Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady , good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.40/cwt on 16 head, up $23.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.55 against this barn's trailing median of $450.95.

Average price

$374.40

▲ 23.62 vs prior sale

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.53

vs KY average

−31.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	374.40	2,021	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale16 hd

374.40

—

KY average26 barns · 715 hd

381.93

−7.53

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−31.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

450.95

−76.55

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	1,732	173.65	3,008	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	142.49	2,226	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	122.29	1,564	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	118.13	1,358	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	223.00	2,342	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	195.00	2,662	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	142.49/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,342	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,995	3
Steers	Small 2	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	353.36/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	366.28/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	353.28/cwt	342.50–355.50	2,392	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	259.67/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	408.83/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	355.81/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,708	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.95/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	346.78/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	339.18/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	357.41/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	173.65/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	118.43/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	342.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	424.15/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	307.21/cwt	267.50–322.50	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	336.77/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	307.41/cwt	297.50–312.50	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	382.74/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	2,847	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	271.54/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	331.25/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,598	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	363.38/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	2,828	41

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 203Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,148	110.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	1,128	136.00–138.00	136.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	136.00–148.00	142.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	117.00–120.00	118.43
1	—	1,220	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	223.00	223.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	165.00–180.00	173.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	480	345.00–365.00	355.81
3	500–550	537	337.50–342.50	339.18
3	550–600	585	341.00	341.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	720	296.00	296.00
3	750–800	783	296.00	296.00
3	900–950	928	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	345	320.00–342.50	331.25
2	350–400	378	335.00–350.00	342.85
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	240.00–280.00	259.67
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	360.00	360.00
10	700–750	732	315.50	315.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	380.00–390.00	382.74
2	550–600	577	378.00	378.00
6	600–650	629	347.50–355.00	353.36
17	650–700	677	342.50–355.50	353.28
22	750–800	771	337.00	337.00
65	800–850	814	349.75	349.75
41	900–950	919	307.75	307.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	452.50	452.50
1	450–500	480	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	483	392.50–425.00	408.83
4	500–550	534	365.00–367.50	366.28
3	550–600	566	360.00–370.00	363.38
1	700–750	710	329.00	329.00
2	800–850	830	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	475	320.00–362.50	336.77
3	650–700	663	297.50–312.50	307.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	437.50	437.50
2	400–450	428	410.00–437.50	424.15
6	500–550	529	342.50–365.00	357.41
5	550–600	562	330.00–351.00	346.78
2	700–750	742	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	353	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	382.50	382.50
4	550–600	576	267.50–322.50	307.21
2	600–650	635	277.50–315.00	295.95
2	650–700	678	245.00–297.50	271.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	510	382.50	382.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00

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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