Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-07-14

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 273▼ 29 vs year ago 318 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 32 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.35/cwt on 50 head, down $10.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +31.99 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$423.35
▼ 10.80 vs prior sale
50 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.76
vs KY average
+27.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547427.772,33946
Medium and Large 2-3551372.562,0514thin
One grade step is worth $55.21/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale50 hd
423.35
—
KY average26 barns · 1,419 hd
412.59
+10.76
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+27.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
+31.99
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—Average1,770241.184,2693thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265177.352,2436thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560176.392,7522thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,123171.881,9306thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,245173.002,1541thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,040292.503,0421thin

Every lot

79 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388469.71/cwt455.00–485.001,8222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410425.00/cwt415.00–430.001,7433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434461.74/cwt450.00–472.002,0049
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468410.95/cwt400.00–422.501,9232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469489.86/cwt480.00–492.502,2975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520450.88/cwt437.50–465.002,3455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522473.33/cwt472.50–475.002,4716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577385.95/cwt360.00–425.002,2275
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586445.44/cwt441.00–447.002,61019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623380.14/cwt375.00–385.002,3682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625408.65/cwt402.50–415.002,5542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666397.93/cwt390.00–422.502,6504
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,93822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,7644
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,8764
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2222500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320435.10/cwt425.00–445.001,3923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385443.99/cwt425.00–462.501,7092
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415407.47/cwt405.00–410.001,6913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426471.19/cwt470.00–472.502,0074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435451.28/cwt450.00–452.501,9632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473389.52/cwt380.00–400.001,8422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482454.21/cwt422.50–458.002,18914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513372.51/cwt370.00–375.001,9112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540434.73/cwt432.50–435.502,34834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571405.65/cwt390.00–427.502,31610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588372.60/cwt365.00–380.002,1912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622426.22/cwt419.00–437.002,65128
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,4922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674302.04/cwt285.00–310.002,0364
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,7401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378485.10/cwt470.00–500.001,8342
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395522.50/cwt517.50–527.502,0642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415501.85/cwt500.00–505.002,0834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3426434.41/cwt430.00–442.501,8514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434489.39/cwt450.00–498.002,1247
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464485.50/cwt477.50–492.502,2535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517416.52/cwt402.50–437.502,1533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525381.27/cwt380.00–382.502,0022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,8892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583366.35/cwt342.50–390.002,1362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642352.25/cwt349.00–360.002,2617
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660328.76/cwt327.50–330.002,1702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860407.50/cwt407.50–407.503,5053
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,040292.50/cwt292.50–292.503,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680227.77/cwt206.00–244.003,8272
Bulls——1,950268.00/cwt268.00–268.005,2261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008174.48/cwt172.00–177.001,7592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113184.65/cwt180.00–189.002,0552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188161.58/cwt160.00–164.001,9202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,248156.51/cwt156.00–157.001,9532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303185.24/cwt183.00–187.002,4144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560176.39/cwt174.00–179.002,7522
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1541
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835220.59/cwt192.50–265.001,8423

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.