Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-26

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 26
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▲ 590 vs last sale 287▲ 536 vs year ago 341 · +157.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 30▲ 22 vs year ago 15 · +146.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers sharply higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling 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 $381.55/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.70 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$381.55
32 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$79.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.46
vs KY average
−27.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533393.942,10027
Medium and Large 2-3571314.621,7965thin
One grade step is worth $79.32/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
381.55
—
KY average23 barns · 886 hd
396.01
−14.46
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−27.75
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
−59.70
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—Low1,779199.373,54610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,324166.222,20112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,680160.002,6881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,092141.091,54111
HeifersChoiceAverage1,000220.002,2001thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,060245.002,5971thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,1251thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320499.89/cwt470.00–525.001,6005
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377457.66/cwt447.50–480.001,7256
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419444.88/cwt430.00–465.001,86413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465425.25/cwt412.50–437.001,97730
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517414.88/cwt390.00–430.002,14515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522359.53/cwt350.00–367.501,8775
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565383.78/cwt380.00–387.502,1682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571314.62/cwt285.00–345.001,7965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579369.62/cwt357.50–375.002,1405
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616395.70/cwt365.00–398.502,43842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0985
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619295.99/cwt275.00–317.501,8325
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658381.32/cwt362.50–387.502,5094
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666328.72/cwt325.00–335.002,1894
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717383.47/cwt360.00–385.002,74929
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730334.94/cwt320.00–345.002,4454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730308.74/cwt307.50–310.002,2542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3781277.84/cwt274.00–290.002,1704
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818325.25/cwt320.00–330.002,6613
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835356.75/cwt356.75–356.752,97963
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855365.00/cwt365.00–365.003,121185
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,6853
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4981
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,9321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305428.75/cwt427.50–430.001,3082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323323.95/cwt297.50–350.001,0462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338396.28/cwt395.00–397.501,3392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383341.19/cwt332.50–350.001,3072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424405.37/cwt392.50–415.001,71923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427301.12/cwt290.00–310.001,2863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472398.07/cwt387.50–415.001,87919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475364.84/cwt352.50–375.001,7333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528357.06/cwt350.00–370.001,88526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533337.88/cwt330.00–341.001,80112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563339.16/cwt327.50–347.501,90915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568352.94/cwt350.00–357.502,00511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573305.63/cwt277.50–322.501,75111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624357.63/cwt344.00–360.002,23234
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629276.33/cwt250.00–305.001,7384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632326.69/cwt325.00–327.502,0656
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,2578
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1188
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677288.84/cwt280.00–300.001,9556
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,40515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730310.00/cwt307.50–312.502,2632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758316.27/cwt310.00–322.502,3976
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775266.25/cwt252.50–280.002,0632
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3814247.19/cwt236.00–257.502,0124
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5318
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,2141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,1091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328490.71/cwt457.50–522.501,6103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4091
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387471.50/cwt467.50–477.501,8257
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421439.41/cwt407.50–459.501,85011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480409.97/cwt407.50–412.501,9682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481377.07/cwt367.50–397.501,81411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513321.55/cwt295.00–330.001,6509
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532352.48/cwt340.00–360.001,8754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534382.07/cwt380.00–390.002,0406
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579347.95/cwt340.00–355.002,0157
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3579312.15/cwt280.00–330.001,8076
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622313.82/cwt302.50–330.001,95210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3632284.28/cwt277.50–292.501,7973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655263.81/cwt260.00–275.001,7284
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658313.11/cwt305.00–322.502,0604
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2734259.08/cwt253.00–267.501,9026
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8921
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785248.50/cwt247.00–250.001,9512
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3550262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4442
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821341.50/cwt341.50–341.502,80414
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,060245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5971
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,000220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,713192.85/cwt189.00–198.003,3044
Bulls——1,814209.66/cwt206.00–213.003,8035
Bulls——1,865174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071146.33/cwt135.00–157.001,5677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129131.92/cwt130.00–134.001,4894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256153.09/cwt142.00–159.001,9234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358172.79/cwt165.00–177.002,3468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.