Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers continued to sell steady this week as well. There was still good demand on all feeder class animals. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with moderated demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.44/cwt on 42 head, up $20.03 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.77 against this barn's trailing median of $450.21.

Average price

$394.44

▲ 20.03 vs prior sale

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs KY average

−8.68 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	398.31	2,140	38
Large 1-2	558	357.62	1,994	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $147 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $450.21 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 sale42 hd

394.44

—

KY average26 barns · 943 hd

394.17

+0.27

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−8.68

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.21

−55.77

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	1,820	188.00	3,422	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	136.36	1,764	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	123.00	1,993	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Large 2	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,624	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,339	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	367.89/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,759	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,151	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,037	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	763	306.48/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,691	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,155	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	372.45/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,993	2
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,085	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	526	337.96/cwt	327.50–349.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	315	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,252	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	633	317.26/cwt	297.50–337.50	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	358.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	317.70/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,649	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	342.79/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	426.61/cwt	405.00–447.50	2,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	398.74/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,141	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	344.30/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,465	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	361.43/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	360.58/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	414.81/cwt	404.00–417.50	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	347.22/cwt	339.00–356.00	1,663	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	333.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,065	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	418.13/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	335.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	339.76/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	470.66/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	344.96/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	319.31/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,807	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	639	321.72/cwt	295.00–332.50	2,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	136.60/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,803	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,993	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 364Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	395	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	431	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–275.00	262.72
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	412.50–420.00	418.13
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	391	357.50–370.00	360.58
16	400–450	437	352.50–372.50	361.43
25	450–500	479	339.00–356.00	347.22
6	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	335.82
7	550–600	566	305.00–329.00	319.31
42	600–650	620	320.00–335.00	333.05
1	900–950	905	267.50	267.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	207.00	207.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	526	327.50–349.00	337.96
2	550–600	565	280.00–295.00	287.37
6	600–650	639	295.00–332.50	321.72
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	450.00–485.00	470.66
3	400–450	438	340.00–347.50	344.96
10	450–500	472	405.00–447.50	426.61
7	500–550	521	350.00–367.50	358.26
4	550–600	578	320.00–350.00	339.76
2	600–650	615	305.00–330.00	317.70
2	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	319.91
4	700–750	727	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	792	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	920	191.00	191.00
4	1150–1200	1,151	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	478	352.50–382.50	367.89
2	500–550	535	367.50–377.50	372.45
2	550–600	580	335.00–351.00	342.79
2	600–650	633	297.50–337.50	317.26
2	750–800	763	292.50–320.00	306.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	437.00	437.00
6	450–500	486	404.00–417.50	414.81
37	500–550	537	392.50–405.00	398.74
1	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
10	650–700	673	336.00–348.00	344.30
7	750–800	770	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	835	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	860	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	920	294.00	294.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	455	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	659	374.00	374.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,320	130.00–143.00	136.60
3	—	1,261	125.00–129.00	127.22
1	—	975	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	188.00	188.00

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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