Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Moderate demand for lite weight feeders and good demand mid weight feeders and yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.95/cwt on 39 head, down $19.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.62 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$450.95

▼ 19.35 vs prior sale

39 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$99.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.45

vs KY average

−28.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	466.28	2,536	33
Medium and Large 2-3	564	366.64	2,068	6thin

One grade step is worth $99.64/cwt here — about $468 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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 sale39 hd

450.95

—

KY average24 barns · 1,435 hd

479.40

−28.45

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−28.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−3.62

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	1,798	213.85	3,845	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	175.26	2,937	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,290	171.84	2,217	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	159.71	1,720	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	201.46	2,538	2thin

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)	1,090	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	496.70/cwt	495.00–497.50	2,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	433.90/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	330.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	355.44/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	835	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	441.19/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,069	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	454.16/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	440.55/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,090	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	405.48/cwt	372.50–406.00	2,883	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	343.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	396.93/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	546	417.51/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	403.86/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,282	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	494.20/cwt	472.50–522.50	2,550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	409.41/cwt	385.00–429.00	2,547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	393.97/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	435.44/cwt	410.00–462.50	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	374.96/cwt	330.00–410.00	2,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	444.77/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,139	4
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	179.10/cwt	167.00–192.00	2,310	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	132.64/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,018	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	201.46/cwt	191.00–209.00	2,538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	213.85/cwt	213.00–215.00	3,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,931	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	574	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,946	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	180.92/cwt	170.00–197.50	2,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	158.13/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,686	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	175.26/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	586.25/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	353.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	415.08/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	533.62/cwt	505.00–575.00	2,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	269	567.30/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	517.08/cwt	515.00–517.50	2,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	376.83/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	461.82/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	569.88/cwt	525.00–620.00	1,812	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	220.76/cwt	200.00–238.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	536.10/cwt	507.50–547.00	2,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	491.28/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	489.28/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	525.24/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	448.34/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	291.25/cwt	291.00–292.00	2,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	374.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,118	4

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 293Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	540.00–595.00	567.30
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.24
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
15	400–450	414	507.50–547.00	536.10
7	450–500	462	505.00–575.00	533.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	470	495.00–497.50	496.70
3	500–550	546	440.00–452.50	448.34
13	550–600	580	430.00–445.00	433.90
4	600–650	631	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	765	346.00–365.00	355.44
1	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
5	900–950	915	320.00	320.00
4	950–1000	979	291.00–292.00	291.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	516	472.50–522.50	494.20
13	600–650	622	385.00–429.00	409.41
10	650–700	670	385.00–415.00	396.93
64	700–750	711	372.50–406.00	405.48
60	850–900	859	359.75	359.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	475	410.00–462.50	435.44
2	500–550	512	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	590	330.00–410.00	374.96
1	650–700	660	332.50	332.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	390	477.50	477.50
6	400–450	427	430.00–452.50	440.55
28	450–500	469	430.00–455.00	441.19
4	550–600	566	360.00–380.00	374.13
5	600–650	612	340.00–350.00	343.94
8	700–750	712	325.00–340.00	330.51
2	750–800	765	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	862	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	835	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	546	412.50–420.00	417.51
25	550–600	565	395.00–407.50	403.86
2	600–650	617	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	430	400.00–422.50	415.08
3	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	353.19
2	650–700	663	240.00–255.00	247.47
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	318	525.00–620.00	569.88
2	350–400	373	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	473	460.00–462.50	461.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	422	480.00–492.50	489.28
6	450–500	480	490.00–492.50	491.28
7	500–550	519	445.00–460.00	454.16
1	550–600	565	447.50	447.50
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	435.00–450.00	442.50
2	400–450	415	420.00–460.00	440.00
4	450–500	481	410.00–460.00	444.77
1	500–550	540	357.50	357.50
2	550–600	570	387.50–400.00	393.97
1	600–650	640	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	750	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	575.00–610.00	586.25
6	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	400	575.00	575.00
6	450–500	461	515.00–517.50	517.08
1	500–550	510	490.00	490.00
4	600–650	629	375.00–382.50	376.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	339.00	339.00
8	650–700	675	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	110.00	110.00
13	—	1,290	167.00–192.00	179.10
3	—	1,253	160.00–162.00	161.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	127.50–137.00	132.64
3	—	1,120	170.00–197.50	180.92
6	—	1,066	150.00–164.00	158.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	167.00–182.00	175.26
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	191.00–209.00	201.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	213.00–215.00	213.85

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	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	200.00–238.00	220.76

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

Steers · 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