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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 696▼ 490 vs year ago 843 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 55▼ 34 vs year ago 81 · −42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate 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 $232.80/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.57 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$232.80

32 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs KY average

−25.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	239.38	1,303	24
Medium and Large 2-3	568	213.05	1,209	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $94 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 sale32 hd

232.80

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

232.56

+0.24

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−25.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−158.57

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

34 sales

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,641	155.46	2,551	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	115.29	2,020	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,287	110.91	1,427	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	102.80	1,114	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	158.94	1,637	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	166.00	1,909	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	312.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,150	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,229	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	274.94/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,267	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	282.00/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,342	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	225.73/cwt	209.00–238.00	1,169	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	254.71/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,373	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,493	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,509	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	262.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,472	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	241.69/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,506	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,645	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	234.93/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,804	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	591	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	233.54/cwt	230.00–247.50	705	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	241.33/cwt	232.50–247.50	932	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	242.55/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,004	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,181	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	240.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,117	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	982	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	237.47/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,249	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	241.64/cwt	230.00–248.50	1,368	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	214.91/cwt	195.00–227.00	1,236	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	193.18/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,190	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	223.12/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,383	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,171	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,682	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	983	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	285.39/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,127	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	273.81/cwt	262.50–286.00	1,186	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	234.88/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,019	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	270.45/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,255	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	251.57/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,288	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,204	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	243.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,388	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	217.41/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,337	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	206.72/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,300	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,150	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	158.94/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,637	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.19/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	107.36/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,198	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,025	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,367	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	115.08/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,506	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,748	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	116.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,891	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,135	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,391	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 696Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	342	287.50	287.50
6	350–400	395	282.50–292.50	285.39
12	400–450	433	262.50–286.00	273.81
8	450–500	464	258.00–277.50	270.45
15	500–550	512	239.00–257.00	251.57
11	550–600	571	240.00–250.00	243.06
3	600–650	615	212.00–226.00	217.41
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	222.50	222.50
4	400–450	434	225.00–250.00	234.88
1	500–550	545	221.00	221.00
4	600–650	629	203.00–209.00	206.72
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	302	230.00–247.50	233.54
13	350–400	386	232.50–247.50	241.33
16	400–450	414	230.00–247.50	242.55
12	450–500	465	230.00–245.00	240.11
13	500–550	526	232.00–249.00	237.47
11	550–600	566	230.00–248.50	241.64
12	600–650	620	214.00–230.00	223.12
22	650–700	660	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	705	203.00	203.00
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	945	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	207.50	207.50
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	490	200.00–201.00	200.51
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
7	550–600	575	195.00–227.00	214.91
3	600–650	616	185.00–210.00	193.18
2	650–700	677	173.00	173.00
1	800–850	800	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	461	270.00–279.00	274.94
5	500–550	539	245.00–265.00	254.71
15	550–600	561	250.00–265.00	262.41
6	600–650	623	233.00–246.00	241.69
1	650–700	675	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	768	231.00–239.00	234.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	274.00	274.00
9	550–600	559	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	628	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	209.00–238.00	225.73
1	550–600	575	228.00	228.00
1	950–1000	990	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	305.00–320.00	312.55
7	450–500	476	281.00–284.00	282.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	115.00–118.00	116.38
1	—	2,135	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	82.00	82.00
16	—	1,259	105.00–112.00	108.54
2	—	1,415	123.00–124.00	123.51
10	—	1,309	113.00–118.00	115.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,116	103.00–110.00	107.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	156.00–162.00	158.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,675	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,745	153.00–159.00	155.19

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.