Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-16

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 220▲ 19 vs year ago 297 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 41 vs year ago 56 · −73.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 500-700 lbs they were 12.00-15.00 higher, 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 $403.42/cwt on 30 head, up $1.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +12.06 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$403.42
▲ 1.63 vs prior sale
30 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$529
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$81.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.61
vs KY average
−8.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552408.842,25528
Medium and Large 2-3527327.501,7262thin
One grade step is worth $81.34/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale30 hd
403.42
—
KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd
416.03
−12.61
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−8.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
+12.06
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—High1,704227.363,8733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321178.422,3576thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,630175.002,8531thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,016160.841,6345thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,355192.002,6021thin

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)1,423$3,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,0702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,6001thin

Every lot

75 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 1-2Fancy290555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414469.97/cwt460.00–472.501,9465
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423506.04/cwt492.50–522.502,14115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532449.98/cwt445.00–460.002,3946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567439.40/cwt435.00–442.502,4914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613398.10/cwt390.00–402.502,4404
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630412.81/cwt410.00–417.502,6017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685410.07/cwt409.00–417.502,80931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735360.50/cwt357.50–362.002,6503
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7467
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286476.59/cwt465.00–485.001,3634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365395.90/cwt385.00–402.501,4453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380456.23/cwt450.00–470.001,7343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459450.37/cwt440.00–462.502,0675
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463411.44/cwt390.00–432.501,9055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513416.98/cwt410.00–422.002,13910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578421.37/cwt400.00–442.502,43613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608418.42/cwt397.50–437.502,54415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616369.77/cwt360.00–375.002,2783
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663396.23/cwt395.00–400.002,6278
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708359.17/cwt358.50–360.002,54353
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777323.94/cwt317.50–326.002,5178
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331551.17/cwt550.00–555.001,8244
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420424.73/cwt417.50–432.501,7842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436473.40/cwt470.00–480.002,0643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465468.83/cwt465.00–472.502,1802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475426.41/cwt405.00–445.002,0257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515395.88/cwt380.00–400.002,0395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567411.76/cwt395.00–415.002,3356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3692345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5274
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5771
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,6481
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,8301
Bulls——1,888235.04/cwt234.00–236.004,4382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023157.17/cwt154.00–160.001,6082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025174.93/cwt169.00–182.501,7932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320182.31/cwt173.00–196.002,4065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,355192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,6021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29782,069.82/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4233,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.