Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-30

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 30
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 402▲ 88 vs year ago 366 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 56▲ 30 vs year ago 24 · +125.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 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 on the high quality weaned and vaccinated offering, The plainer quality heavier fleshed and off colored offerings are facing steep discounts, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady on the high quality weaned and vaccinated offering, The plainer quality heavier fleshed and off colored offerings are facing steep discounts, Good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for the plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $337.81/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.09 against this barn's trailing median of $392.90.
Average price
$337.81
32 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.70
vs KY average
−31.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550349.881,92526
Medium and Large 2-3551285.491,5726thin
One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $354 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 sale32 hd
337.81
—
KY average26 barns · 1,637 hd
357.51
−19.70
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−31.10
This barn, trailing median33 sales
392.90
−55.09
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

33 sales
448394341287median 392.9003/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $392.90 across 33 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—Low1,597175.532,8037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,601158.242,53310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,307152.131,98819
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,091135.941,4838thin

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)1,160$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,559$3,0325

Every lot

89 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1154
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,1801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378385.17/cwt380.00–390.001,4562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435417.59/cwt410.00–425.001,8172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471391.75/cwt390.00–397.501,8455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475342.83/cwt332.50–352.501,6286
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486408.65/cwt400.00–420.001,9868
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510363.01/cwt345.00–370.001,8514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542389.98/cwt382.50–395.002,1146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576401.74/cwt384.00–403.002,31424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612368.35/cwt360.00–375.002,2543
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614394.98/cwt390.00–397.002,4257
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679360.60/cwt358.00–367.502,44811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273368.81/cwt362.50–375.001,0072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320341.91/cwt330.00–355.001,0942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367388.11/cwt382.50–390.001,4244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373330.70/cwt295.00–350.001,2344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5707
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420363.58/cwt350.00–367.501,5277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482329.54/cwt300.00–337.501,58811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483366.04/cwt350.00–375.001,76825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523279.49/cwt265.00–307.501,4623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525335.19/cwt330.00–340.001,7602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532357.02/cwt355.00–365.001,89910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564340.83/cwt335.00–345.001,9226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569351.43/cwt350.00–355.002,0008
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578291.48/cwt275.00–320.001,6853
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614361.42/cwt354.00–362.002,21927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620277.56/cwt275.00–280.001,7212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625292.56/cwt290.00–295.001,8292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,39250
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680300.81/cwt297.50–307.502,0463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3702240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2942
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765286.67/cwt282.50–292.502,1933
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1131
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,069284.00/cwt284.00–284.003,03615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265439.62/cwt430.00–450.001,1652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295312.50/cwt312.50–312.509221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318390.68/cwt385.00–397.501,2423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367337.45/cwt327.50–350.001,2383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374380.59/cwt370.00–390.001,4235
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415383.71/cwt380.00–395.001,5924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420318.71/cwt295.00–330.001,3396
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429408.03/cwt400.00–412.501,7504
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465382.98/cwt380.00–392.501,7815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483351.41/cwt310.00–362.501,69715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2509347.51/cwt340.00–357.501,76916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3542314.95/cwt297.50–332.501,7073
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555349.88/cwt342.50–351.001,94216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573304.51/cwt290.00–322.501,7456
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609308.35/cwt300.00–317.501,8786
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628279.00/cwt255.00–290.001,7526
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3672281.67/cwt275.00–285.001,8933
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3713263.59/cwt240.00–285.001,8796
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3763254.98/cwt250.00–260.001,9452
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1631
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3992174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,394169.56/cwt165.00–176.002,3644
Bulls——1,867183.48/cwt182.00–187.003,4263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110143.50/cwt137.00–149.001,5935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289160.09/cwt156.00–168.002,0648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316150.02/cwt145.00–153.001,9749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335129.75/cwt128.00–132.001,7322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,561148.72/cwt143.00–151.002,3224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,627164.59/cwt158.00–173.002,6786
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4732,927.08/head2,650.00–3,250.002,9272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5853,028.55/head2,900.00–3,150.003,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6803,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005171.23/cwt170.00–172.501,7212

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.