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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 310▼ 157 vs year ago 372 · −42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 49▲ 11 vs year ago 45 · +24.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.68/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.69 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$344.68
17 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.28
vs KY average
−53.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546344.681,88117thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
344.68
—
KY average25 barns · 957 hd
354.96
−10.28
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−53.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−46.69
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—Low1,477181.062,6755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,698164.332,7905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,324153.692,03425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069137.341,46818

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,6001thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,0601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318373.25/cwt370.00–380.001,1873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353378.32/cwt375.00–380.001,3353
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378410.41/cwt405.00–417.501,5516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416415.69/cwt402.50–420.001,7294
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,8493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,8962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515345.81/cwt342.50–350.001,7813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531391.91/cwt380.00–400.002,0818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560390.86/cwt390.00–392.502,1893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,2023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615336.35/cwt330.00–342.502,0692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615297.05/cwt270.00–325.001,8272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633371.70/cwt362.50–375.002,3539
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673309.93/cwt307.50–312.502,0862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,4741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716356.50/cwt350.00–362.502,5534
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,8542
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6585
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273388.15/cwt370.00–395.001,0605
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274425.31/cwt415.00–435.001,1654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330386.02/cwt377.50–390.001,2743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.12/cwt340.00–357.501,1734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365343.60/cwt340.00–352.501,2544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369375.87/cwt365.00–382.501,3877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413373.79/cwt372.50–375.001,5442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430336.71/cwt335.00–340.001,4483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436384.24/cwt380.00–385.001,6756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469339.94/cwt327.50–347.501,5944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479367.40/cwt357.50–377.501,7605
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524360.39/cwt355.00–370.001,8885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555333.74/cwt332.50–340.001,8528
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571353.38/cwt350.00–360.002,0183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622327.70/cwt312.50–335.002,0383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8821
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375335.95/cwt325.00–347.501,2602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383402.55/cwt400.00–407.501,5424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422408.27/cwt402.50–410.001,7236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490370.78/cwt365.00–380.001,8173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532336.78/cwt330.00–345.001,7924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581344.99/cwt340.00–350.002,0044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3638316.68/cwt315.00–317.502,0203
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,6551
Bulls——1,432167.10/cwt157.00–175.002,3933
Bulls——1,855189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042125.78/cwt120.00–130.001,3117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086144.70/cwt135.00–153.001,57111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285145.99/cwt140.00–151.001,87610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357160.89/cwt155.00–170.002,18314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698164.33/cwt155.00–178.002,7905
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,5921

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.