Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.78/cwt on 25 head, down $11.10 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −100.17 against this barn's trailing median of $450.95.

Average price

$350.78

▼ 11.10 vs prior sale

25 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$111.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.30

vs KY average

−52.58 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	373.90	2,080	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	584	315.58	1,843	8thin
Medium 1-2	595	262.50	1,562	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.40/cwt here — about $518 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $347.22, median $450.95 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 sale25 hd

350.78

—

KY average25 barns · 845 hd

394.08

−43.30

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−52.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

450.95

−100.17

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	—	Average	1,913	194.42	3,719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	138.77	1,790	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	130.00	1,898	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	124.58	1,137	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,465	120.00	1,758	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	315.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	273.69/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	282.62/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,102	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,836	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	650–700	680	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	364.61/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	288.29/cwt	284.00–292.50	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	340.64/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	298.83/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	572	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	194.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	124.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,137	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	135.02/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	285.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	276.38/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	334.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	377.92/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	369.02/cwt	347.50–382.50	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	347.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	328.73/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	294.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	326.72/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	382.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	324.15/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	951	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	2,965	56

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 144Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	485	225.00–235.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	487	330.00–390.00	377.92
3	500–550	532	330.00–345.00	334.75
4	550–600	560	335.00–342.50	340.64
6	600–650	611	290.00–301.00	298.83
2	700–750	713	284.00–292.50	288.29
2	800–850	823	270.00–282.50	276.38
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
8	550–600	584	310.00–330.00	315.58
2	600–650	617	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	477.50	477.50
2	450–500	480	352.50–377.50	364.61
5	500–550	533	375.00–385.00	382.97
10	550–600	572	367.50	367.50
5	600–650	634	320.00–339.00	326.72
2	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	880	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	625	361.00	361.00
56	950–1000	951	311.75	311.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	478	262.50–285.00	273.69
3	550–600	582	240.00–305.00	282.62
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	393	400.00–420.00	410.06
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	473	347.50–382.50	369.02
4	500–550	512	340.00–350.00	347.41
7	550–600	589	327.00–330.00	328.73
11	600–650	613	285.00–300.00	294.46
3	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	285.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	322.50–327.50	324.15
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	572	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,298	130.00–144.00	135.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	120.00–128.00	124.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	190.00–200.00	194.42
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	120.00	120.00

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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