Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2024-10-08

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 366▼ 318 vs year ago 682 · −46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 24▼ 12 vs year ago 50 · −24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 26 vs year ago 27 · −96.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600lbs were steady to up $3.00 with steers over 600lbs steady to down 2.00 with lower receipts. Feeder heifers 300-400lbs were steady to up $2.00 and heifers over 400lbs were steady. Very good buyer demand on weaned and vaccinated calves. Slaughter cows were steady to up $2.00 while slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.88/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −168.48 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$222.88
36 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.50
vs KY average
−29.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534229.951,22924
Medium and Large 2-3553208.751,15412thin
One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about $75 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 sale36 hd
222.88
—
KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd
235.38
−12.50
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−29.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−168.48
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—Average1,786153.022,7334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236120.531,49018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561119.981,8735thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average966104.341,0088thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325105.001,3911thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,5001thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283295.00/cwt295.00–295.008352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0044
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420228.96/cwt220.00–237.509622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465264.34/cwt250.00–267.001,22920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472235.78/cwt202.50–246.001,1136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515272.90/cwt269.00–279.001,40511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519252.52/cwt245.00–255.001,3114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525226.43/cwt220.00–234.001,1893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573252.33/cwt240.00–265.001,44622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6838
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630245.98/cwt244.00–247.001,5503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661248.21/cwt231.00–254.001,6417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3684218.36/cwt193.00–228.001,4944
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775213.92/cwt210.00–218.001,6582
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2847221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265297.50/cwt297.50–297.507881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288277.54/cwt272.50–282.507992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313266.16/cwt262.50–270.008332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321246.78/cwt245.00–252.507928
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3347230.00/cwt230.00–230.007982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369251.50/cwt245.00–257.509285
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375230.85/cwt225.00–238.008667
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409262.92/cwt262.50–265.001,0756
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422200.44/cwt175.00–225.008463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436239.47/cwt232.00–250.001,0449
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477238.92/cwt230.00–243.001,14024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482222.66/cwt222.00–224.001,0733
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516226.18/cwt221.00–234.001,16716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516199.12/cwt177.50–218.001,0274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568239.14/cwt239.00–240.001,3587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571213.56/cwt210.00–218.001,2198
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625213.34/cwt212.00–219.001,3335
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635186.99/cwt170.00–195.001,1873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy636233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658218.95/cwt209.00–225.001,4415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673190.35/cwt170.00–200.001,2813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733171.59/cwt163.00–180.001,2582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260307.50/cwt307.50–307.508001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275232.50/cwt232.50–232.506391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383240.82/cwt227.50–247.509227
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388259.30/cwt250.00–275.001,0064
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438265.39/cwt250.00–272.501,16210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478231.58/cwt202.50–245.001,1075
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,3162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515193.73/cwt192.50–195.009982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606214.83/cwt210.00–222.001,3025
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3632200.72/cwt188.00–208.001,2695
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718189.10/cwt179.00–199.001,3582
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738149.70/cwt146.00–152.002,6023
Bulls——1,930163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%889112.28/cwt110.00–114.009984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02884.78/cwt81.00–88.008722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219127.03/cwt124.00–135.001,5488
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233119.21/cwt116.00–121.001,4706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275109.52/cwt106.00–114.001,3964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462122.30/cwt120.00–126.001,7883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710116.50/cwt115.00–118.001,9922
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.