	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,133	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,142	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	259.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,125	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	294.66/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,282	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	275.18/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,351	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	233.92/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,205	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	260.64/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,355	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,564	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	257.41/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,493	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	237.46/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,501	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	214.43/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,435	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	236.37/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,643	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	197.96/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,534	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,631	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,593	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	800	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	927	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,114	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	343.33/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,305	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	251.74/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,077	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	296.25/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,274	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	238.12/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,095	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	240.91/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,383	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	267.64/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,576	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	233.31/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,451	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,505	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	228.26/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,664	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,859	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	628	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,024	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	147.64/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	124.73/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,476	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	140.77/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,799	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	123.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,968	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,329	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 476Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 73Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	443	310.00	310.00
12	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	298.51
2	500–550	523	279.00–280.00	279.48
1	550–600	565	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	617	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
5	750–800	799	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	820	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	296.00	296.00
3	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
55	950–1000	950	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	430	240.00–252.50	246.25
1	450–500	480	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	530	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	760	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	322.50	322.50
3	450–500	455	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	387	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	433	250.00–270.00	259.71
13	450–500	491	270.00–277.00	275.18
3	500–550	520	247.50–267.50	260.64
5	550–600	580	246.00–266.00	257.41
6	600–650	632	229.00–246.00	237.46
5	650–700	695	234.00–244.00	236.37
2	750–800	750	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	577	271.00	271.00
2	600–650	605	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	515	229.00–240.00	233.92
1	550–600	550	231.00	231.00
4	650–700	669	207.50–220.00	214.43
1	700–750	745	194.00	194.00
2	750–800	775	196.00–200.00	197.96
1	800–850	845	193.00	193.00
1	850–900	895	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	357	317.50	317.50
3	400–450	435	294.00–295.00	294.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	300.00–305.00	301.70
4	300–350	309	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	285.00–307.50	296.25
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	589	255.00–270.00	267.64
7	600–650	622	224.00–240.00	233.31
1	650–700	675	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	729	221.00–238.00	228.26
2	750–800	762	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	247.50–260.00	251.74
4	450–500	460	230.00–245.00	238.12
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	574	232.50–246.00	240.91
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	337.50	337.50
3	350–400	380	335.00–347.50	343.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,278	131.00–154.00	140.77
2	—	1,183	122.50–127.00	124.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,597	120.00–129.00	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	147.00–148.00	147.64

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.