Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.58/cwt on 6 head, up $10.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −8.11 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$394.58

▲ 10.25 vs prior sale

6 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.99

vs KY average

−36.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	394.58	2,173	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

394.58

—

KY average9 barns · 84 hd

382.59

+11.99

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−36.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−8.11

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	—	Average	1,491	194.25	2,897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	162.80	2,146	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	159.09	2,583	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	159.00	1,407	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	209.49/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	162.14/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	326.25/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	268.72/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	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 →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 479Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 54

No trend due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	177.00–179.00	178.00
1	—	1,355	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,180	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,375	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	159.00	159.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,685	160.00–164.00	162.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,260	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,745	208.00–211.00	209.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	432.50–437.50	435.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	635	322.50–330.00	326.25
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	402.50	402.50
3	550–600	580	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	372.50	372.50
2	350–400	370	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
2	600–650	605	265.00–272.50	268.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	457.50	457.50
2	450–500	485	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	272	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

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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