Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-19

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 19
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 301▼ 538 vs year ago 825 · −65.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 39▼ 27 vs year ago 57 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $383.79/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.46 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$383.79
29 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.38
vs KY average
−16.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546385.892,10828
Medium and Large 2-3540325.001,7551thin
One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $353 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale29 hd
383.79
—
KY average25 barns · 776 hd
395.17
−11.38
National average156 barns · 7,040 hd
399.89
−16.10
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
−57.46
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

31 sales
511452393333median 441.2503/0304/2106/1609/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $441.25 across 31 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—Average1,397189.302,6453thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,636163.602,6767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328163.322,17011
CowsLean 85-90%Average992156.201,5499thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125218.002,4531thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$2,3513thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265449.96/cwt430.00–457.501,1924
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329442.41/cwt432.50–445.001,4565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367471.13/cwt462.50–480.001,7294
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,7181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480405.60/cwt400.00–415.001,9473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517393.16/cwt390.00–400.002,03311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564367.00/cwt352.50–372.502,0705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571388.65/cwt385.00–390.002,21911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619366.73/cwt364.00–373.002,27010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627329.90/cwt322.50–335.002,0683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,49520
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673304.58/cwt292.50–317.502,0502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746336.34/cwt327.00–341.002,5093
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,69313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798339.50/cwt339.50–339.502,70913
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,6831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293354.98/cwt350.00–357.501,0403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334370.50/cwt350.00–375.001,23710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358405.03/cwt400.00–415.001,4503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425320.85/cwt310.00–332.501,3642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426392.93/cwt380.00–402.501,67411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438370.96/cwt362.50–375.001,6253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459387.41/cwt380.00–397.501,7787
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,7091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493317.64/cwt300.00–322.501,5667
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522334.39/cwt331.00–345.001,74611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525294.76/cwt280.00–307.501,5474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538356.23/cwt355.00–357.501,9172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580337.84/cwt336.00–345.001,9597
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606323.73/cwt319.00–333.001,9623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680317.10/cwt317.00–317.502,1565
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,2395
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303404.03/cwt400.00–408.001,2242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378423.41/cwt420.00–425.001,6003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416422.26/cwt400.00–435.001,7574
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435379.20/cwt372.50–382.501,6503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457432.95/cwt405.00–440.001,9795
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473302.99/cwt285.00–330.001,4336
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,8884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528337.44/cwt335.00–340.001,7822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3537305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568338.79/cwt337.50–340.001,9242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626313.19/cwt304.00–322.501,9614
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668307.64/cwt300.00–315.002,0552
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715297.51/cwt296.00–299.002,1272
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1011
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0931
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,125218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5581
Bulls——1,408190.95/cwt190.00–192.002,6892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979147.86/cwt137.00–154.001,4485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008166.62/cwt163.00–171.001,6804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326169.28/cwt161.00–178.002,2458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335147.41/cwt144.00–150.001,9683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609168.65/cwt160.00–188.002,7145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703150.99/cwt150.00–152.002,5712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,588.54/head2,550.00–2,625.002,5892

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.