Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady on a lite test of average quality, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.22/cwt on 20 head, down $37.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.34 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$423.22

▼ 37.85 vs prior sale

20 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$35.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.77

vs KY average

−35.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	437.24	2,427	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	402.19	2,310	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.05/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

423.22

—

KY average25 barns · 1,003 hd

461.99

−38.77

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−35.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−31.34

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	1,345	185.00	2,488	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	179.00	2,936	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	165.70	2,233	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	165.38	1,785	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	230.00	3,358	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$4,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,986	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	465.28/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	391.25/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	474.64/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	427.49/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
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	200–250	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	450.90/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	415.80/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	381.88/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	176.25/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	176.90/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,986.22/head	2,250.00–3,450.00	2,986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	531.83/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	363.75/cwt	352.80–375.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	333.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	372.99/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	407.07/cwt	380.00–447.50	1,954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	415.24/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	425.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	343.11/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	382.91/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	345.50/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	421.99/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	405.84/cwt	394.00–417.50	2,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	456.59/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	434.70/cwt	427.50–465.00	2,343	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 274Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year 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
2	350–400	383	465.00	465.00
7	400–450	429	457.50–472.50	465.28
1	450–500	485	452.50	452.50
2	500–550	535	392.50	392.50
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	638	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	722	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	798	325.00	325.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	539	427.50–465.00	434.70
8	600–650	621	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	352	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	493	482.50	482.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	400.00–435.00	425.72
10	450–500	469	400.00–437.50	421.99
3	500–550	520	337.50–355.00	343.11
2	550–600	590	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	430	450.00–460.00	456.59
6	450–500	482	460.00–480.00	474.64
5	500–550	516	445.00–460.00	450.90
7	550–600	583	420.00–437.50	427.49
2	600–650	613	371.00–375.00	372.99
5	650–700	671	380.00–387.50	382.91
9	700–750	717	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	380.00–447.50	407.07
2	500–550	530	382.50–400.00	391.25
6	550–600	589	394.00–417.50	405.84
5	650–700	683	335.00–354.00	345.50
2	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	622	411.00–420.00	415.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	523	395.00–425.00	415.80
1	550–600	585	392.50	392.50
4	600–650	620	375.00–387.50	381.88
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	615.00	615.00
3	300–350	342	545.00	545.00
5	350–400	364	520.00–535.00	531.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	538	352.80–375.00	363.75
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	333.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,245	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,348	171.00–181.00	176.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	140.00–146.00	142.59
4	—	1,159	171.00–180.00	176.25
1	—	860	167.50	167.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,277	2,250.00–3,450.00	2,986.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	4,650.00	4,650.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle