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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

825 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 513▲ 606 vs year ago 219 · +276.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 46 · +23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower on the high quality, weaned packages and loads. The plainer less quality calves sold with harsher discounts. Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $271.68/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −169.57 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$271.68

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$50.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs KY average

+1.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	284.34	1,516	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	579	233.70	1,353	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $163 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 sale20 hd

271.68

—

KY average23 barns · 899 hd

285.21

−13.53

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+1.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−169.57

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	—	High	1,655	171.73	2,841	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	153.88	2,328	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	146.21	1,895	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	124.61	1,217	15

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,065	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,199	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	287.11/cwt	284.00–297.50	1,341	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	258.50/cwt	247.50–262.00	1,246	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	280.54/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,456	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	297.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,564	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	260.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,491	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	233.70/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,353	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,343	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,798	92
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	234.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,463	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	270.87/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,696	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,730	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,494	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	235.00/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,622	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	203.41/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,481	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	239.17/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,753	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,967	135
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	1,888	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	213.45/cwt	197.50–227.50	593	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	991	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	221.19/cwt	210.00–232.50	814	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	253.36/cwt	242.50–260.00	986	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,196	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	227.06/cwt	205.00–235.00	990	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	254.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,116	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	226.60/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,054	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	252.52/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,194	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	265.65/cwt	265.50–266.00	1,355	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	235.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,229	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	210.19/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,106	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	243.82/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,407	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	217.00/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,259	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,101	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,364	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	244.77/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,544	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,606	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	221.37/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,472	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	206.84/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,400	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,611	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	213.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,535	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,458	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,703	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,424	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	192.66/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,557	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,820	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	262.20/cwt	255.00–270.00	970	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	384	232.71/cwt	220.00–247.50	894	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	220.24/cwt	205.00–245.00	936	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	288.85/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,251	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	224.91/cwt	192.50–260.00	1,055	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	283.31/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,334	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	272.49/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,450	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	239.17/cwt	217.50–247.50	1,280	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	257.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,447	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	213.58/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,239	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	236.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,427	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,339	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	202.11/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,360	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	198.78/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,461	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	192.68/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,474	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	164.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	177.29/cwt	170.00–184.00	3,211	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,162	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.50	961	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	117.64/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	141.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,438	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	135.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,689	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	147.42/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,919	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	153.88/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,328	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 513Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 45Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	242.50	242.50
11	350–400	389	242.50–260.00	253.36
10	400–450	438	250.00–265.00	254.87
19	450–500	473	240.00–265.00	252.52
25	500–550	521	230.00–250.00	235.95
23	550–600	577	230.00–255.00	243.82
2	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	222.53
3	650–700	665	220.00–224.00	221.37
14	700–750	720	200.00–220.00	213.21
3	800–850	808	192.00–194.00	192.66
3	850–900	871	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	510	265.50–266.00	265.65
10	600–650	631	242.50–249.00	244.77
7	650–700	658	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	713	226.00	226.00
17	750–800	762	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	197.50–227.50	213.45
10	350–400	368	210.00–232.50	221.19
8	400–450	436	205.00–235.00	227.06
3	450–500	465	210.00–240.00	226.60
5	500–550	526	200.00–222.50	210.19
4	550–600	580	210.00–224.00	217.00
1	600–650	605	182.00	182.00
7	650–700	677	200.00–209.00	206.84
1	700–750	740	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	780	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	431	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	370	255.00–270.00	262.20
14	400–450	433	282.50–295.00	288.85
7	450–500	471	272.50–295.00	283.31
9	500–550	532	264.00–275.00	272.49
9	550–600	561	250.00–280.00	257.92
3	600–650	603	235.00–240.00	236.67
6	700–750	735	187.00–204.00	198.78
5	750–800	765	185.00–198.00	192.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	220.00–247.50	232.71
3	400–450	425	205.00–245.00	220.24
4	450–500	469	192.50–260.00	224.91
4	500–550	535	217.50–247.50	239.17
9	550–600	580	200.00–235.00	213.58
1	600–650	630	212.50	212.50
3	650–700	673	192.00–215.00	202.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	482	247.50–262.00	258.50
5	550–600	579	214.00–240.00	233.70
3	600–650	616	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	670	223.00	223.00
2	700–750	728	195.00–212.00	203.41
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	835	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	290.00–300.00	297.42
42	600–650	626	258.00–280.00	270.87
21	650–700	654	264.50	264.50
135	700–750	748	263.00	263.00
21	750–800	753	250.75	250.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	282.50	282.50
2	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	280.03
17	450–500	467	284.00–297.50	287.11
5	500–550	519	275.00–282.50	280.54
3	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	260.16
2	600–650	625	230.00–238.00	234.13
2	650–700	690	233.00–237.00	235.00
10	700–750	733	230.00–248.00	239.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
92	600–650	622	289.00	289.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	100.00–107.50	103.44
3	—	1,002	116.00–119.00	117.64
6	—	1,019	133.00–148.00	141.08
2	—	908	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	133.00–137.00	135.68
26	—	1,302	140.00–165.00	147.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	149.00–159.00	153.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,811	170.00–184.00	177.29
4	—	1,459	160.00–167.00	164.77

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.