Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.13/cwt on 12 head, down $19.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +23.56 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$478.13

▼ 19.00 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

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

$86.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs KY average

+3.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	492.50	2,708	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	406.25	2,184	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.25/cwt here — about $524 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

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 sale12 hd

478.13

—

KY average28 barns · 1,459 hd

479.21

−1.08

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+3.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

+23.56

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	—	Low	1,538	199.69	3,072	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	179.51	2,888	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	163.31	2,150	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	152.57	1,568	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$4,548	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	497	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,743	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	436.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	394.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	424.39/cwt	419.00–426.00	2,402	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	443.61/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	524.21/cwt	517.50–527.50	2,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	295.80/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	389.75/cwt	389.75–389.75	3,063	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	511.75/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,256	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	362.42/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	419.01/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	441.46/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	488.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	584.81/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	479.96/cwt	477.50–485.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	481.25/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	170.94/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	168.75/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,266	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	212	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	204.53/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,446	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	152.01/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	179.51/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	467.56/cwt	457.50–477.50	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	334.14/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	4,547.87/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,548	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	409.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	394.18/cwt	372.50–422.50	1,868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	312.60/cwt	285.00–337.50	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	445.69/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	386.36/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	463.89/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	426.83/cwt	412.50–450.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	398.17/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	490.79/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,958	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	433.60/cwt	425.00–444.00	2,719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	378.71/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	429.44/cwt	417.00–430.50	2,796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	810	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	536.19/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,306	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	452.23/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,949	7

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 494Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	502.50	502.50
15	600–650	627	425.00–444.00	433.60
13	650–700	651	417.00–430.50	429.44
11	700–750	724	395.00–402.50	398.17
66	750–800	786	389.75	389.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	450–500	497	552.00	552.00
46	600–650	600	493.00	493.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	532.50	532.50
3	450–500	472	517.50–527.50	524.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	492	487.50–497.50	490.79
1	500–550	515	457.50	457.50
1	550–600	575	447.50	447.50
1	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
6	700–750	723	370.00–386.00	378.71
1	900–950	940	319.00	319.00
3	1000–1050	1,013	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	457.50–477.50	467.56
2	450–500	478	460.00–467.50	463.89
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	415	477.50	477.50
19	450–500	476	474.00	474.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	497.50	497.50
3	350–400	392	477.50–485.00	479.96
7	400–450	431	440.00–465.00	452.23
3	450–500	490	430.00–450.00	436.67
12	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	394.82
2	600–650	615	352.50–372.50	362.42
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	430.00	430.00
42	550–600	566	419.00–426.00	424.39
13	600–650	602	400.00–415.00	409.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	418	380.00–392.50	386.36
7	450–500	474	372.50–422.50	394.18
3	500–550	513	330.00–342.50	334.14
3	650–700	667	285.00–337.50	312.60
1	700–750	710	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	810	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	490	475.00–487.50	481.25
3	500–550	528	430.00–452.50	443.61
6	550–600	580	437.50–460.00	441.46
2	600–650	640	377.00	377.00
3	700–750	737	370.00–385.00	374.95
1	800–850	815	287.50	287.50
2	850–900	870	285.00–295.00	289.94
3	900–950	933	287.50–300.00	295.80
1	950–1000	975	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	212	680.00	680.00
5	250–300	280	570.00–595.00	584.81
2	300–350	315	535.00–565.00	550.00
2	350–400	372	527.50	527.50
8	400–450	430	525.00–550.00	536.19
7	450–500	461	505.00–525.00	511.75
5	500–550	511	480.00–490.00	488.02
9	600–650	635	405.00–422.50	419.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	437.50–450.00	445.69
4	400–450	416	412.50–450.00	426.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,275	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,343	166.00–173.00	168.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
2	—	1,058	166.00–175.00	170.94
3	—	1,088	146.00–160.00	152.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	169.00–185.00	179.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,685	204.00–205.00	204.53

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,462	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,547.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	4,700.00	4,700.00

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

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

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