Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500-800 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 800 lbs steady, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-12.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.73/cwt on 57 head, up $19.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +15.04 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$417.73

▲ 19.53 vs prior sale

57 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$68.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs KY average

+1.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	418.94	2,266	56
Medium and Large 2-3	575	350.00	2,013	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.94/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale57 hd

417.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,151 hd

406.48

+11.26

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+1.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+15.04

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	1,940	212.38	4,120	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	178.00	2,768	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	162.87	2,235	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	158.71	1,706	3thin

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)	955	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	550–600	560	388.25/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	475.07/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	325.01/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	427.67/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	332.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	427.20/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,170	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	382.95/cwt	352.50–395.00	2,386	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	382.50/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	382.88/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	427.91/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	480.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	797	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	443.52/cwt	437.00–457.00	2,843	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	488.00/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	413.90/cwt	407.50–422.00	2,405	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	385.73/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	341	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	420.41/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	167.56/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,852	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	169.19/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,301	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	153.38/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	4,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	366.15/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	252	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	411.93/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,130	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	514.40/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	755	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	459.19/cwt	452.50–462.50	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	522.69/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	535.69/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	633	404.25/cwt	404.25–404.25	2,559	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	453.22/cwt	440.00–468.00	2,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	528.75/cwt	522.50–535.00	2,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,048	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	180	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	450.98/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	473.42/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	491.58/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	456.78/cwt	442.50–467.00	2,622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	315.70/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,415	3

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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 857Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 41Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	465.00–485.00	475.07
3	350–400	383	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	445	427.50–430.00	427.91
1	450–500	490	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
3	550–600	560	370.00–397.50	388.25
1	600–650	640	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	663	322.50–327.50	325.01
3	750–800	765	311.00–318.00	315.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	508	417.50–440.00	427.20
23	550–600	581	407.50–422.00	413.90
21	600–650	623	352.50–395.00	382.95
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
8	750–800	797	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	341	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	430	357.50–375.00	366.15
6	450–500	474	357.50–415.00	385.73
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	785	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	278	450.00–500.00	473.42
2	300–350	343	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	428	452.50–462.50	459.19
3	450–500	451	454.00	454.00
59	600–650	633	404.25	404.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	460	422.50–437.50	427.67
2	500–550	515	432.50	432.50
3	550–600	590	380.00–387.50	382.50
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	514.40
2	400–450	433	480.00–502.50	491.58
8	500–550	529	440.00–468.00	453.22
1	550–600	555	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
4	650–700	660	403.00	403.00
1	750–800	755	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	472.50	472.50
5	500–550	530	435.00–462.50	450.98
13	550–600	574	442.50–467.00	456.78
2	750–800	765	320.00–345.00	332.58
1	800–850	825	329.00	329.00
2	950–1000	972	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	470.00–510.00	488.00
5	550–600	555	475.00–485.00	480.95
33	600–650	641	437.00–457.00	443.52
5	650–700	665	417.00–425.00	420.41
8	700–750	720	367.00–389.00	382.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	517	402.50–425.00	411.93
2	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
5	350–400	377	520.00–555.00	535.69
5	450–500	480	507.50–540.00	522.69
2	500–550	515	522.50–535.00	528.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	163.00–172.00	167.56
1	—	1,015	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	162.00–176.00	169.19
2	—	1,390	151.00–156.00	153.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	210.00–215.00	212.38

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,450.00	2,450.00

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle