Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-28

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 465▼ 290 vs year ago 610 · −47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 66 vs year ago 93 · −71.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 400-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.97/cwt on 42 head, up $4.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.61 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$401.97
▲ 4.68 vs prior sale
42 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$70.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.02
vs KY average
−22.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534405.322,16440
Medium and Large 2-3543335.001,8172thin
One grade step is worth $70.32/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd
401.97
—
KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd
415.99
−14.02
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−22.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
+10.61
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—Average1,635204.003,3351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,715178.093,0545thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,337169.882,27211
CowsLean 85-90%High1,091168.361,83610
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,070275.002,9431thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,7762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433470.64/cwt470.00–472.502,0384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472514.62/cwt508.00–529.002,42926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,6479
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578399.25/cwt385.00–410.002,3086
Steers550–600Small 1-2595360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,49117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680381.50/cwt381.50–381.502,59410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705361.00/cwt358.00–370.002,5454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4994
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821343.95/cwt339.00–346.002,8247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316583.89/cwt532.50–635.001,8455
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9938
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3411390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6033
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,0556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476452.79/cwt447.50–462.502,15517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476418.13/cwt417.50–420.001,9904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518369.04/cwt360.00–385.001,9129
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531419.53/cwt395.00–423.002,22825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578367.52/cwt362.50–372.502,1242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627357.28/cwt342.50–360.002,24010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,44813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677358.55/cwt352.50–360.002,42716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732331.86/cwt330.00–332.502,4294
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6041
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405471.23/cwt470.00–472.501,9082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,2601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530383.94/cwt365.00–400.002,0354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570395.88/cwt387.50–405.002,2573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy621392.09/cwt387.50–400.002,4356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658373.19/cwt360.00–380.002,4566
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3200325.00/cwt325.00–325.006501
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3578292.08/cwt260.00–325.001,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,070275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,635204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094174.45/cwt165.00–188.001,9088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295153.41/cwt148.00–158.001,9873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353176.05/cwt165.00–187.002,3828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,715178.09/cwt169.00–193.003,0545
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097217.00/cwt202.50–232.502,3803

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.