Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.33/cwt on 52 head, up $21.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −18.36 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$384.33

▲ 21.66 vs prior sale

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$54.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KY average

−26.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	388.55	2,148	48
Medium and Large 2-3	560	333.73	1,868	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about $280 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

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 sale52 hd

384.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,581 hd

383.50

+0.83

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−26.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−18.36

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	—	High	1,460	190.61	2,783	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,666	162.03	2,699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	115.32	1,204	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,308	113.88	1,490	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	367.26/cwt	366.00–367.50	2,732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	466.94/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,414	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	415.89/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,558	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	397.83/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,427	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	395.14/cwt	382.50–402.00	2,146	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	391.99/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,258	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	371.24/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	372.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	327.31/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	341.84/cwt	325.00–360.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	335.28/cwt	332.50–338.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	391.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	294.94/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	352.44/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	101.82/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	99.53/cwt	90.00–114.00	997	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	170.04/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	173.41/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	445.33/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	501.25/cwt	475.00–532.50	2,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	520.43/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	333.30/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	339.28/cwt	338.00–342.50	2,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	317.34/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	462.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	378.99/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	364.60/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	478.40/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	425.21/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	366.51/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	417.60/cwt	395.00–442.50	1,996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	439.93/cwt	428.00–465.00	1,883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	432.99/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	457.11/cwt	436.00–470.00	2,638	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	398.77/cwt	385.50–419.50	2,680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	505.64/cwt	462.50–522.50	1,916	6

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 →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 682Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 59Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	379	462.50–522.50	505.64
7	400–450	426	480.00–530.00	520.43
14	450–500	465	475.00–532.50	501.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	517	425.00–480.00	466.94
66	550–600	577	436.00–470.00	457.11
18	600–650	615	400.00–431.00	415.89
26	650–700	672	385.50–419.50	398.77
25	700–750	744	366.00–367.50	367.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	437.50	437.50
2	500–550	510	412.50	412.50
5	550–600	590	400.00–410.00	404.97
2	600–650	613	370.00–372.50	371.24
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	332.50–338.00	335.28
5	750–800	773	338.00–342.50	339.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	690	330.00–340.00	335.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	367	380.00–400.00	391.93
2	400–450	433	365.00–380.00	372.28
7	450–500	478	372.50–390.00	378.99
6	500–550	531	357.50–370.00	364.60
3	550–600	560	355.00–372.50	366.51
5	600–650	637	317.50–340.00	327.31
4	700–750	726	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	292.50–297.50	294.94
1	800–850	810	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	543	382.50–402.00	395.14
15	550–600	576	385.00–395.00	391.99
88	600–650	610	386.00–399.00	397.83
3	650–700	651	352.50	352.50
2	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00–360.00	341.84
2	400–450	435	347.50–357.50	352.44
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	578	315.00–347.50	333.30
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	415.00–490.00	445.33
8	350–400	367	412.50–460.00	432.99
11	400–450	428	428.00–465.00	439.93
18	450–500	478	395.00–442.50	417.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
2	600–650	628	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	767	310.00–332.50	317.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	322.50	322.50
5	750–800	771	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	428	450.00–475.00	462.87
7	450–500	473	467.50–497.50	478.40
4	500–550	528	400.00–445.00	425.21
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	96.00–107.00	101.82
1	—	1,335	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,002	90.00–114.00	99.53
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,690	164.00–182.00	170.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,620	173.00–174.00	173.41

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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