Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady to 5.00 lower on a lite test. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $389.83/cwt on 29 head, down $24.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −12.86 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$389.83

▼ 24.15 vs prior sale

29 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$56.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.92

vs KY average

−17.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	403.42	2,243	22
Medium and Large 2-3	556	347.13	1,931	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.29/cwt here — about $312 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 sale29 hd

389.83

—

KY average18 barns · 751 hd

409.75

−19.92

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−17.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−12.86

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	1,710	222.82	3,810	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	177.59	2,960	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	169.69	2,245	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	158.86	1,663	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	920	250.00	2,300	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,300	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	650–700	655	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	447.96/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	302.42/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	450.69/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	438.29/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	384.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	456.61/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	345.59/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	507.54/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	533.72/cwt	530.00–537.50	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	529.12/cwt	502.50–547.50	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	378.65/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	354.16/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	528.75/cwt	507.50–550.00	2,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	177.65/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,366	12
Bulls	—	—	1,830	228.43/cwt	222.00–235.00	4,180	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	174.44/cwt	167.00–187.50	1,865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	157.64/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	147.42/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	213.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,223	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	179.52/cwt	167.00–189.00	2,967	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	158.04/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,073	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	526.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	517.15/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,655	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	398.56/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	391.42/cwt	357.50–410.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	408.64/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	427.47/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	478.75/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	419.34/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	348.73/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	449.03/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,496	5

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 469Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	457.50	457.50
5	400–450	417	440.00–460.00	447.96
6	450–500	470	432.50–442.50	438.29
3	500–550	510	380.00–390.00	384.26
4	550–600	593	387.50	387.50
8	600–650	635	335.00–355.00	345.59
2	650–700	655	320.00–335.00	327.50
5	700–750	734	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	980	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	360	502.50–547.50	529.12
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	473	357.50–410.00	391.42
1	500–550	545	337.50	337.50
6	550–600	558	330.00–352.50	348.73
1	650–700	685	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	417.50–425.00	419.34
11	550–600	572	402.50–410.00	408.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	532	445.00–465.00	456.61
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	628	375.00–382.50	378.65
3	650–700	657	352.50–355.00	354.16
2	700–750	718	295.00–310.00	302.42
1	800–850	830	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00–525.00	517.15
2	350–400	363	530.00–537.50	533.72
2	400–450	405	507.50–550.00	528.75
2	450–500	468	500.00–515.00	507.54
3	500–550	518	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	580	387.50–410.00	398.56
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	397.50	397.50
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	452.50	452.50
1	450–500	470	487.50	487.50
4	500–550	509	440.00–457.50	450.69
4	550–600	586	446.00–450.00	449.03
2	600–650	617	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	669	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	745	326.00	326.00
1	850–900	895	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	920	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	500.00–540.00	526.50
4	450–500	473	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	470.00–487.50	478.75
10	600–650	621	422.50–432.50	427.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,332	173.00–194.00	177.65
6	—	1,312	152.00–166.00	158.04
1	—	1,285	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	167.00–187.50	174.44
5	—	1,039	150.00–166.00	157.64
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,095	146.00–149.00	147.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,653	167.00–189.00	179.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,830	222.00–235.00	228.43
3	—	1,510	210.00–215.00	213.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	250.00	250.00

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	1	—	875	206.00	206.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle