Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.00/cwt on 46 head, down $17.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.31 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$410.00

▼ 17.96 vs prior sale

46 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$65.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs KY average

−17.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	417.11	2,225	41
Medium and Large 2-3	539	351.69	1,896	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.42/cwt here — about $328 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 sale46 hd

410.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,286 hd

414.85

−4.85

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−17.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+7.31

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	1,609	212.70	3,423	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	186.37	2,960	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	181.91	2,432	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	165.50	1,652	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3	550–600	578	386.11/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	398.80/cwt	380.00–447.50	1,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	469.94/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	550.96/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	516.00/cwt	510.00–537.50	1,950	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	160.77/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,627	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	626.81/cwt	615.00–632.50	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	552.26/cwt	532.50–580.00	2,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	581.36/cwt	550.00–615.00	1,855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	893	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	403.03/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	414.96/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	504.79/cwt	480.00–517.50	2,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	514.75/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	537.54/cwt	527.50–557.50	2,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	587.83/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	490.04/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,328	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	208.24/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,196	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	183.79/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,479	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	179.76/cwt	171.00–202.00	1,808	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	186.37/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	357.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	387.90/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	487.46/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	443.33/cwt	435.00–452.50	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	408.21/cwt	394.00–414.00	2,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	460.83/cwt	452.50–462.50	2,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	402.87/cwt	367.50–440.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	435.45/cwt	417.50–450.00	2,256	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	352.31/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	342.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	367.92/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	407.16/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	632.93/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,044	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	500.41/cwt	482.50–512.50	2,137	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	468.01/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	346.24/cwt	344.00–351.00	2,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	378.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	383.54/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	342.39/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	880	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	498.90/cwt	497.50–505.00	2,594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	444.57/cwt	432.50–447.50	2,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	471.78/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	374.50/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,632	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 391Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 6

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	420	435.00–452.50	443.33
6	450–500	469	367.50–440.00	402.87
3	500–550	505	405.00–422.50	414.96
9	550–600	578	360.00–405.00	386.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	615.00–632.50	626.81
9	350–400	378	545.00–600.00	587.83
4	400–450	423	527.50–557.50	537.54
8	450–500	467	505.00–530.00	514.75
3	500–550	506	480.00–517.50	504.79
1	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	475	485.00–495.00	490.04
5	550–600	579	432.50–447.50	444.57
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	673	340.00–362.50	352.31
1	700–750	700	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	935	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	965	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	431	380.00–447.50	398.80
5	450–500	480	375.00–407.50	387.90
3	500–550	512	350.00–370.00	357.61
2	550–600	580	330.00–355.00	342.82
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	460.00–475.00	469.94
4	450–500	480	460.00–472.50	468.01
3	500–550	532	375.00–387.50	383.54
7	550–600	554	375.00–395.00	378.59
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	725	332.50–347.50	342.39
2	750–800	760	329.00	329.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	500.00–610.00	550.96
8	300–350	319	550.00–615.00	581.36
6	350–400	378	510.00–537.50	516.00
17	400–450	427	482.50–512.50	500.41
3	450–500	466	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	518	417.50–450.00	435.45
7	550–600	566	402.50–425.00	407.16
2	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
6	700–750	718	367.50–368.00	367.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	427.50	427.50
6	450–500	495	452.50–462.50	460.83
5	500–550	541	390.00–422.50	403.03
3	850–900	893	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	645.00	645.00
7	300–350	323	610.00–650.00	632.93
10	400–450	423	532.50–580.00	552.26
1	450–500	495	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	547.50	547.50
1	400–450	445	502.50	502.50
4	450–500	497	497.50	497.50
7	500–550	526	462.50–475.00	471.78
3	750–800	750	357.00	357.00
8	800–850	817	344.00–351.00	346.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	497.50–505.00	498.90
4	550–600	556	480.00–490.00	487.46
1	600–650	605	435.00	435.00
7	650–700	688	394.00–414.00	408.21
6	700–750	723	372.00–375.00	374.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	235.00	235.00
5	—	1,535	204.00–210.00	208.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	155.00–166.00	160.77
1	—	805	122.50	122.50
7	—	1,006	171.00–202.00	179.76
1	—	1,050	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	165.00	165.00
9	—	1,349	176.00–196.00	183.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	180.00–192.00	186.37

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	221.00	221.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle