Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-14

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 391▼ 234 vs year ago 527 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 44▼ 17 vs year ago 53 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $410.00/cwt on 46 head, down $17.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.64 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$410.00
▼ 17.96 vs prior sale
46 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.85
vs KY average
−17.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533417.112,22541
Medium and Large 2-3539351.691,8965thin
One grade step is worth $65.42/cwt here — about $328 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 sale46 hd
410.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,286 hd
414.85
−4.85
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−17.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
+18.64
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—High1,609212.703,4236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,588186.372,9604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,337181.912,43210
CowsLean 85-90%Average998165.501,65215

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)1,030$1,8501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,8711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323632.93/cwt610.00–650.002,0447
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,9711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423552.26/cwt532.50–580.002,33610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,2361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,5741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495460.83/cwt452.50–462.502,2816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,4734
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520498.90/cwt497.50–505.002,5949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526471.78/cwt462.50–475.002,4827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3541403.03/cwt390.00–422.502,1805
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556487.46/cwt480.00–490.002,7104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688408.21/cwt394.00–414.002,8087
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723374.50/cwt372.00–375.002,7086
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6783
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817346.24/cwt344.00–351.002,8298
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3893319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,8493
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274550.96/cwt500.00–610.001,5104
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319581.36/cwt550.00–615.001,8558
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378516.00/cwt510.00–537.501,9506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427500.41/cwt482.50–512.502,13717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428469.94/cwt460.00–475.002,0114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431398.80/cwt380.00–447.501,7196
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3303
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480468.01/cwt460.00–472.502,2464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480387.90/cwt375.00–407.501,8625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512357.61/cwt350.00–370.001,8313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518435.45/cwt417.50–450.002,25624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532383.54/cwt375.00–387.502,0403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554378.59/cwt375.00–395.002,0977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566407.16/cwt402.50–425.002,3057
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580342.82/cwt330.00–355.001,9882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718367.92/cwt367.50–368.002,6426
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725342.39/cwt332.50–347.502,4823
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,5002
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement880367.50/cwt367.50–367.503,2341
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,7522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318626.81/cwt615.00–632.501,9933
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378587.83/cwt545.00–600.002,2229
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420443.33/cwt435.00–452.501,8622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423537.54/cwt527.50–557.502,2744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467514.75/cwt505.00–530.002,4048
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469402.87/cwt367.50–440.001,8896
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475490.04/cwt485.00–495.002,3286
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505414.96/cwt405.00–422.502,0963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506504.79/cwt480.00–517.502,5543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578386.11/cwt360.00–405.002,2329
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579444.57/cwt432.50–447.502,5745
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673352.31/cwt340.00–362.502,3713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4331
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2441
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,4371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535208.24/cwt204.00–210.003,1965
Bulls——1,980235.00/cwt235.00–235.004,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%805122.50/cwt122.50–122.509861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006179.76/cwt171.00–202.001,8087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012160.77/cwt155.00–166.001,6276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349183.79/cwt176.00–196.002,4799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588186.37/cwt180.00–192.002,9604
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,1881

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.