Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-05-06

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, May 6
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 610▼ 175 vs year ago 492 · −35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 93▲ 0 vs year ago 45 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Very 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 $319.87/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.50 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$319.87
27 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$499
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$90.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.00
vs KY average
−12.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568323.231,83626
Medium and Large 2-3575232.501,3371thin
One grade step is worth $90.73/cwt here — about $499 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd
319.87
—
KY average24 barns · 1,452 hd
335.87
−16.00
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−12.95
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−71.50
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—High1,408182.002,5622thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,285159.282,04715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,559153.172,3885thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036146.651,51916

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,257$2,6502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,2501thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2Fancy263418.16/cwt415.00–420.001,1003
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335414.75/cwt405.00–425.001,3893
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369410.63/cwt400.00–425.001,5155
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430397.15/cwt387.50–407.501,7084
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440371.81/cwt355.00–377.501,6364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515373.15/cwt367.50–380.001,9224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,1456
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590338.60/cwt330.00–346.001,9988
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0832
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678328.53/cwt317.00–330.002,22717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706303.99/cwt301.00–305.002,1464
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768288.08/cwt285.00–293.002,2123
Steers750–800Small and Medium 1-2770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,2431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,3976
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854283.53/cwt280.00–288.002,42122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,3092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272379.94/cwt370.00–385.001,0333
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385355.10/cwt347.50–362.501,3672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417382.53/cwt362.50–396.001,5958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426337.48/cwt330.00–345.001,4384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469356.52/cwt350.00–362.501,67219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490328.76/cwt327.50–330.001,6114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524335.32/cwt320.00–350.001,7574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575299.38/cwt282.50–312.501,7214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3371
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581331.57/cwt329.50–336.001,92616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,92538
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621273.06/cwt262.50–280.001,6964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638237.51/cwt210.00–255.001,5154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715251.23/cwt247.00–265.001,7965
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,03513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1514
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement815264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,15212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276405.34/cwt400.00–415.001,1193
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377382.37/cwt380.00–385.001,4424
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414397.79/cwt387.50–420.001,6477
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433366.40/cwt360.00–375.001,5874
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463389.21/cwt387.50–392.501,8023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2497370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8392
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508357.88/cwt342.50–380.001,8186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564314.47/cwt310.00–325.001,7744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630296.22/cwt292.50–300.001,8662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy672298.88/cwt290.00–304.002,0086
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 1-2735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773264.02/cwt257.00–266.002,0415
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6141
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8711
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6111
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3581
Bulls——1,475188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,7731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968121.97/cwt118.00–126.001,1812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031138.86/cwt133.00–143.001,4325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053156.46/cwt147.00–165.001,6489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285159.28/cwt145.00–170.002,04715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544157.71/cwt154.00–167.002,4354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1871
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913193.90/cwt190.00–200.001,7703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502

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.