Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 456▲ 203 vs year ago 188 · +108.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 18 · +144.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $427.96/cwt on 42 head, up $13.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +36.60 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$427.96
▲ 13.93 vs prior sale
42 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.21
vs KY average
−0.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535427.962,28942
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 sale42 hd
427.96
—
KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd
422.75
+5.21
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−0.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
+36.60
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—High1,880210.383,9553thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,351180.342,43623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,632167.922,7403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045157.771,64913
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165217.522,5343thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215255.003,0981thin

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)1,195$2,6251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)813$2,3832thin

Every lot

87 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268549.53/cwt540.00–600.001,4736
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340627.50/cwt627.50–627.502,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374659.08/cwt627.50–662.502,46510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415599.76/cwt590.00–610.002,4892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470522.38/cwt497.50–541.002,4558
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473471.90/cwt460.00–485.002,2322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525466.01/cwt460.00–472.502,4472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530516.23/cwt485.00–536.002,73618
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530434.86/cwt425.00–440.002,3053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561456.64/cwt450.00–462.502,56215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580413.75/cwt390.00–437.502,4002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605416.25/cwt407.50–425.002,5182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675424.85/cwt415.00–435.002,8682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,7004
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,6401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820340.54/cwt339.00–346.002,79214
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,9052
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,8341
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205445.00/cwt445.00–445.009121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285532.50/cwt505.00–560.001,5182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337510.95/cwt500.00–535.001,7229
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3352462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367485.90/cwt477.50–495.001,7834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379516.97/cwt500.00–542.501,95915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406456.23/cwt455.00–460.001,8524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413436.33/cwt420.00–445.001,8023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427495.87/cwt485.00–512.502,11721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459500.62/cwt480.00–520.002,29818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472471.64/cwt455.00–477.502,2269
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477427.67/cwt410.00–450.002,0403
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511452.09/cwt450.00–452.502,31012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522416.89/cwt407.50–432.502,17617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572425.64/cwt407.50–437.502,43511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616393.99/cwt372.50–407.502,4276
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670347.80/cwt337.50–357.502,3302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671372.74/cwt365.00–397.002,5016
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720296.36/cwt282.50–322.502,1344
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6864
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3171
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925240.16/cwt230.00–250.002,2212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330572.83/cwt565.00–590.001,8903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378595.20/cwt575.00–607.502,2509
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433524.19/cwt505.00–555.002,2703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459510.23/cwt500.00–520.002,3427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472455.05/cwt450.00–460.002,1483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485485.98/cwt485.00–490.002,35710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515418.40/cwt362.50–432.502,1555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520467.91/cwt450.00–475.002,4336
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3562425.54/cwt400.00–440.002,3926
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670387.35/cwt380.00–395.002,5956
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709336.49/cwt322.50–345.002,3865
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy718370.01/cwt367.50–372.502,6572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3746295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2013
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775328.22/cwt322.50–340.002,5443
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6192
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,002244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,4452
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,215255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,165217.52/cwt208.00–229.002,5343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880218.57/cwt217.00–220.004,1092
Bulls——1,880194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,6471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006155.81/cwt146.00–163.001,5675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052131.30/cwt128.00–136.001,3813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080175.61/cwt164.00–201.001,8975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340158.65/cwt156.00–161.002,1262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352182.41/cwt167.00–201.002,46621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630171.38/cwt166.00–176.002,7932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,6321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013220.93/cwt220.00–222.002,2382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28132,382.85/head2,250.00–2,525.002,3832

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.