Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 500-700 lbs they were 12.00-15.00 higher, 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 $403.42/cwt on 30 head, up $1.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.73 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$403.42

▲ 1.63 vs prior sale

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$81.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.61

vs KY average

−8.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	408.84	2,255	28
Medium and Large 2-3	527	327.50	1,726	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.34/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale30 hd

403.42

—

KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd

416.03

−12.61

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−8.08

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	—	High	1,704	227.36	3,873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	178.42	2,357	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	175.00	2,853	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	160.84	1,634	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,355	192.00	2,602	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,070	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	410.07/cwt	409.00–417.50	2,809	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	449.98/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	411.76/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	323.94/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	469.97/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	398.10/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	439.40/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	473.40/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	468.83/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	360.50/cwt	357.50–362.00	2,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	450.37/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	551.17/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	456.23/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	395.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,039	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	182.31/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	174.93/cwt	169.00–182.50	1,793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	157.17/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	235.04/cwt	234.00–236.00	4,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	506.04/cwt	492.50–522.50	2,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,069.82/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	424.73/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	411.44/cwt	390.00–432.50	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	426.41/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,025	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	395.90/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	421.37/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	359.17/cwt	358.50–360.00	2,543	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	412.81/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	416.98/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	396.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	418.42/cwt	397.50–437.50	2,544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	476.59/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	369.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,278	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 220Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	465.00–485.00	476.59
3	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	456.23
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	459	440.00–462.50	450.37
5	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	616	360.00–375.00	369.77
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
8	750–800	777	317.50–326.00	323.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	365	385.00–402.50	395.90
2	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
5	450–500	463	390.00–432.50	411.44
2	500–550	527	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	618	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	513	410.00–422.00	416.98
13	550–600	578	400.00–442.50	421.37
15	600–650	608	397.50–437.50	418.42
8	650–700	663	395.00–400.00	396.23
53	700–750	708	358.50–360.00	359.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	630	410.00–417.50	412.81
31	650–700	685	409.00–417.50	410.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
5	400–450	414	460.00–472.50	469.97
3	450–500	490	482.50	482.50
6	500–550	532	445.00–460.00	449.98
4	550–600	567	435.00–442.50	439.40
4	600–650	613	390.00–402.50	398.10
2	650–700	682	405.00	405.00
3	700–750	735	357.50–362.00	360.50
1	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
7	800–850	832	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
15	400–450	423	492.50–522.50	506.04
1	450–500	455	497.50	497.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	670	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	436	470.00–480.00	473.40
2	450–500	465	465.00–472.50	468.83
5	500–550	515	380.00–400.00	395.88
6	550–600	567	395.00–415.00	411.76
2	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	702	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50
1	950–1000	990	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	550.00–555.00	551.17
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	420	417.50–432.50	424.73
7	450–500	475	405.00–445.00	426.41
1	550–600	590	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	692	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	173.00–196.00	182.31
1	—	1,325	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,025	169.00–182.50	174.93
2	—	1,023	154.00–160.00	157.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	192.00	192.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	234.00–236.00	235.04
1	—	1,335	212.00	212.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,069.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle