Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers steady except 500-600 lbs they were noticeably lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.75/cwt on 24 head, up $32.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +1.19 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$455.75

▲ 32.53 vs prior sale

24 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$71.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs KY average

+2.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	482.57	2,700	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	411.06	2,247	9thin

One grade step is worth $71.51/cwt here — about $453 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 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 sale24 hd

455.75

—

KY average23 barns · 562 hd

450.53

+5.22

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+2.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

+1.19

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	1,765	218.79	3,861	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,648	193.85	3,195	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	179.76	2,330	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	160.33	1,745	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,215	237.50	2,886	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	453.04/cwt	442.50–470.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	485.03/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	423.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	411.76/cwt	402.50–414.00	2,767	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	364.68/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	551	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	442.72/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	356.68/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	501.99/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	396.64/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	397.86/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	464.11/cwt	461.00–485.00	1,903	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	135.73/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	229.39/cwt	222.00–239.00	4,296	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	193.85/cwt	172.00–205.00	3,195	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	176.17/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	234.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	510.09/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,081	2
Steers	Select	—	1,215	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	179.76/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	419.18/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	408.68/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	367.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	340.03/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	299.79/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	276.01/cwt	267.50–292.50	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	402.53/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	477.00/cwt	460.00–487.50	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	363.87/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	475.01/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,214	3

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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 197Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	460.00–487.50	477.00
2	300–350	343	450.00–460.00	454.96
3	350–400	372	442.50–470.00	453.04
8	400–450	430	430.00–452.50	442.72
4	450–500	471	420.00–435.00	423.70
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	377.50	377.50
12	600–650	616	350.00–375.00	364.68
6	650–700	673	345.00–355.00	349.87
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	411.00	411.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	410	461.00–485.00	464.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	355.00–435.00	402.53
3	400–450	427	322.50–350.00	340.03
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	358	480.00–490.00	485.03
1	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	466	470.00–477.50	475.01
3	500–550	530	395.00–400.00	396.64
7	550–600	565	395.00–400.00	397.86
3	650–700	678	355.00–357.50	356.68
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	830	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	408	505.00–515.00	510.09
1	500–550	510	432.50	432.50
2	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	400	422.50	422.50
4	450–500	491	395.00–430.00	408.68
3	500–550	517	350.00–380.00	367.42
1	550–600	570	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	723	290.00–315.00	299.79
3	750–800	768	267.50–292.50	276.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	320	492.50	492.50
2	350–400	370	497.50	497.50
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	535	452.50	452.50
4	550–600	587	449.00	449.00
2	600–650	620	360.00–367.50	363.87
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	845	337.50	337.50
1	950–1000	965	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	392.50	392.50
31	650–700	672	402.50–414.00	411.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	440	515.00	515.00
11	450–500	466	500.00–507.50	501.99
10	550–600	551	499.00	499.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	532	407.00	407.00
3	550–600	576	417.50–420.00	419.18
1	650–700	685	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,128	130.00–141.00	135.73
3	—	1,110	170.00–181.00	176.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	172.00–205.00	193.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	175.00–188.00	179.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	187.00	187.00
3	—	1,873	222.00–239.00	229.39
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	237.50	237.50

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	2	—	1,045	230.00–240.00	234.23

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle