Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
234 vs last sale 41 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
10 vs last sale 18 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply. However all classes sold with Very Good Demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $454.56/cwt on 32 head, down $0.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.
Average price
$454.56
0.77 vs prior sale
32 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.99
vs KY average
23.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549454.562,49432
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
511462413364median 454.5612/1603/0304/2106/0908/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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 sale32 hd
454.56
KY average20 barns · 523 hd
443.57
+10.99
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−23.83
This barn, trailing median29 sales
454.56
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,805195.003,5201thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,633172.962,8244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,326153.672,03712
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079141.691,5286thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,105221.002,4421thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,9751thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2600–650614328.88/cwt325.00–340.002,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350326499.82/cwt470.00–517.501,6298
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900880245.98/cwt237.50–262.502,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628283.00/cwt272.50–297.501,7773
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265370.00/cwt370.00–370.009811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313111.14/cwt109.00–113.001,4592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359172.70/cwt160.00–188.002,3474
CowsLean 85-90%993141.87/cwt137.00–149.001,4092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950930263.77/cwt260.00–267.502,4532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500483363.81/cwt360.00–367.501,7572
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450438430.26/cwt415.00–445.001,8852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355540.18/cwt527.50–552.501,9184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600570432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,8961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005201.59/cwt200.00–203.002,0262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467432.66/cwt425.00–437.502,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900882316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,7872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500495477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,3641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,6701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476440.41/cwt407.50–452.502,09616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568393.31/cwt392.50–395.002,2343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685378.95/cwt375.00–380.002,59617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420490.08/cwt470.00–505.002,0585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,5675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567414.81/cwt405.00–428.002,35217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600569449.57/cwt436.00–465.002,55816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723321.60/cwt315.00–330.002,3253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529464.53/cwt417.50–485.002,45715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,7473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370463.06/cwt450.00–470.001,7133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782343.64/cwt338.00–348.002,68712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500482514.50/cwt514.50–514.502,48034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425386.07/cwt382.50–390.001,6412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511431.25/cwt412.50–441.002,20422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750738304.99/cwt302.50–307.502,2512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478383.11/cwt375.00–394.001,8313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627427.25/cwt397.50–437.002,67925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523374.83/cwt370.00–380.001,9602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595335.00/cwt330.00–340.001,9932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633172.96/cwt164.00–179.002,8244
CowsLean 85-90%1,125129.13/cwt121.00–134.001,4533
CowsLean 85-90%1,110179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308155.15/cwt150.00–159.002,0296
Bulls1,805195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,5201
HeifersSelect and Choice1,105221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,4421

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.