Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 12.00-15.00 lower, Feeder heifers 12.00 -15.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.21/cwt on 7 head, down $25.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −38.36 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$416.21

▼ 25.04 vs prior sale

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.77

vs KY average

−2.83 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	420.58	2,338	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	390.00	2,321	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $17 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 $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 sale7 hd

416.21

—

KY average22 barns · 556 hd

441.97

−25.77

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−2.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−38.36

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	1,798	230.46	4,144	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	187.00	2,829	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	174.58	2,292	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	168.81	1,783	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	252.28	3,166	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,210	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	332.58/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,856	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	440.35/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	338.74/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	441.53/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	414.95/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	159.45/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	163.79/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,105	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	178.18/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,356	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	177.46/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	418.69/cwt	417.50–419.00	2,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	369.79/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	269.69/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	446.48/cwt	427.50–457.50	1,911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	230.46/cwt	230.00–231.00	4,144	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	252.28/cwt	230.00–282.50	3,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	485.17/cwt	484.00–487.50	2,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 289Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	558	396.00	396.00
3	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
5	400–450	415	432.50–442.50	440.35
2	450–500	480	412.50–417.50	414.95
3	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	625	330.00–335.00	332.58
8	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	392.50	392.50
5	450–500	470	345.00–400.00	369.79
1	550–600	550	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	710	240.00–290.00	269.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	488	437.50–460.00	441.53
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	658	337.50–340.00	338.74
2	750–800	777	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	437.50	437.50
7	400–450	428	427.50–457.50	446.48
1	450–500	455	412.50	412.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	484.00–487.50	485.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	564	417.50–419.00	418.69
2	600–650	607	402.50	402.50
3	650–700	651	404.00	404.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	655	436.00	436.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	432.50	432.50
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	361.00	361.00
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	323	552.50	552.50
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	154.00–169.00	159.45
1	—	895	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,095	171.00–181.00	177.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	158.00–168.00	163.79
9	—	1,322	170.00–189.00	178.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	230.00–231.00	230.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	230.00–282.50	252.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	265.00	265.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle