Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.35/cwt on 91 head, up $6.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.22 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$434.35

▲ 6.75 vs prior sale

91 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$128.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

vs KY average

−37.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	435.76	2,396	90
Medium and Large 2-3	500	307.50	1,538	1thin

One grade step is worth $128.26/cwt here — about $859 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

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 sale91 hd

434.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,670 hd

426.23

+8.12

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−37.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−20.22

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,819	182.13	3,313	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	154.51	2,519	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	150.62	2,005	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	130.60	1,371	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	352.67/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	369.56/cwt	355.00–376.50	2,291	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	338.01/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	331.57/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	438.94/cwt	410.00–454.00	2,511	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	389.22/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.14/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,344	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	359.96/cwt	359.50–361.00	2,574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	377.79/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,153	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	373.13/cwt	360.00–384.00	1,963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	441.62/cwt	392.50–465.00	2,296	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	388.60/cwt	372.00–401.00	2,600	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	413.03/cwt	380.00–432.50	2,569	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	329.93/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,142	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	126.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,345	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	145.66/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,202	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	133.47/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	177.50/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,101	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	360.18/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,743	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	159.47/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,110	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	146.11/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	138.78/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,385	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	161.15/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	452.35/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	318.96/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	455.47/cwt	422.50–470.00	1,662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	469.90/cwt	442.50–497.50	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	411.66/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	447.83/cwt	412.50–474.00	2,091	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	438.67/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	333.78/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	346.62/cwt	332.00–445.00	2,690	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	178.29/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	465.36/cwt	422.50–490.00	2,196	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	484.51/cwt	430.00–515.00	2,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	482.56/cwt	447.50–517.50	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	478.81/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	362.60/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,886	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	273.50/cwt	272.00–275.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	278.67/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	323.75/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	393.82/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	408.45/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	331.47/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	364.13/cwt	338.00–367.50	2,483	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	326.58/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	338.46/cwt	327.50–347.00	1,811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	343.00/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,432	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	362.00/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,136	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 499Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 55Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	392.50	392.50
2	300–350	312	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	350	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	440	387.50–400.00	393.82
10	450–500	486	385.00–397.50	389.22
14	500–550	535	327.50–347.00	338.46
5	550–600	580	337.50–340.00	338.01
3	600–650	638	315.00–335.00	326.58
2	650–700	693	322.50–325.00	323.75
9	700–750	710	320.00–334.50	330.14
2	800–850	820	272.50–285.00	278.67
4	900–950	946	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	526	360.00–384.00	373.13
36	550–600	570	360.00–389.00	377.79
31	600–650	620	355.00–376.50	369.56
8	700–750	726	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00–340.00	329.93
5	450–500	484	347.50–367.50	360.18
5	500–550	511	314.00	314.00
2	550–600	555	300.00–315.00	307.50
4	700–750	726	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	775	290.00–292.50	291.24
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	995	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	422.50–470.00	455.47
10	400–450	426	430.00–460.00	438.67
21	450–500	467	412.50–474.00	447.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	618	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	650–700	670	330.00–337.50	333.78
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	813	272.00–275.00	273.50
1	900–950	905	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	430.00–475.00	452.35
4	400–450	415	442.50–497.50	469.90
3	500–550	523	410.00–415.00	411.66
4	600–650	613	350.00–360.00	355.02
2	650–700	685	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
5	450–500	472	400.00–417.50	408.45
3	500–550	520	352.50–380.00	362.60
2	550–600	590	360.00–364.00	362.00
4	600–650	630	342.50–367.50	352.67
18	650–700	682	338.00–367.50	364.13
11	700–750	709	340.00–347.50	343.00
16	750–800	776	332.00–445.00	346.62
5	800–850	814	328.00–334.00	331.57
19	850–900	860	326.00–335.00	331.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	520	392.50–465.00	441.62
49	550–600	572	410.00–454.00	438.94
74	600–650	622	380.00–432.50	413.03
23	650–700	669	372.00–401.00	388.60
13	700–750	715	359.50–361.00	359.96
20	750–800	774	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50
5	600–650	618	270.00–335.00	318.96
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	805	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	475.00–480.00	478.81
4	350–400	381	447.50–517.50	482.56
19	400–450	421	430.00–515.00	484.51
21	450–500	472	422.50–490.00	465.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	119.00–133.00	126.69
1	—	1,055	153.00	153.00
3	—	998	137.00–143.00	138.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	139.00–149.00	145.66
4	—	1,719	158.00–165.00	161.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	133.00–134.00	133.47
10	—	1,323	153.00–175.00	159.47
12	—	1,333	135.00–152.00	146.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	175.00–183.00	177.50
1	—	2,035	196.00	196.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	167.50–192.50	178.29

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle