Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 208▼ 169 vs year ago 269 · −62.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 45 vs year ago 60 · −75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to limited supply today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.16/cwt on 24 head, down $16.00 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −90.20 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$301.16
▼ 16.00 vs prior sale
24 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.15
vs KY average
−30.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520312.351,62517thin
Medium and Large 2536278.801,4946thin
Medium and Large 2-3565245.001,3841thin
One grade step is worth $67.35/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
301.16
—
KY average27 barns · 520 hd
329.31
−28.15
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−30.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−90.20
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—Low1,318186.542,4592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,330143.921,9137thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505139.002,0921thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,063130.051,3835thin

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)1,375$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,900$3,5501thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563322.45/cwt317.50–330.001,8155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634322.21/cwt300.00–330.002,0439
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Steers700–750Small 2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370365.41/cwt350.00–372.501,3523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,5871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510314.64/cwt307.50–335.001,60514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524284.06/cwt250.00–300.001,4885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568301.69/cwt300.00–305.001,7143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424368.16/cwt362.50–377.501,5615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536335.49/cwt330.00–345.001,7984
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577282.95/cwt275.00–300.001,6333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0025
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,318186.54/cwt186.00–187.002,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039133.56/cwt129.00–138.001,3884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273154.58/cwt143.00–160.001,9684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405129.70/cwt126.00–137.001,8223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.