Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-03

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 3
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 363▼ 221 vs year ago 750 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 34 vs year ago 61 · −55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600-700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers mostly steady, 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 $462.42/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.17 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$462.42
56 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.07
vs KY average
−13.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534462.422,46856
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
462.42
—
KY average25 barns · 1,228 hd
462.35
+0.07
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−13.14
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
+21.17
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—Average1,966212.704,1825thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595180.002,8711thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,325158.922,10613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085141.061,5313thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,268233.722,9642thin

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
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)860$2,6501thin

Every lot

77 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330618.73/cwt580.00–630.002,0426
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378493.07/cwt490.00–495.001,8645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410382.26/cwt372.50–392.501,5672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430514.83/cwt482.50–542.502,2144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465505.62/cwt492.50–522.502,35112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468457.03/cwt445.00–470.002,1392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523476.29/cwt437.50–487.502,49144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1453
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585420.77/cwt412.50–440.002,4628
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619429.25/cwt405.00–442.502,65718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666419.38/cwt419.00–422.502,7939
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5545
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712358.80/cwt352.00–365.002,55526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728338.64/cwt338.00–340.002,4653
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761365.62/cwt357.00–369.502,78213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,6732
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812328.41/cwt315.00–339.002,6675
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873320.14/cwt318.00–326.002,79514
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888327.75/cwt327.75–327.752,91060
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,0632
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960314.00/cwt314.00–314.003,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270524.54/cwt500.00–550.001,4162
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323572.95/cwt560.00–595.001,8513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376481.26/cwt475.00–500.001,8107
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416515.41/cwt510.00–517.502,14418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460417.53/cwt415.00–420.001,9212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473476.86/cwt462.50–487.502,2568
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477453.59/cwt430.00–460.002,1649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512423.97/cwt407.50–430.002,17114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525282.07/cwt252.50–310.001,4812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528387.51/cwt385.00–390.002,0462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558420.31/cwt400.00–426.002,34521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630391.75/cwt357.50–399.002,46849
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663303.97/cwt282.50–315.002,0153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668365.52/cwt350.00–397.502,4423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6166
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717331.59/cwt320.00–337.502,3786
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760354.01/cwt350.00–356.002,6909
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775314.43/cwt310.00–320.002,4374
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840314.49/cwt290.00–318.002,64210
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement878335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9415
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3422386.97/cwt365.00–417.501,6333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438453.94/cwt442.50–457.501,9884
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455488.33/cwt485.00–495.002,2226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy541449.24/cwt442.50–452.502,4303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563424.98/cwt420.00–430.002,3932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575400.82/cwt390.00–410.002,3053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624407.66/cwt401.00–417.002,5447
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665349.97/cwt330.00–360.002,3275
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy777372.04/cwt372.00–372.502,89112
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,5611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,268233.72/cwt232.50–235.002,9642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,4031
Bulls——2,030216.12/cwt206.00–224.004,3874
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085141.06/cwt136.00–149.001,5313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318167.94/cwt163.00–175.002,2137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333148.39/cwt142.00–157.001,9786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8711
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848242.96/cwt237.50–247.502,0602

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.