Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-10

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▲ 328 vs last sale 529▼ 12 vs year ago 869 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 17 vs year ago 58 · −29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers mostly steady, Feeder and yearling heifers mostly steady except 300-400 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower and 700-800 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $445.30/cwt on 45 head, down $17.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.05 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$445.30
▼ 17.12 vs prior sale
45 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$583
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$102.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.82
vs KY average
−26.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546447.582,44644
Medium and Large 2-3540345.001,8631thin
One grade step is worth $102.58/cwt here — about $583 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 sale45 hd
445.30
—
KY average23 barns · 1,022 hd
465.12
−19.82
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−26.90
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
+4.05
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—High1,774186.713,3123thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,569161.992,5413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,305156.442,04219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018146.651,49212

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)1,445$2,9251thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2197540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,0642
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283533.06/cwt510.00–545.001,5093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321569.35/cwt530.00–585.001,8289
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371554.76/cwt520.00–572.502,05820
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375478.94/cwt460.00–487.501,7963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,9537
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425443.57/cwt440.00–447.501,8852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427522.45/cwt490.00–550.002,23120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453473.58/cwt465.00–475.002,1457
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477485.96/cwt480.00–510.002,3187
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525390.70/cwt380.00–400.002,0513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534453.42/cwt412.50–472.502,42129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582447.68/cwt422.50–470.002,60512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628426.76/cwt412.50–439.002,68020
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666405.97/cwt387.50–407.002,70430
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677355.81/cwt352.50–360.002,4093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,5152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732354.54/cwt352.50–357.502,5955
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759357.75/cwt357.75–357.752,71538
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,95565
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6241
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,8791
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,05658
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215350.00/cwt350.00–350.007531
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283495.48/cwt460.00–565.001,40216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327491.25/cwt460.00–520.001,60618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338368.44/cwt350.00–405.001,2453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374449.79/cwt430.00–455.001,6825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383480.07/cwt473.00–510.001,83913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418484.05/cwt462.50–505.002,02315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420377.77/cwt355.00–392.501,5873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430430.56/cwt417.50–442.501,8515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464461.44/cwt450.00–482.502,14111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490373.53/cwt330.00–397.501,8304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515364.97/cwt360.00–380.001,8808
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525412.87/cwt392.50–430.002,16843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561408.30/cwt397.00–425.002,29117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567334.79/cwt315.00–340.001,8986
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568372.17/cwt360.00–387.502,1146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638391.83/cwt360.00–405.002,50092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3653306.66/cwt305.00–310.002,0023
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657378.01/cwt370.00–380.502,48437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755326.50/cwt326.50–326.502,46542
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328523.93/cwt500.00–547.501,7186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370549.59/cwt520.00–560.002,0334
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390467.03/cwt465.00–467.501,8215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413453.59/cwt445.00–462.501,8732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427510.74/cwt487.50–520.002,1819
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459479.97/cwt472.50–482.502,20311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477439.56/cwt425.00–460.002,0977
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy536431.42/cwt392.50–455.002,3128
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy586417.39/cwt402.50–435.002,4466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626375.17/cwt365.00–390.002,3495
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3862
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy691362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5053
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700343.75/cwt340.00–347.502,4062
Bulls700–750Small 1-2725277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463180.07/cwt178.00–183.002,6342
Bulls——2,395200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,7901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930128.04/cwt127.00–129.001,1912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029144.97/cwt140.00–156.001,4928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060171.99/cwt171.00–173.001,8232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307152.38/cwt139.00–159.001,99210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309164.82/cwt161.00–169.002,1578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,4341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578164.49/cwt164.00–165.002,5962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023222.65/cwt200.00–247.502,2782

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.