Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.41/cwt on 49 head, down $3.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.72 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$414.41

▼ 3.32 vs prior sale

49 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$646

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

$100.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs KY average

−10.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	422.65	2,320	45
Medium and Large 2-3	520	321.71	1,674	4thin

One grade step is worth $100.94/cwt here — about $646 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

414.41

—

KY average25 barns · 1,340 hd

412.44

+1.97

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−10.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+11.72

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	176.24	2,876	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	170.90	2,257	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	164.84	1,722	14

Every lot, as filed

72 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	568	392.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	392.25/cwt	390.00–393.00	2,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.38/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	334.72/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	469.94/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	443.86/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	477.24/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	487.28/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	427.43/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,244	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	481.30/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	419.15/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	361.09/cwt	356.00–372.50	2,845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	383.35/cwt	373.00–412.50	2,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	418.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,442	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	483.30/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	328.95/cwt	312.50–362.50	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	415.36/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,392	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	173.43/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,307	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	154.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	172.34/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,884	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	156.68/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,520	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	176.24/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	417.49/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	504.75/cwt	472.50–517.50	2,110	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	526.75/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	373.72/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	506.17/cwt	495.00–517.50	2,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	493.14/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,377	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	196.53/cwt	192.50–199.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	492.67/cwt	480.00–499.00	2,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	498.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	514.27/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	525.07/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	503.36/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	761	372.53/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	445.23/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	526.62/cwt	507.50–550.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	527.89/cwt	500.00–537.50	1,969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	462.51/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	428.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	468.73/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	453.07/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,370	10

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 349Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 12Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year 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
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	273	465.00–490.00	481.30
3	300–350	327	465.00–485.00	477.24
6	350–400	368	460.00–485.00	469.94
3	400–450	443	442.50	442.50
2	450–500	482	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	568	390.00–395.00	392.42
4	600–650	615	322.50–342.50	337.38
6	700–750	714	327.50–342.50	334.72
1	850–900	855	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	525	400.00–445.00	427.43
17	550–600	583	400.00–430.00	418.90
9	600–650	632	373.00–412.50	383.35
1	650–700	665	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	403	400.00–432.50	417.49
1	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	507	312.50–362.50	328.95
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	500.00–522.50	514.27
6	300–350	328	490.00–500.00	498.40
16	400–450	418	472.50–517.50	504.75
3	450–500	470	480.00–499.00	492.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	480.00–490.00	487.28
2	400–450	443	460.00–465.00	462.51
3	450–500	480	480.00–485.00	483.30
10	500–550	523	437.50–465.00	453.07
9	550–600	578	440.00–452.50	445.23
1	600–650	600	402.50	402.50
4	650–700	680	390.00–393.00	392.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	495	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	543	412.50–422.50	419.15
7	550–600	576	385.00–430.00	415.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	332	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	387	515.00–540.00	526.75
3	400–450	438	500.00–505.00	503.36
6	450–500	456	495.00–517.50	506.17
1	500–550	510	482.50	482.50
3	600–650	605	425.00–430.00	428.35
2	650–700	675	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	715	372.50–375.00	373.72
6	750–800	761	357.50–382.50	372.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	481	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	523	472.50	472.50
8	550–600	568	467.50–477.50	468.73
1	800–850	825	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	510.00	510.00
13	600–650	629	430.00–470.00	443.86
1	650–700	675	432.50	432.50
2	700–750	732	387.50	387.50
7	750–800	788	356.00–372.50	361.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	425	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	328	515.00–555.00	525.07
7	350–400	373	500.00–537.50	527.89
3	400–450	408	507.50–550.00	526.62
7	450–500	482	487.50–497.50	493.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,330	163.00–185.00	173.43
2	—	1,260	153.00–156.00	154.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,093	163.00–179.00	172.34
4	—	970	152.00–162.00	156.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	170.00–179.00	176.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	192.50–199.00	196.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	272.50	272.50

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle