Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 400-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $401.97/cwt on 42 head, up $4.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.73 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$401.97

▲ 4.68 vs prior sale

42 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$70.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.02

vs KY average

−22.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	405.32	2,164	40
Medium and Large 2-3	543	335.00	1,817	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.32/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

401.97

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−14.02

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−22.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−0.73

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	—	Average	1,635	204.00	3,335	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	178.09	3,054	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	169.88	2,272	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	168.36	1,836	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	275.00	2,943	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	650–700	658	373.19/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	2,594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,448	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	470.64/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	514.62/cwt	508.00–529.00	2,429	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	358.55/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,427	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	471.23/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	343.95/cwt	339.00–346.00	2,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	452.79/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,155	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	399.25/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	174.45/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,908	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	178.09/cwt	169.00–193.00	3,054	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	176.05/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,382	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	153.41/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,603	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	200	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	292.08/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,688	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	392.09/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	418.13/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	395.88/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	383.94/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	361.00/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	583.89/cwt	532.50–635.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	367.52/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,691	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	217.00/cwt	202.50–232.50	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	419.53/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,228	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	369.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	331.86/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	357.28/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,364	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 465Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year 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
2	400–450	405	470.00–472.50	471.23
1	500–550	505	447.50	447.50
3	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
6	650–700	658	360.00–380.00	373.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
4	500–550	530	365.00–400.00	383.94
3	550–600	570	387.50–405.00	395.88
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
2	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	482.50	482.50
6	600–650	621	387.50–400.00	392.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	612.50	612.50
3	300–350	343	565.00	565.00
9	350–400	386	565.00	565.00
26	450–500	472	508.00–529.00	514.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	470.00	470.00
9	550–600	562	471.00	471.00
17	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
10	650–700	680	381.50	381.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	470.00–472.50	470.64
1	500–550	545	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	598	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	705	358.00–370.00	361.00
7	800–850	821	339.00–346.00	343.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	385.00–410.00	399.25
4	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	795	324.00	324.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	531	395.00–423.00	419.53
4	550–600	567	417.00	417.00
4	600–650	643	367.50	367.50
13	650–700	658	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
17	450–500	476	447.50–462.50	452.79
9	500–550	518	360.00–385.00	369.04
2	550–600	578	362.50–372.50	367.52
10	600–650	627	342.50–360.00	357.28
16	650–700	677	352.50–360.00	358.55
4	700–750	732	330.00–332.50	331.86
1	800–850	820	317.50	317.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	476	417.50–420.00	418.13
1	500–550	500	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	316	532.50–635.00	583.89
8	350–400	376	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	413	497.50	497.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	265	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	578	260.00–325.00	292.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	165.00–188.00	174.45
1	—	1,000	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,715	169.00–193.00	178.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	165.00–187.00	176.05
3	—	1,295	148.00–158.00	153.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	275.00	275.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	204.00	204.00

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	3	—	1,097	202.50–232.50	217.00

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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