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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 372▼ 5 vs year ago 456 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 36 · +41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.00/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.90 against this barn's trailing median of $392.90.

Average price

$238.00

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$43.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs KY average

−21.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	246.46	1,350	75
Medium and Large 2-3	522	202.75	1,058	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about $292 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 sale93 hd

238.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−4.34

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−21.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

392.90

−154.90

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $392.90 across 33 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	1,647	164.26	2,706	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	127.48	2,148	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,306	118.39	1,546	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	112.34	1,196	8thin

Every lot

84 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	205.55/cwt	185.00–225.00	750	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	956	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	292.58/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,106	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	266.01/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,128	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	262.50/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,276	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	241.38/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,294	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,509	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	230.44/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,309	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	255.06/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,505	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	244.44/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,533	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	256.10/cwt	250.00–260.50	1,716	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	241.12/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,753	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	731	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,535	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,671	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,927	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	576	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	239.90/cwt	230.00–247.50	760	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	240.01/cwt	239.00–241.00	890	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	219.98/cwt	217.50–225.00	843	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	188.07/cwt	170.00–205.00	782	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	242.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,041	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	238.27/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,115	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,215	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	216.03/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,015	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	477	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	844	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	205.34/cwt	170.00–222.50	1,060	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	241.40/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,250	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	255.32/cwt	250.00–255.50	1,430	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	236.95/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,339	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	182.05/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,038	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,402	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	250.50/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,556	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,316	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	230.17/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,521	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,592	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	193.74/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,585	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	149.62/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,309	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,560	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	603	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	240.14/cwt	230.00–250.00	865	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,060	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	203.55/cwt	200.00–211.00	841	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	279.60/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,230	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	243.14/cwt	214.00–257.50	1,155	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	271.93/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,297	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	254.08/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,301	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	233.03/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,221	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	240.66/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,391	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	231.03/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,335	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	227.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,397	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.99/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,559	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,448	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	226.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,661	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,487	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	176.08/cwt	164.00–188.00	1,329	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,251	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	160.08/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	167.60/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,913	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,152	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	119.06/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,266	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,150	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,268	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	108.11/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,386	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	116.94/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,504	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	128.08/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,712	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	129.64/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,078	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,335	1

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 372Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	262.00	262.00
2	350–400	372	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	440	272.50–283.00	279.60
7	450–500	477	260.00–281.00	271.93
3	500–550	512	240.00–263.00	254.08
3	550–600	578	240.00–241.00	240.66
9	600–650	615	220.00–235.00	227.08
9	650–700	675	226.00–236.00	230.99
6	700–750	735	210.00–230.00	226.03
1	750–800	755	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	360	230.00–250.00	240.14
3	400–450	413	200.00–211.00	203.55
4	450–500	475	214.00–257.50	243.14
7	500–550	524	222.50–238.00	233.03
10	550–600	578	222.50–237.00	231.03
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	733	195.00–200.00	197.54
2	750–800	755	164.00–188.00	176.08
1	800–850	845	148.00	148.00
1	900–950	900	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
6	300–350	317	230.00–247.50	239.90
5	350–400	371	239.00–241.00	240.01
9	400–450	429	235.00–245.00	242.73
20	450–500	468	229.00–243.00	238.27
24	500–550	518	235.00–249.00	241.40
18	550–600	565	230.00–241.50	236.95
1	600–650	615	228.00	228.00
8	650–700	661	222.00–235.00	230.17
3	750–800	796	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	818	190.00–201.00	193.74
1	900–950	940	166.00	166.00
1	950–1000	980	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	560	250.00–255.50	255.32
21	600–650	621	240.00–257.00	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	217.50	217.50
3	350–400	383	217.50–225.00	219.98
5	400–450	416	170.00–205.00	188.07
3	450–500	470	213.00–220.00	216.03
16	500–550	516	170.00–222.50	205.34
2	550–600	570	180.00–184.00	182.05
1	600–650	645	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	690	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	875	139.00–160.00	149.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	510	268.00	268.00
3	550–600	563	268.00	268.00
12	650–700	670	250.00–260.50	256.10
8	700–750	727	241.00–242.00	241.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	185.00–225.00	205.55
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	568	221.00–235.00	230.44
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
4	700–750	731	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	290.00–297.50	292.58
11	450–500	475	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	250.00–260.00	255.00
4	400–450	424	252.50–271.00	266.01
12	450–500	486	254.00–270.00	262.50
5	500–550	536	237.50–250.00	241.38
10	550–600	590	243.00–259.00	255.06
7	600–650	627	243.00–245.00	244.44
2	650–700	658	235.00	235.00
4	700–750	733	228.00	228.00
2	850–900	892	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,282	103.00–113.00	108.11
10	—	1,337	123.00–137.00	128.08
6	—	1,286	115.00–119.00	116.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,044	105.00–115.00	110.39
3	—	1,063	118.00–121.00	119.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	126.00–135.00	129.64
1	—	1,930	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	163.00–170.00	167.60
4	—	1,534	158.00–162.00	160.08

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.