Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 10.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Limited test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.45/cwt on 35 head, up $17.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −36.25 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$366.45

▲ 17.24 vs prior sale

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$56.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs KY average

−7.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	369.68	2,026	33
Medium and Large 2-3	535	313.00	1,675	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.68/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd

366.45

—

KY average26 barns · 720 hd

376.14

−9.70

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−7.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−36.25

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	1,567	224.22	3,512	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,777	173.44	3,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	170.61	2,224	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	161.84	1,641	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	374.35/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	431.80/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	344.43/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	356.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	379.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	366.22/cwt	362.00–381.00	2,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	396.16/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	378.08/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,837	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	361.66/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	386.42/cwt	386.00–387.50	2,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	471.82/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,199	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	486.30/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	399.63/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	476.21/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	397.28/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	481.26/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	471.04/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,153	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	185.59/cwt	172.00–200.00	2,452	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	235.75/cwt	228.00–241.00	3,890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	145.81/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,451	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	184.81/cwt	174.00–196.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	383.69/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	322.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	419.09/cwt	411.00–430.00	2,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	609	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	218.42/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,883	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	162.20/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 269Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	435.00	435.00
9	450–500	466	460.00–485.00	471.82
2	500–550	538	390.00–402.50	396.16
8	550–600	573	370.00–390.00	379.50
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	720	330.00–335.00	331.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	412.50–440.00	431.80
9	550–600	554	411.00–430.00	419.09
7	600–650	625	386.00–387.50	386.42
3	650–700	668	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	522	370.00–382.50	374.35
10	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
14	600–650	606	362.00–381.00	366.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	414	395.00–402.50	399.63
15	450–500	486	367.00–400.00	378.08
3	500–550	503	360.00–362.50	361.66
4	550–600	569	350.00–365.00	356.25
6	600–650	616	332.50–350.00	344.43
4	650–700	669	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	466	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	425	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	570	331.00	331.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	317.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	328	480.00–492.50	486.30
2	350–400	393	480.00–482.50	481.26
2	400–450	425	472.50–480.00	476.21
5	450–500	457	460.00–482.50	471.04
4	500–550	524	380.00–405.00	397.28
5	550–600	564	370.00–395.00	383.69
3	600–650	616	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	660	350.00–352.50	351.26
2	700–750	703	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	955	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	507.50	507.50
5	400–450	433	487.50	487.50
5	600–650	609	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	363	315.00–330.00	322.66
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	157.00–160.00	158.66
1	—	1,900	203.00	203.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	172.00–200.00	185.59
2	—	1,305	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	1,215	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	144.00–148.00	145.81
2	—	1,145	174.00–196.00	184.81
6	—	980	155.00–168.00	162.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,650	228.00–241.00	235.75
3	—	1,537	213.00–222.00	218.42

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	—	1,065	215.00	215.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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