Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-05-13

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, May 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 317▲ 122 vs year ago 248 · +49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 3 vs year ago 31 · +9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500 lbs and up 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $312.51/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.85 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$312.51
35 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$97.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.87
vs KY average
−27.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541318.101,72233
Small and Medium 1-2588220.261,2952thin
One grade step is worth $97.84/cwt here — about $427 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 sale35 hd
312.51
—
KY average27 barns · 1,446 hd
331.38
−18.87
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−27.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−78.85
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—Low1,564180.722,8264thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,684159.312,6837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284152.511,95915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,050134.991,4178thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,075194.002,0861thin

Every lot

76 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332414.03/cwt402.50–435.001,3757
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382430.10/cwt405.00–447.501,64311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428267.40/cwt265.00–270.001,1442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440394.33/cwt392.50–400.001,7354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483377.42/cwt370.00–382.501,8233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522339.91/cwt327.50–350.001,7743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537384.55/cwt380.00–397.502,0656
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557342.80/cwt330.00–367.501,9093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576371.20/cwt370.00–375.002,1384
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635333.43/cwt320.00–345.002,11722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653328.26/cwt316.00–332.002,14414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690306.03/cwt290.00–310.002,1128
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763290.37/cwt283.00–294.002,2163
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798316.75/cwt316.75–316.752,52827
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245365.00/cwt360.00–370.008942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327386.56/cwt375.00–392.501,2646
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362347.41/cwt340.00–350.001,2584
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367379.03/cwt375.00–382.501,3913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2301
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424371.83/cwt365.00–373.001,57714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426331.89/cwt322.50–355.001,4145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479287.30/cwt247.50–312.501,3765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482333.45/cwt327.50–350.001,60710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519306.87/cwt297.50–315.001,5939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530332.34/cwt320.00–342.501,76113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566303.20/cwt300.00–310.001,7167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586323.19/cwt321.00–330.001,8944
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2588220.26/cwt200.00–240.001,2952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629316.07/cwt302.50–319.001,9888
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631234.58/cwt222.50–260.001,4803
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635286.13/cwt272.50–300.001,8179
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9082
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement753294.50/cwt294.50–294.502,21823
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771275.98/cwt262.50–279.002,1286
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780217.61/cwt200.00–235.001,6972
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement867280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4287
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313376.90/cwt362.50–392.501,1802
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2671
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383423.79/cwt417.50–430.001,6232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433420.45/cwt407.50–427.501,8215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2442380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462378.57/cwt365.00–390.001,7498
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465321.25/cwt287.50–355.001,4942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9076
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576355.01/cwt347.50–357.502,0455
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577326.89/cwt325.00–330.001,8864
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625322.40/cwt315.00–329.002,0154
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1082
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2836268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,2403
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,075194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,4611
Bulls——1,560184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,8701
Bulls——1,773162.44/cwt155.00–168.002,8802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007145.57/cwt141.00–150.001,4663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048118.11/cwt117.00–119.001,2382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093135.67/cwt130.00–140.001,4833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218139.03/cwt138.00–140.001,6933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301155.88/cwt145.00–165.002,02812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,684159.31/cwt154.00–172.002,6837

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.