Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.96/cwt on 42 head, up $13.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.26 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$427.96

▲ 13.93 vs prior sale

42 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.21

vs KY average

−0.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	427.96	2,289	42

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 sale42 hd

427.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd

422.75

+5.21

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−0.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+25.26

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	1,880	210.38	3,955	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	180.34	2,436	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	167.92	2,740	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	157.77	1,649	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	217.52	2,534	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	255.00	3,098	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$2,383	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	500–550	520	467.91/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	659.08/cwt	627.50–662.50	2,465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	416.25/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	347.80/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	471.64/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	240.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	416.89/cwt	407.50–432.50	2,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	425.64/cwt	407.50–437.50	2,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	434.86/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	427.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	436.33/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	424.85/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	328.22/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	413.75/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	372.74/cwt	365.00–397.00	2,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	393.99/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	516.23/cwt	485.00–536.00	2,736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	746	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,201	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	158.65/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,126	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	182.41/cwt	167.00–201.00	2,466	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	218.57/cwt	217.00–220.00	4,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,647	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	217.52/cwt	208.00–229.00	2,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	131.30/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	155.81/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	175.61/cwt	164.00–201.00	1,897	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	171.38/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	387.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	418.40/cwt	362.50–432.50	2,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	425.54/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	296.36/cwt	282.50–322.50	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	516.97/cwt	500.00–542.50	1,959	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	220.93/cwt	220.00–222.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	510.23/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	572.83/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	595.20/cwt	575.00–607.50	2,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	495.87/cwt	485.00–512.50	2,117	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	524.19/cwt	505.00–555.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	336.49/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	532.50/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	510.95/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	549.53/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	471.90/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	466.01/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	485.90/cwt	477.50–495.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	599.76/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	718	370.01/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	456.64/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,562	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	340.54/cwt	339.00–346.00	2,792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	456.23/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	452.09/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	500.62/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,298	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	2,382.85/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	522.38/cwt	497.50–541.00	2,455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	485.98/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 456Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
10	450–500	485	485.00–490.00	485.98
6	500–550	520	450.00–475.00	467.91
1	550–600	560	470.00	470.00
5	700–750	709	322.50–345.00	336.49
3	750–800	775	322.50–340.00	328.22
2	800–850	812	322.50	322.50
2	1000–1050	1,002	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	472	450.00–460.00	455.05
5	500–550	515	362.50–432.50	418.40
6	550–600	562	400.00–440.00	425.54
3	700–750	746	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	330	565.00–590.00	572.83
9	350–400	378	575.00–607.50	595.20
3	400–450	433	505.00–555.00	524.19
7	450–500	459	500.00–520.00	510.23
2	500–550	513	482.50	482.50
1	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
6	650–700	670	380.00–395.00	387.35
2	700–750	718	367.50–372.50	370.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	540.00–600.00	549.53
1	300–350	340	627.50	627.50
10	350–400	374	627.50–662.50	659.08
2	400–450	415	590.00–610.00	599.76
8	450–500	470	497.50–541.00	522.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	390	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	473	460.00–485.00	471.90
2	500–550	525	460.00–472.50	466.01
15	550–600	561	450.00–462.50	456.64
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	382.50	382.50
14	800–850	820	339.00–346.00	340.54
2	850–900	857	339.00	339.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	272.50	272.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	530	485.00–536.00	516.23
2	600–650	605	407.50–425.00	416.25
2	650–700	675	415.00–435.00	424.85
4	700–750	722	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	425.00–440.00	434.86
2	550–600	580	390.00–437.50	413.75
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	805	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	367	477.50–495.00	485.90
4	400–450	406	455.00–460.00	456.23
9	450–500	472	455.00–477.50	471.64
2	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
2	650–700	670	337.50–357.50	347.80
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
4	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	352	462.50	462.50
3	400–450	413	420.00–445.00	436.33
3	450–500	477	410.00–450.00	427.67
4	700–750	720	282.50–322.50	296.36
1	800–850	835	277.50	277.50
2	900–950	925	230.00–250.00	240.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	522	407.50–432.50	416.89
11	550–600	572	407.50–437.50	425.64
6	600–650	616	372.50–407.50	393.99
6	650–700	671	365.00–397.00	372.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	505.00–560.00	532.50
9	300–350	337	500.00–535.00	510.95
15	350–400	379	500.00–542.50	516.97
21	400–450	427	485.00–512.50	495.87
18	450–500	459	480.00–520.00	500.62
12	500–550	511	450.00–452.50	452.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	156.00–161.00	158.65
21	—	1,352	167.00–201.00	182.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	128.00–136.00	131.30
5	—	1,006	146.00–163.00	155.81
5	—	1,080	164.00–201.00	175.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,630	166.00–176.00	171.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	255.00	255.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	217.00–220.00	218.57
1	—	1,880	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	208.00–229.00	217.52

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	2	—	1,013	220.00–222.00	220.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,382.85

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle