Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-10-01

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 554 vs last sale 920▲ 80 vs year ago 286 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 82▼ 16 vs year ago 40 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $247.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −194.09 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$247.16
21 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.30
vs KY average
−39.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572255.121,45914thin
Medium and Large 2-3536231.241,2407thin
One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd
247.16
—
KY average24 barns · 879 hd
266.46
−19.30
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−39.66
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
−194.09
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
511452393333median 441.2503/0304/2106/1609/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,676154.922,5967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,357120.681,6386thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521119.771,8214thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039100.871,0476thin

Every lot

55 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 2-3310223.75/cwt207.50–240.006942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323262.50/cwt262.50–262.508485
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425266.56/cwt257.50–275.001,1332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430192.50/cwt192.50–192.508281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479266.94/cwt265.00–267.501,2797
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565226.22/cwt210.00–235.001,2783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577255.90/cwt250.00–266.001,47713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620241.31/cwt237.00–244.001,49610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5573
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,92823
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782250.95/cwt250.95–250.951,96257
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,13360
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245222.50/cwt222.50–222.505451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3332224.13/cwt217.50–227.507443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346246.06/cwt230.00–250.008515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369195.30/cwt180.00–220.007214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377238.46/cwt233.00–245.008996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411237.32/cwt230.00–241.009759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478212.93/cwt202.50–220.001,0184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488232.85/cwt228.00–242.501,13611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513200.58/cwt185.00–215.001,0296
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523231.46/cwt220.00–240.001,21122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,38229
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563227.35/cwt225.00–229.001,2805
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566211.71/cwt205.00–214.001,1984
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608210.51/cwt210.00–211.001,2802
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688222.35/cwt211.00–225.001,5305
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5841
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3362177.50/cwt177.50–177.506432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2497270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528240.48/cwt237.50–250.001,27011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555235.99/cwt235.00–240.001,3105
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0941
Bulls——1,680163.95/cwt160.00–167.002,7543
Bulls——1,735150.53/cwt148.00–155.002,6123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01788.73/cwt85.00–91.009023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327132.32/cwt121.00–148.001,7563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398113.55/cwt112.00–115.001,5872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493126.48/cwt126.00–127.001,8882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548113.06/cwt110.00–116.001,7502

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.