Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, No comparison on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.03/cwt on 35 head, down $0.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.34 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$414.03

▼ 0.38 vs prior sale

35 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$562

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

$76.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs KY average

−9.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	416.21	2,313	34
Medium and Large 2-3	515	340.00	1,751	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.21/cwt here — about $562 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 sale35 hd

414.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,811 hd

416.28

−2.25

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−9.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+11.34

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	1,689	213.47	3,606	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	164.95	2,126	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	157.91	1,656	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	156.00	2,379	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	245.00	3,014	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	494.34/cwt	482.50–500.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	331.02/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	586.75/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	480.48/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	466.50/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	478.69/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	483.52/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	396.25/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,484	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	337.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	433.47/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	506.91/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	422.94/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	451.49/cwt	443.00–453.00	2,822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	451.23/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	406.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	306.37/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	118.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	218.89/cwt	211.00–229.00	3,697	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	153.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,631	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	174.04/cwt	161.00–197.00	2,226	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	151.34/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,937	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	202.62/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,424	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	3,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	172.08/cwt	161.00–187.50	1,812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	439.72/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	392.28/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	431.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	428.66/cwt	395.00–457.50	2,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	293	620.04/cwt	615.00–625.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	550.49/cwt	532.50–580.00	2,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	590.61/cwt	550.00–635.00	1,931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	571.25/cwt	560.00–605.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	516.74/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	523.14/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	578.75/cwt	530.00–655.00	2,112	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	530.91/cwt	500.00–577.50	2,256	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	501.28/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	680	390.79/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	467.44/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,701	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	532.76/cwt	507.50–550.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	377.10/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	464.89/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	504.21/cwt	502.50–507.50	2,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	606.30/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	500.21/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,086	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	302.50/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	423.80/cwt	405.00–431.50	2,386	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	636	411.81/cwt	380.00–432.50	2,619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	487.84/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,529	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 Mar 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 323Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	482.50–500.00	494.34
3	400–450	423	475.00–492.50	483.52
7	450–500	475	470.00–495.00	480.48
3	500–550	541	482.50	482.50
4	550–600	569	465.00–485.00	478.69
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	755	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	850–900	895	297.50–307.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	560.00–605.00	571.25
2	250–300	293	615.00–625.00	620.04
5	300–350	322	570.00–595.00	586.75
14	350–400	365	530.00–655.00	578.75
12	400–450	425	500.00–577.50	530.91
2	450–500	460	500.00–502.50	501.28
8	500–550	522	507.50	507.50
10	600–650	636	380.00–432.50	411.81
11	650–700	680	385.00–407.50	390.79
2	700–750	707	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	392.50	392.50
6	450–500	483	415.00–450.00	422.94
8	500–550	522	395.00–457.50	428.66
9	550–600	581	400.00–457.50	439.72
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	417	457.50–472.50	466.50
6	450–500	486	452.50–472.50	464.89
1	500–550	515	397.50	397.50
6	550–600	570	372.50–380.00	377.10
3	650–700	677	323.00–340.00	331.02
6	700–750	736	330.00–340.00	337.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	420.00–447.50	433.47
22	550–600	563	405.00–431.50	423.80
51	600–650	627	390.00–412.50	396.25
4	650–700	655	402.00	402.00
5	800–850	826	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	380.00–430.00	392.28
5	450–500	464	420.00–450.00	431.24
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	688	295.00–317.50	306.37
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	287	520.00–530.00	523.14
6	300–350	320	507.50–550.00	532.76
3	350–400	360	515.00–520.00	516.74
22	400–450	417	475.00–520.00	500.21
6	450–500	467	477.50–500.00	487.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	487.50	487.50
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
17	550–600	579	455.00–480.00	467.44
1	600–650	630	352.50	352.50
6	900–950	915	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	502.50–510.00	506.91
1	550–600	580	490.00	490.00
17	600–650	625	443.00–453.00	451.49
26	650–700	685	400.00–420.00	406.37
1	700–750	745	375.00	375.00
4	750–800	761	371.00	371.00
7	800–850	835	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	573	450.00–452.50	451.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	585.00–625.00	606.30
2	250–300	270	610.00–650.00	630.00
7	300–350	327	550.00–635.00	590.61
9	350–400	363	622.50	622.50
5	400–450	428	532.50–580.00	550.49
3	450–500	462	502.50–507.50	504.21
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	110.00–126.00	118.08
4	—	1,066	149.00–157.00	153.04
7	—	1,053	161.00–187.50	172.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	130.00	130.00
16	—	1,279	161.00–197.00	174.04
5	—	1,280	146.00–157.00	151.34
1	—	1,440	122.50	122.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,689	211.00–229.00	218.89
3	—	1,690	198.00–207.00	202.62
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	245.00	245.00

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	1	—	1,060	250.00	250.00

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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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