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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 215▲ 176 vs year ago 166 · +106.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 41 · −56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.11/cwt on 41 head, down $1.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.98 against this barn's trailing median of $395.09.

Average price

$337.11

▼ 1.62 vs prior sale

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$52.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.31

vs KY average

−39.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	346.14	1,884	34
Medium and Large 2	555	293.25	1,628	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.89/cwt here — about $256 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

337.11

—

KY average26 barns · 1,444 hd

345.42

−8.31

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−39.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

395.09

−57.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $395.09 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,614	181.16	2,923	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,740	140.00	2,436	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	122.53	1,580	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	113.23	1,103	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	180.00	2,295	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,397	$2,650	2thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,352	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	436.25/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,723	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	450.76/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,848	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	412.10/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,743	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	405.56/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,898	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	389.41/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,095	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	367.42/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,002	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	401.34/cwt	384.00–404.50	2,243	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,945	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,163	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	376.32/cwt	356.00–384.50	2,386	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	337.63/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,286	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	339.17/cwt	327.50–346.00	2,425	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,675	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	306.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,484	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	424.90/cwt	422.50–427.50	1,351	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	381.24/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,212	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	382.75/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,424	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	340.84/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,288	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	328.18/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,411	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	358.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,550	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	395.06/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,730	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	357.02/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,742	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	318.11/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,552	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	268.82/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,392	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	341.96/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,782	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	357.26/cwt	352.00–374.00	1,904	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	303.02/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,727	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	330.08/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,888	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,110	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,885	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,566	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	306.17/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,036	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,799	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	300.20/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,182	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	253.24/cwt	247.50–262.50	2,196	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,773	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	419.74/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,015	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,578	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	363.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,881	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	392.90/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,075	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	298.77/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,658	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	339.02/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,990	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	318.67/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,966	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	275.09/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,714	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	302.49/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,054	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,061	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	263.96/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	166.41/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	191.72/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,311	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	105.46/cwt	105.00–106.00	949	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,189	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,348	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	116.96/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,439	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,695	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	125.14/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,739	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,517	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 215Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 51Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	332.50	332.50
3	800–850	810	300.00–310.00	306.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	384.00–400.00	389.41
13	550–600	559	384.00–404.50	401.34
26	600–650	634	356.00–384.50	376.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	320	422.50	422.50
2	350–400	395	432.50–440.00	436.25
4	400–450	423	390.00–420.00	412.10
2	450–500	468	390.00–420.00	405.56
13	500–550	545	360.00–368.00	367.42
2	600–650	627	345.00	345.00
10	650–700	677	334.00–345.00	337.63
5	700–750	715	327.50–346.00	339.17
4	800–850	801	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	465.00	465.00
7	400–450	410	450.00–455.00	450.76
7	450–500	485	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	350.00–360.00	355.03
2	450–500	477	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	312.50	312.50
4	550–600	555	280.00–310.00	298.77
2	600–650	623	267.50–282.50	275.09
2	700–750	718	255.00–272.50	263.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	432.50	432.50
6	450–500	480	400.00–432.50	419.74
7	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	363.06
13	550–600	587	327.50–342.50	339.02
6	600–650	617	312.50–327.50	318.67
8	650–700	679	292.50–305.00	302.49
3	700–750	713	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	382.50–407.50	392.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	352.00–374.00	357.26
2	550–600	567	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	601	351.00	351.00
3	650–700	666	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	318	380.00–382.50	381.24
3	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	382.75
5	400–450	433	350.00–370.00	358.08
13	450–500	488	345.00–369.00	357.02
6	500–550	521	327.50–347.50	341.96
10	550–600	572	320.00–345.00	330.08
6	600–650	608	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	650–700	665	302.50–310.00	306.17
9	700–750	727	285.00–312.50	300.20
3	850–900	867	247.50–262.50	253.24
2	900–950	900	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	332.50–350.00	340.84
3	400–450	430	322.50–335.00	328.18
3	450–500	488	285.00–335.00	318.11
2	500–550	518	255.00–282.50	268.82
5	550–600	570	280.00–315.00	303.02
2	600–650	608	255.00–260.00	257.53
1	700–750	700	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	422.50–427.50	424.90
7	400–450	438	382.50–400.00	395.06

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,397	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	995	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	160.00–171.00	166.41
1	—	1,650	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,727	188.00–198.00	191.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,025	116.00	116.00
2	—	900	105.00–106.00	105.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,390	123.00–127.00	125.14
3	—	1,230	116.00–118.00	116.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	140.00	140.00

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.