Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2025-07-08

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
203 vs last sale 93 180 vs year ago 476 · 37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
19 vs last sale 19 35 vs year ago 73 · 47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.10/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 66.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.
Average price
$336.10
23 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.04
vs KY average
5.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570356.912,03616thin
Medium and Large 2-3564288.531,6267thin
One grade step is worth $68.38/cwt here — about $409 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
448405361318median 402.6912/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $331.69, median $402.69 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
336.10
KY average13 barns · 587 hd
339.14
−3.04
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−5.43
This barn, trailing median30 sales
402.69
−66.59
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,543192.762,9734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,376164.892,2699thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,591162.282,5824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045150.221,5708thin

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)1,745$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705243.68/cwt239.00–246.001,7183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838233.44/cwt227.00–240.001,9562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330309.80/cwt270.00–330.001,0223
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430257.33/cwt250.00–265.001,1072
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260330.00/cwt330.00–330.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450419312.43/cwt310.00–315.001,3095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575359.33/cwt350.00–360.502,06614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610290.51/cwt290.00–291.001,7722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680309.50/cwt305.00–317.502,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275336.95/cwt330.00–345.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373370.40/cwt355.00–385.001,3827
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280304.73/cwt290.00–320.008532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470336.63/cwt335.00–337.501,5823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,012227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538339.99/cwt337.50–342.501,8292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350327342.92/cwt340.00–360.001,1217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471358.14/cwt340.00–367.501,6878
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500457316.75/cwt300.00–320.001,4487
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650627258.12/cwt240.00–285.001,6186
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625305.20/cwt290.00–310.001,9084
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572327.45/cwt325.00–332.501,8733
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850813268.53/cwt260.00–277.002,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370320.64/cwt305.00–330.001,1866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775190.80/cwt189.00–192.501,4792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318300.25/cwt285.00–330.009555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,376164.89/cwt154.00–179.002,2699
CowsLean 85-90%1,093123.35/cwt120.00–127.001,3482
CowsLean 85-90%1,024161.61/cwt157.00–171.001,6555
Bulls1,415160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2641
Bulls1,570209.02/cwt208.00–210.003,2822
Bulls1,615193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,1171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750740247.48/cwt245.00–250.001,8312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571294.95/cwt277.50–307.501,6846
CowsLean 85-90%1,055147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,591162.28/cwt158.00–164.002,5824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,6644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,4741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650617313.62/cwt302.50–327.501,9357
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600581309.01/cwt307.50–315.001,7955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576366.31/cwt362.50–370.002,1104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736317.13/cwt300.00–323.002,3349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414338.59/cwt327.50–350.001,4025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766252.79/cwt236.00–269.001,9364
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013180.07/cwt178.00–182.501,8242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476371.35/cwt361.00–382.501,76816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667305.71/cwt302.50–312.002,0393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement750–800789297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3439
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471349.74/cwt327.50–358.001,6478
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650631351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,2153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523337.80/cwt330.00–342.501,7677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638331.48/cwt330.00–333.002,1154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560328.48/cwt327.50–330.001,8395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628309.96/cwt300.00–313.001,9476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement850–900850277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,2862

How this sale compares

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.