Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sharply higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $375.44/cwt on 37 head, up $9.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.53 against this barn's trailing median of $401.97.

Average price

$375.44

▲ 9.00 vs prior sale

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$64.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs KY average

+8.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	382.43	2,067	33
Medium and Large 2-3	553	317.75	1,757	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.69/cwt here — about $310 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $401.97 across 31 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 sale37 hd

375.44

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

−3.30

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+8.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.97

−26.53

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	1,642	225.78	3,707	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,790	183.88	3,291	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	174.74	2,235	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	153.24	1,535	7thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	461.80/cwt	451.00–473.50	2,388	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	463.14/cwt	462.50–465.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	496.28/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	328.07/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	393.55/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	364.16/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	359.52/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	398.13/cwt	377.50–421.00	2,456	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	386.24/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	355.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	450.06/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	482.52/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	420.25/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,782	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	502.57/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	389.61/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	366.20/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	438.52/cwt	437.50–442.50	2,201	5
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	183.88/cwt	174.00–193.00	3,291	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	185.23/cwt	172.00–196.00	2,345	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	153.41/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	138.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	159.28/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	479.38/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	363.53/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	322.52/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	390.36/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,085	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	355.25/cwt	355.25–355.25	2,611	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,543	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	390.04/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	415.21/cwt	387.50–430.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	348.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	404.02/cwt	370.00–439.50	1,919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	283.76/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	305.43/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	330.01/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	344.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	232.22/cwt	224.00–237.00	4,043	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	227.32/cwt	205.00–251.00	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,208	7

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 204Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	517	451.00–473.50	461.80
1	550–600	585	445.00	445.00
14	600–650	617	377.50–421.00	398.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	495.00–500.00	496.28
4	300–350	331	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	375	462.50–465.00	463.14
3	400–450	418	472.50–485.00	479.38
3	450–500	498	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	555	438.00	438.00
2	600–650	613	354.00–365.00	359.52
4	650–700	676	350.00–370.00	363.53
3	750–800	770	341.00	341.00
4	800–850	824	321.00–327.00	322.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	437.50	437.50
4	450–500	486	387.50–430.00	415.21
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	507.50	507.50
3	450–500	451	497.50	497.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	534	380.00–402.00	390.36
2	550–600	570	387.50–392.50	390.04
4	600–650	632	400.00	400.00
80	650–700	678	375.00	375.00
75	700–750	735	355.25	355.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	295	435.00–450.00	442.50
3	350–400	356	447.50–455.00	450.06
21	400–450	424	405.00–422.50	420.25
7	450–500	490	390.00–397.50	393.55
3	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.79
6	550–600	562	355.00–370.00	364.16
4	600–650	618	325.00–332.50	328.07
3	650–700	671	323.00	323.00
1	700–750	735	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	487	340.00–355.00	348.24
2	500–550	528	275.00–335.00	305.43
2	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	330.06
3	600–650	621	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	790	289.00	289.00
1	800–850	820	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	495.00–510.00	502.57
2	350–400	395	462.50	462.50
5	450–500	455	480.00–487.50	482.52
1	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
6	550–600	584	380.00–407.50	389.61
4	600–650	610	385.00–390.00	386.24
2	650–700	665	360.00–372.50	366.20
1	700–750	730	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	410	492.50	492.50
5	500–550	502	437.50–442.50	438.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	370.00–439.50	404.02
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	577	330.00–350.00	344.38
3	650–700	658	325.00–332.50	330.01
2	750–800	778	280.00–287.50	283.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	174.00–193.00	183.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	172.00–196.00	185.23
2	—	1,293	147.00–159.00	153.41
1	—	1,345	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	134.00–142.00	138.14
5	—	971	149.00–168.00	159.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,741	224.00–237.00	232.22

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	3	—	1,000	205.00–251.00	227.32

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle