Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 197▼ 15 vs year ago 235 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 4 vs year ago 25 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers steady except 500-600 lbs they were noticeably lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, 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 $455.75/cwt on 24 head, up $32.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.50 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.
Average price
$455.75
▲ 32.53 vs prior sale
24 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$71.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.22
vs KY average
+2.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560482.572,70015thin
Medium and Large 2-3547411.062,2479thin
One grade step is worth $71.51/cwt here — about $453 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 sale24 hd
455.75
—
KY average23 barns · 562 hd
450.53
+5.22
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+2.03
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.25
+14.50
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—Low1,765218.793,8614thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,648193.853,1954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,296179.762,3306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089160.331,7456thin
SteersSelectAverage1,215237.502,8861thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,5761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,8412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466501.99/cwt500.00–507.502,33911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,1656
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551499.00/cwt499.00–499.002,74910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576419.18/cwt417.50–420.002,4143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,6364
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620363.87/cwt360.00–367.502,2562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,4731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672411.76/cwt402.50–414.002,76731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8521
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,7261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294477.00/cwt460.00–487.501,4024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343454.96/cwt450.00–460.001,5612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372453.04/cwt442.50–470.001,6853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384402.53/cwt355.00–435.001,5466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410464.11/cwt461.00–485.001,9038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427340.03/cwt322.50–350.001,4523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430442.72/cwt430.00–452.501,9048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471423.70/cwt420.00–435.001,9964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,0673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616364.68/cwt350.00–375.002,24612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673349.87/cwt345.00–355.002,3556
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358485.03/cwt480.00–490.001,7362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408510.09/cwt505.00–515.002,0812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1071
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466475.01/cwt470.00–477.502,2143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3491408.68/cwt395.00–430.002,0074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,2061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3517367.42/cwt350.00–380.001,9003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530396.64/cwt395.00–400.002,1023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565397.86/cwt395.00–400.002,2487
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678356.68/cwt355.00–357.502,4183
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3723299.79/cwt290.00–315.002,1673
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3768276.01/cwt267.50–292.502,1203
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7282
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,215237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6931
Bulls——1,873229.39/cwt222.00–239.004,2963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110176.17/cwt170.00–181.001,9553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128135.73/cwt130.00–141.001,5312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296179.76/cwt175.00–188.002,3306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648193.85/cwt172.00–205.003,1954
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045234.23/cwt230.00–240.002,4482

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.