Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-07-23

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 23
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▲ 512 vs last sale 255▲ 272 vs year ago 495 · +54.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 36 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady to weak with 400-500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower and 600-700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeders and Good demand for yearling steers and heifers. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.10/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −111.27 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$280.10
128 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.80
vs KY average
+15.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553283.811,569120
Medium and Large 2-3538224.391,2078thin
One grade step is worth $59.42/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale128 hd
280.10
—
KY average24 barns · 1,589 hd
268.30
+11.80
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+15.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−111.27
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
448394341287median 391.3603/0304/2807/1409/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,560152.392,3784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292131.931,70428
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623129.882,1076thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,055112.671,18912
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,575163.002,5671thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,7001thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315302.50/cwt302.50–302.509531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380341.61/cwt327.50–355.001,2982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424286.99/cwt277.50–300.001,2176
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489309.69/cwt309.00–312.501,5145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491248.75/cwt247.50–250.001,2214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517273.53/cwt262.50–285.001,4146
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528294.80/cwt292.50–300.001,55711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,4022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580287.65/cwt287.00–288.001,66811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580273.18/cwt265.00–285.001,5843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624280.33/cwt270.00–287.501,74936
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634258.61/cwt245.00–264.001,64010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675277.50/cwt271.50–278.751,87348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707256.79/cwt249.00–262.001,81617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723243.77/cwt242.50–245.001,7622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723215.70/cwt213.00–217.001,5603
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9302
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815258.76/cwt252.25–261.252,10983
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2962211.50/cwt211.50–211.502,0352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270277.50/cwt277.50–277.507491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310277.54/cwt275.00–280.008604
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340237.35/cwt227.50–247.508072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369280.64/cwt275.00–292.501,0364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380241.92/cwt230.00–262.509194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426281.25/cwt280.00–282.501,1986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,3062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484224.36/cwt200.00–257.501,08611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487267.25/cwt252.50–271.001,30210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516255.19/cwt245.00–265.001,3176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523227.58/cwt220.00–240.001,1906
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526272.31/cwt267.50–273.501,4327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,60789
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561257.94/cwt250.00–265.001,4475
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573270.78/cwt268.00–274.501,55213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583214.81/cwt200.00–230.001,2522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605276.50/cwt276.50–276.501,67324
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618230.51/cwt230.00–231.001,4252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632257.56/cwt243.00–265.001,62811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670249.04/cwt245.00–253.001,6694
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712224.98/cwt223.00–226.001,6023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717249.75/cwt249.75–249.751,791136
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5943
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270252.50/cwt252.50–252.506822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275288.80/cwt280.00–305.007943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308309.24/cwt307.50–311.009522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363352.22/cwt345.00–367.501,2793
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379297.26/cwt290.00–310.001,1277
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438336.14/cwt330.00–342.501,4724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478259.24/cwt240.00–272.501,23920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479293.38/cwt277.50–300.001,40511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532264.68/cwt257.50–272.501,4089
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567256.82/cwt247.50–265.001,45610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618202.45/cwt190.00–215.001,2512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667238.30/cwt234.00–242.001,5893
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3931
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880161.23/cwt160.00–162.501,4192
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,575163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433154.28/cwt153.00–156.002,2112
Bulls——1,550138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1391
Bulls——1,825163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,9751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043111.00/cwt105.00–116.001,1584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068118.98/cwt118.00–120.001,2714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070100.69/cwt97.00–103.001,0773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244115.01/cwt110.00–118.001,4315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289126.32/cwt124.00–128.001,6286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307138.89/cwt129.00–149.001,81517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633130.86/cwt129.00–135.002,1375
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.