Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-07-28

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 198▲ 174 vs year ago 95 · +183.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 36▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 10.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sharply lower, 500-600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder 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 $349.20/cwt on 35 head, down $31.26 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.16 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.
Average price
$349.20
▼ 31.26 vs prior sale
35 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.87
vs KY average
−11.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568351.651,99733
Medium and Large 2-3555308.751,7142thin
One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $283 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 sale35 hd
349.20
—
KY average25 barns · 562 hd
369.07
−19.87
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−11.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.36
−42.16
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—Average1,820215.003,9131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,333179.792,3978thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643174.502,8662thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low969146.271,4173thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045202.502,1161thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$2,7751thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428389.44/cwt365.00–412.501,6672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463398.31/cwt380.00–415.001,8443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532398.34/cwt392.50–403.002,1199
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561381.89/cwt370.00–397.502,1426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585335.86/cwt335.00–336.001,9657
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640343.33/cwt335.00–347.502,1973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674346.26/cwt340.00–352.502,3344
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676361.17/cwt353.50–382.502,44215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2433
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3982
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,54510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215325.00/cwt325.00–325.006991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415337.20/cwt325.00–350.001,3992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440367.47/cwt365.00–370.001,6172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460372.78/cwt355.00–384.001,7154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,9242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578337.40/cwt320.00–347.501,95019
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,2608
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617282.84/cwt250.00–300.001,7453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626329.83/cwt320.00–350.002,06512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4124
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660276.50/cwt260.00–292.501,8252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733321.92/cwt320.00–322.502,36018
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1671
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement887293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,5994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,1472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433361.24/cwt360.00–362.501,5642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443428.86/cwt427.50–440.001,9009
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459427.91/cwt420.00–440.001,9645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465359.31/cwt350.00–402.501,6716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530391.72/cwt375.00–397.502,0764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555354.95/cwt350.00–360.001,9702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574385.82/cwt375.00–400.002,2155
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629322.21/cwt315.00–340.002,0277
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663321.08/cwt312.50–330.002,1292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775257.50/cwt250.00–265.001,9962
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,045202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,820215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,9131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%958132.91/cwt130.00–135.001,2732
Cows—Lean 85-90%990173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235164.34/cwt161.00–168.002,0302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366184.94/cwt175.00–194.002,5266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,8491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,8621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751

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.