Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-11-10

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
← Nov 3Nov 10latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 490 vs last sale 801▼ 90 vs year ago 401 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $325.39/cwt on 34 head, down $31.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.75 against this barn's trailing median of $385.14.
Average price
$325.39
▼ 31.65 vs prior sale
34 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$46.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.02
vs KY average
−20.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558335.051,87127
Medium and Large 2538288.141,5497thin
One grade step is worth $46.91/cwt here — about $321 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 sale34 hd
325.39
—
KY average22 barns · 826 hd
327.41
−2.02
National average46 barns · 3,382 hd
346.35
−20.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.14
−59.75
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 385.1403/1005/0507/2109/1511/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $385.14 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—Low1,467157.602,3125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,616116.991,8915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288116.561,5016thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13693.481,0626thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0471
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366359.27/cwt340.00–395.001,3153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378318.35/cwt300.00–335.001,2033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479377.79/cwt370.00–385.001,8107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523359.92/cwt347.50–375.001,8824
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526397.49/cwt385.00–402.502,0917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2007
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582356.42/cwt340.00–375.002,0745
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,2079
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3064
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673315.06/cwt300.00–330.002,1202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4504
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720327.29/cwt324.00–334.002,3566
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2912252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250335.00/cwt335.00–335.008381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311426.26/cwt402.50–437.501,3263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338380.76/cwt350.00–390.001,2876
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361416.46/cwt410.00–430.001,5033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380377.83/cwt365.00–390.001,4362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431370.29/cwt350.00–372.501,59611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435333.76/cwt332.50–335.001,4522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481359.96/cwt345.00–377.501,73117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515284.33/cwt272.50–300.001,4644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520320.22/cwt310.00–327.501,6653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,91113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568293.23/cwt285.00–305.001,6663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575330.71/cwt310.00–337.501,9028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628292.40/cwt280.00–302.501,8366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,8793
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755247.50/cwt245.00–250.001,8692
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,2681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371388.52/cwt367.50–405.001,4418
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380358.30/cwt357.50–360.001,3623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413396.91/cwt380.00–422.501,6397
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428366.51/cwt357.50–375.001,5692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428257.37/cwt250.00–265.001,1022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464389.09/cwt380.00–400.001,8056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514357.80/cwt340.00–370.001,8395
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525324.40/cwt320.00–330.001,7034
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575356.30/cwt342.50–372.502,04912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2594320.72/cwt310.00–330.001,9057
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8904
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3351
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730268.47/cwt262.50–272.501,9605
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385147.86/cwt138.00–164.002,0483
Bulls——1,590172.20/cwt169.00–176.002,7382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13890.38/cwt84.00–95.001,0295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202116.39/cwt115.00–119.001,3993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348123.59/cwt122.00–125.001,6662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630123.88/cwt122.00–126.002,0192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653114.59/cwt113.00–116.001,8942

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.