Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. No test on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.13/cwt on 12 head, up $22.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −77.84 against this barn's trailing median of $401.97.

Average price

$324.13

▲ 22.97 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs KY average

−13.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	329.70	1,771	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	296.25	1,615	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.45/cwt here — about $157 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $401.97 across 31 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

324.13

—

KY average17 barns · 294 hd

320.23

+3.90

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−13.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.97

−77.84

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	1,155	186.00	2,148	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	141.99	2,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	137.82	1,862	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	113.53	1,185	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	195.00	2,555	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	500–550	509	356.12/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	407.42/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	417.32/cwt	397.50–422.50	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	339.30/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	359.01/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	304.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	388.13/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	438.22/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	391.31/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	141.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,262	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	329.39/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	343.71/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	296.44/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	101.21/cwt	80.00–118.00	1,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	144.42/cwt	137.00–154.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	296.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,874	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 100Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 52

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. No test on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	370	437.50	437.50
3	400–450	412	402.50–410.00	407.42
4	450–500	490	375.00–392.50	388.13
9	500–550	509	355.00–362.50	356.12
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	890	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	905	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	529	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	425	335.00–355.00	343.71
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–392.50	391.31
2	350–400	365	420.00–455.00	438.22
1	400–450	425	392.50	392.50
3	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	503	322.50–345.00	339.30
11	600–650	617	300.00–310.00	304.66
2	700–750	723	285.00–307.50	296.44
1	750–800	785	292.50	292.50
2	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	397.50–422.50	417.32
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	410	340.00–372.50	359.01
2	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
9	500–550	533	322.50–340.00	329.39
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	632	291.00–300.00	296.48
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	731	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	805	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	955	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	300	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	195.00	195.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	139.00–146.00	141.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,403	137.00–154.00	144.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,180	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,035	80.00–118.00	101.21

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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