Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $392.90/cwt on 48 head, down $41.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −9.80 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$392.90

▼ 41.17 vs prior sale

48 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$62.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.90

vs KY average

−24.21 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	398.09	2,213	44
Medium and Large 2-3	554	335.74	1,859	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.35/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd

392.90

—

KY average26 barns · 1,086 hd

409.79

−16.90

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−24.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−9.80

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	1,748	214.00	3,740	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	178.24	2,353	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,654	177.03	2,929	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	167.43	1,770	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	650–700	673	393.76/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	556.04/cwt	547.50–575.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	324.98/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,052	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	465.46/cwt	460.50–477.50	2,290	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	466.34/cwt	457.50–477.50	1,982	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	411.97/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,509	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	528.55/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	357.28/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	470.81/cwt	457.50–477.50	2,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	381.23/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,982	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	513.03/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,663	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	427.89/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,738	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	483.67/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	333.52/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	286.17/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	391.67/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	441.36/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	467.57/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	396.00/cwt	390.50–402.50	2,843	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	432.15/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	330.99/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	298.62/cwt	260.00–337.50	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	420.97/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	497.65/cwt	482.50–502.00	2,767	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	415.65/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	182.49/cwt	168.00–199.00	2,420	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	183.29/cwt	173.00–193.00	2,920	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	420.93/cwt	392.50–447.50	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	417.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,357	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	174.25/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,889	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	151.50/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,646	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	467.31/cwt	442.50–475.00	2,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	499.27/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,367	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	533.28/cwt	505.00–570.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	583.95/cwt	540.00–620.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	542.05/cwt	512.50–590.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	368.58/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	545.50/cwt	527.50–565.00	2,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	499.50/cwt	499.50–499.50	2,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	443.73/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	490.45/cwt	482.50–502.50	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	590.31/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	376.60/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,207	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	411.62/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,326	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 348Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	433	465.00–470.00	467.57
5	450–500	462	467.50–500.00	483.67
3	500–550	533	457.50–477.50	470.81
1	550–600	575	442.50	442.50
3	600–650	605	387.50–395.00	391.67
2	650–700	673	390.00–397.50	393.76
2	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	883	290.00–295.00	292.51
2	1000–1050	1,023	282.50–290.00	286.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	533	392.50–447.50	420.93
5	550–600	565	400.00–430.00	417.08
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	945	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	422	505.00–570.00	533.28
1	450–500	465	530.00	530.00
2	600–650	605	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	547.50–575.00	556.04
7	350–400	381	550.00–610.00	590.31
12	400–450	412	527.50–565.00	545.50
4	450–500	465	545.00	545.00
1	600–650	600	462.50	462.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	510.00–540.00	528.55
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
12	450–500	474	485.00–510.00	499.27
2	500–550	538	442.50–445.00	443.73
9	550–600	573	442.50–475.00	467.31
5	600–650	610	401.00	401.00
1	650–700	655	387.50	387.50
1	750–800	775	364.00	364.00
1	800–850	820	353.00	353.00
2	950–1000	955	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	519	490.00–520.00	513.03
53	550–600	556	482.50–502.00	497.65
17	600–650	640	417.50–432.50	427.89
7	650–700	664	430.00–433.00	432.15
15	700–750	718	390.50–402.50	396.00
5	750–800	756	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	478	400.00–432.50	415.65
2	550–600	588	390.00–395.00	392.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	376	482.50–502.50	490.45
21	400–450	425	457.50–477.50	466.34
48	450–500	492	460.50–477.50	465.46
8	500–550	520	362.50–387.50	381.23
16	550–600	586	360.00–380.00	376.60
9	650–700	674	355.00–372.00	368.58
5	700–750	721	350.00–362.00	357.28
2	750–800	775	325.00–342.50	333.52
3	800–850	818	322.50–330.00	324.98
3	850–900	868	330.00	330.00
2	1050–1100	1,052	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	432.50–445.00	441.36
13	550–600	565	405.00–420.00	411.62
38	600–650	609	390.00–425.00	411.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	407.50	407.50
6	450–500	461	390.00–440.00	420.97
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	570	305.00–365.00	330.99
2	700–750	738	260.00–337.50	298.62
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	540.00–620.00	583.95
3	300–350	325	512.50–590.00	542.05
2	350–400	380	512.50	512.50
1	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	484	499.50	499.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,326	168.00–199.00	182.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	173.00–193.00	183.29
1	—	1,900	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	168.00–182.00	174.25
3	—	995	147.00–161.00	151.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	228.00	228.00
1	—	1,820	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	232.50	232.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle