Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $434.06/cwt on 25 head, up $32.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +31.37 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$434.06

▲ 32.10 vs prior sale

25 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.53

vs KY average

+6.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	434.06	2,361	25

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 sale25 hd

434.06

—

KY average25 barns · 1,064 hd

414.53

+19.53

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

+6.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

+31.37

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	1,745	206.93	3,611	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	176.92	2,946	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	173.36	2,323	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	155.84	1,590	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	189.00	2,372	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	376.92/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	432.40/cwt	428.00–433.00	2,677	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	481.78/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	320.05/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	426.27/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,404	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	462.43/cwt	457.50–467.50	2,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	520.64/cwt	497.50–535.00	2,697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	389.23/cwt	387.00–392.00	2,729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	455.01/cwt	451.00–459.00	2,334	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	408.38/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	431.94/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	353.76/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	417.55/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,351	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	174.92/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,349	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	168.96/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	199.63/cwt	198.00–202.00	3,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,872	216.66/cwt	213.00–219.00	4,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	431.62/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	403.85/cwt	377.50–435.00	2,108	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	154.73/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	137.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	176.92/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	514.14/cwt	512.50–517.50	2,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	398.77/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,155	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	532.79/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	540.10/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	540.11/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	396.25/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	531.65/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	495.04/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	497.92/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	468.98/cwt	465.00–473.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	506.61/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	479.97/cwt	472.50–487.50	2,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	506.27/cwt	505.00–507.50	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	475.08/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,546	9

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 320Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	505.00–507.50	506.27
3	400–450	440	463.00	463.00
1	450–500	465	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	615	370.00–387.50	376.92
2	750–800	762	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	513	451.00–459.00	455.01
13	550–600	564	415.00–428.00	426.27
93	600–650	619	428.00–433.00	432.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	380.00–415.00	398.77
3	450–500	465	380.00–425.00	408.38
1	600–650	620	347.50	347.50
2	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	535.00–545.00	540.11
8	400–450	414	490.00–510.00	495.04
7	450–500	463	485.00–500.00	497.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	368	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	423	465.00–473.00	468.98
8	450–500	475	460.00–490.00	481.78
9	500–550	536	467.50–480.00	475.08
2	550–600	563	457.50–467.50	462.43
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	811	315.00–330.00	320.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	418	352.50–355.00	353.76
2	450–500	470	415.00–450.00	431.94
9	500–550	522	377.50–435.00	403.85
5	550–600	563	400.00–425.00	417.55
2	650–700	672	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	423	512.50–517.50	514.14
3	450–500	468	530.00–535.00	531.65
2	600–650	640	395.00–397.50	396.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	518	497.50–535.00	520.64
2	550–600	555	496.00	496.00
1	600–650	615	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	670	413.00	413.00
9	700–750	701	387.00–392.00	389.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
8	550–600	585	400.00–449.00	431.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	535.00–550.00	540.10
13	450–500	469	525.00–550.00	532.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	525.00–530.00	527.56
5	400–450	432	500.00–510.00	506.61
1	450–500	490	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	511	482.50	482.50
2	550–600	568	472.50–487.50	479.97
1	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	695	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	726	367.00	367.00
3	800–850	845	359.00	359.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	169.00–181.00	174.92
1	—	1,320	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	168.00–171.00	168.96
3	—	1,015	148.00–163.00	154.73
2	—	1,010	136.00–140.00	137.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	174.00–183.00	176.92
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	189.00	189.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	198.00–202.00	199.63
3	—	1,872	213.00–219.00	216.66

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	—	825	270.00	270.00

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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