Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-08-06

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 463▼ 98 vs year ago 376 · −26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 55▼ 36 vs year ago 61 · −59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling classes were all sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $238.97/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.39 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$238.97
35 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,311
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.47
vs KY average
−6.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556252.201,40227
Medium and Large 2-3525194.301,0198thin
One grade step is worth $57.90/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
238.97
—
KY average24 barns · 1,224 hd
257.44
−18.47
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−6.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−152.39
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—Low1,522144.942,2066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,607131.992,1213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270130.341,65613
CowsLean 85-90%High1,048124.791,3074thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,373$2,0382thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0704
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412237.50/cwt237.50–237.509795
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,3755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4335
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533256.59/cwt250.00–260.001,3683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567257.18/cwt247.00–266.001,4585
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610238.29/cwt232.50–250.001,4543
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709233.99/cwt232.00–236.001,6594
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788221.51/cwt219.00–224.001,7452
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243268.81/cwt262.50–275.006532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300252.50/cwt252.50–252.507581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380247.60/cwt240.00–255.009412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462250.83/cwt240.00–260.001,15915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511243.51/cwt235.00–250.001,2445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521197.42/cwt177.50–212.501,0297
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550172.50/cwt172.50–172.509491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566254.18/cwt237.00–256.001,43922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609210.66/cwt210.00–211.001,2836
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625166.46/cwt157.50–175.001,0402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647256.10/cwt256.10–256.101,65779
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658198.82/cwt192.50–205.001,3082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666220.46/cwt220.00–222.001,46813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738192.51/cwt185.00–194.001,4216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3863149.59/cwt139.00–160.001,2912
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240277.50/cwt277.50–277.506661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318292.57/cwt280.00–300.009303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467281.37/cwt281.00–282.501,3144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526250.63/cwt240.00–262.501,31811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720174.86/cwt170.00–180.001,2592
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4881
Bulls——1,578149.93/cwt145.00–157.002,3665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020125.08/cwt121.00–129.001,2762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242122.81/cwt120.00–128.001,5253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286139.50/cwt134.00–143.001,7948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588135.98/cwt135.00–137.002,1592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,0401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3732,038.25/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0382

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.