Sale reports / Kentucky / Flemingsburg Livestock Auction / 2026-10-06

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 356▼ 107 vs year ago 310 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 23 vs year ago 49 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.80/cwt on 24 head, up $14.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −60.06 against this barn's trailing median of $412.86.
Average price
$352.80
▲ 14.50 vs prior sale
24 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549352.801,93624
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
352.80
—
KY average25 barns · 719 hd
353.73
−0.94
This barn, trailing median28 sales
412.86
−60.06
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

28 sales
477416355294median 412.8602/2404/1406/0208/2510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $462.78, low $307.58, median $412.86 across 28 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—Low1,514175.812,6626thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580132.002,0861thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,363123.261,6805thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055117.601,24012

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,510$2,4232thin

Every lot, as filed

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2221385.00/cwt385.00–385.008513
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320367.50/cwt350.00–385.001,1762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463394.04/cwt392.50–400.001,8245
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511388.18/cwt380.00–392.501,9843
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590356.98/cwt355.00–359.002,1062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608333.83/cwt327.50–340.002,0302
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220335.00/cwt335.00–335.007371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3206
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375393.69/cwt390.00–400.001,4764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383360.10/cwt355.00–365.001,3792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426391.83/cwt390.00–397.501,6694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445349.42/cwt345.00–355.001,5559
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470337.62/cwt330.00–347.501,5873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515251.93/cwt245.00–265.001,2973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531352.96/cwt350.00–355.001,8746
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538342.57/cwt337.50–347.501,8432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565313.76/cwt312.50–315.001,7732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579341.83/cwt325.00–345.001,97911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623270.24/cwt250.00–290.001,6842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624318.08/cwt302.50–327.501,9854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0971
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713249.33/cwt230.00–262.501,7783
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2713
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,008234.99/cwt230.00–240.002,3692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007991
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327500.57/cwt455.00–555.001,6373
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335365.22/cwt350.00–380.001,2232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381463.13/cwt452.50–470.001,7658
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7081
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433421.21/cwt415.00–427.501,8242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469419.29/cwt410.00–430.001,9668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483392.58/cwt387.50–397.501,8962
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513392.46/cwt390.00–395.002,0132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521355.84/cwt340.00–365.001,85410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578343.65/cwt330.00–352.501,98612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636284.53/cwt262.50–295.001,8103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637314.42/cwt302.50–320.002,00316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675313.03/cwt300.00–317.502,1135
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9032
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2793272.41/cwt270.00–285.002,1606
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3391
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5621
Bulls——1,540173.97/cwt170.00–180.002,6795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963109.48/cwt109.00–110.001,0542
Cows—Lean 85-90%990139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082117.02/cwt113.00–123.001,2669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353126.05/cwt125.00–128.001,7053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378119.07/cwt118.00–120.001,6412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,0861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,422.76/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4232

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.