Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-23

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 23
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 373▼ 518 vs year ago 920 · −56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 75▼ 26 vs year ago 82 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 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 $358.47/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −32.90 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$358.47
47 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.80
vs KY average
−7.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549361.621,98444
Medium and Large 2-3549312.151,7133thin
One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale47 hd
358.47
—
KY average25 barns · 1,637 hd
361.27
−2.80
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−7.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−32.90
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—High1,794183.213,2879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,369151.612,07524
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,570144.962,2766thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082133.001,44012
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,470179.482,6382thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,0362thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,8373thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy238450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0715
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308422.48/cwt420.00–425.001,3012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392421.84/cwt421.00–423.001,6547
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424404.47/cwt400.00–412.501,7156
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487376.89/cwt372.00–397.501,8356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7261
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523367.77/cwt360.00–370.001,9239
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,20914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545384.91/cwt375.00–389.002,0989
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561368.28/cwt360.00–370.002,06612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570316.34/cwt285.00–335.001,8034
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,2174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613305.12/cwt295.00–315.001,8702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668331.96/cwt323.00–337.002,21711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3234
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,4721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,5021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy211421.06/cwt412.50–425.008883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292387.60/cwt375.00–395.001,1324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326407.45/cwt402.50–412.501,3288
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370380.27/cwt375.00–385.001,4072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392355.62/cwt355.00–357.501,3944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423361.61/cwt352.50–370.001,5302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430390.98/cwt380.00–400.001,6816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473386.13/cwt380.00–400.001,82623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475369.28/cwt350.00–377.501,75411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,9687
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532359.88/cwt354.00–367.001,91513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532341.31/cwt337.50–342.501,8164
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573305.72/cwt300.00–311.001,7522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577358.87/cwt350.00–362.502,07117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,0153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622240.92/cwt225.00–250.001,4993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,42215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4234
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718288.74/cwt287.50–290.002,0732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726267.18/cwt230.00–280.001,9404
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3802265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1252
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2443
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5841
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980203.50/cwt175.00–232.001,9942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281420.02/cwt400.00–430.001,1808
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311420.15/cwt400.00–427.501,3078
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333379.94/cwt372.50–392.501,2654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372391.22/cwt380.00–395.001,4554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381414.35/cwt400.00–420.001,5794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427390.70/cwt382.50–395.001,6683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433400.33/cwt400.00–402.501,7337
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483337.93/cwt322.50–345.001,6323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500340.00/cwt330.00–350.001,7002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523292.39/cwt270.00–315.001,5292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566313.20/cwt290.00–325.001,7734
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573343.49/cwt330.00–350.001,9683
Bulls550–600Small 1-2585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619301.06/cwt296.00–312.501,8648
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3652290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8912
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,699170.99/cwt160.00–179.002,9054
Bulls——1,772188.00/cwt184.00–193.003,3313
Bulls——2,018200.48/cwt199.00–202.004,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037128.01/cwt125.00–130.001,3273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076144.25/cwt137.50–151.001,5527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173101.10/cwt86.00–116.001,1862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245130.56/cwt129.00–132.001,6252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365163.19/cwt154.00–170.002,22810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,392145.46/cwt135.00–152.002,02512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520141.69/cwt138.00–145.002,1543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638159.84/cwt154.00–165.002,6182
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,470179.48/cwt175.00–184.002,6382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,836.92/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,036.35/head1,800.00–2,325.002,0362

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.