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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Weight class

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 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +20.66 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.
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

What quality paid 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.

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 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 median30 sales
402.69
+20.66
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
BullsAverage1,770241.184,2693thin
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434461.74/cwt450.00–472.002,0049
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388469.71/cwt455.00–485.001,8222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586445.44/cwt441.00–447.002,61019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622426.22/cwt419.00–437.002,65128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517416.52/cwt402.50–437.502,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435451.28/cwt450.00–452.501,9632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482454.21/cwt422.50–458.002,18914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250222500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520450.88/cwt437.50–465.002,3455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571405.65/cwt390.00–427.502,31610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650642352.25/cwt349.00–360.002,2617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400395522.50/cwt517.50–527.502,0642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500464485.50/cwt477.50–492.502,2535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385443.99/cwt425.00–462.501,7092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860407.50/cwt407.50–407.503,5053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450426471.19/cwt470.00–472.502,0074
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415501.85/cwt500.00–505.002,0834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750745345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650620385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434489.39/cwt450.00–498.002,1247
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,7401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600575502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,8892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650635392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320435.10/cwt425.00–445.001,3923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
CowsLean 85-90%1,113184.65/cwt180.00–189.002,0552
CowsLean 85-90%1,008174.48/cwt172.00–177.001,7592
CowsLean 85-90%1,248156.51/cwt156.00–157.001,9532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560176.39/cwt174.00–179.002,7522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303185.24/cwt183.00–187.002,4144
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,245173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,7644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666397.93/cwt390.00–422.502,6504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,8764
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473389.52/cwt380.00–400.001,8422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,93822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625408.65/cwt402.50–415.002,5542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522473.33/cwt472.50–475.002,4716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540434.73/cwt432.50–435.502,34834
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8541
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525381.27/cwt380.00–382.502,0022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468410.95/cwt400.00–422.501,9232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410425.00/cwt415.00–430.001,7433
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577385.95/cwt360.00–425.002,2275
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400378485.10/cwt470.00–500.001,8342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450426434.41/cwt430.00–442.501,8514
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660328.76/cwt327.50–330.002,1702
SteersMedium and Large 3800–850800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600583366.35/cwt342.50–390.002,1362
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623380.14/cwt375.00–385.002,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700674302.04/cwt285.00–310.002,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600588372.60/cwt365.00–380.002,1912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500469489.86/cwt480.00–492.502,2975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850800312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415407.47/cwt405.00–410.001,6913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550513372.51/cwt370.00–375.001,9112
Bulls1,680227.77/cwt206.00–244.003,8272
Bulls1,950268.00/cwt268.00–268.005,2261
SteersSelect and Choice1,040292.50/cwt292.50–292.503,0421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188161.58/cwt160.00–164.001,9202
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2835220.59/cwt192.50–265.001,8423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1791

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.