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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

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Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 342▼ 132 vs year ago 390 · −33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 18 vs year ago 51 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Feeder steers and heifers sold with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.31/cwt on 24 head, up $16.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −47.55 against this barn's trailing median of $412.86.

Average price

$365.31

▲ 16.62 vs prior sale

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$70.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	374.15	2,036	21
Medium and Large 2	558	303.40	1,693	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.75/cwt here — about $343 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

365.31

—

KY average27 barns · 848 hd

363.94

+1.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

412.86

−47.55

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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $462.78, low $307.58, median $412.86 across 28 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	—	Average	1,572	172.65	2,713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	124.60	1,670	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,594	123.78	1,973	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	118.33	1,160	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	200.00	2,120	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	454.80/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,969	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	447.40/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,107	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	403.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,092	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	369.94/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,972	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	375.60/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,220	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,182	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	373.38/cwt	353.00–380.00	2,378	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	346.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,355	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,365	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	315.59/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,547	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,209	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	376.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,440	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	372.16/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,556	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	297.05/cwt	265.00–327.50	1,292	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,546	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	365.64/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,715	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	331.05/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,715	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	354.62/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,890	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,971	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	341.68/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,954	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	303.34/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,753	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	322.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,008	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,181	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,699	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	244.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,114	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	440.35/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,378	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	374.11/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,403	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,589	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	449.93/cwt	437.50–462.50	1,948	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	454.35/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,076	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	417.02/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,960	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	405.91/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,086	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	347.23/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,837	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	303.40/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,693	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	364.40/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,099	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	335.79/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,062	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	285.76/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,929	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	283.94/cwt	265.00–305.00	2,036	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	283.89/cwt	272.50–287.50	2,518	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,060	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	169.51/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,626	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,939	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,192	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	111.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,463	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,817	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	124.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,681	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	126.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,940	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,053	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 342Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 51

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Feeder steers and heifers sold with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	435.00–450.00	440.35
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	433	437.50–462.50	449.93
8	450–500	457	437.50–465.00	454.35
5	500–550	529	337.50–370.00	347.23
9	550–600	576	345.00–367.50	364.40
8	600–650	614	315.00–345.00	335.79
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
9	700–750	717	265.00–305.00	283.94
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
4	850–900	887	272.50–287.50	283.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
7	500–550	514	382.50–410.00	405.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	374.11
1	400–450	410	387.50	387.50
5	450–500	470	405.00–425.00	417.02
3	550–600	558	280.00–315.00	303.40
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	675	282.50–292.50	285.76
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	435	265.00–327.50	297.05
1	450–500	465	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	578	285.00–322.50	303.34
2	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	863	240.00–250.00	244.99
1	900–950	925	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	350.00–357.50	354.62
8	550–600	561	350.00–352.50	351.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	390.00–395.00	392.52
6	350–400	382	360.00–385.00	376.89
7	400–450	418	362.50–377.50	372.16
10	450–500	469	350.00–377.50	365.64
6	500–550	518	327.50–335.00	331.05
3	550–600	572	335.00–345.00	341.68
2	600–650	623	310.00–335.00	322.25
3	650–700	661	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	850	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	433	440.00–462.50	454.80
5	450–500	471	437.50–460.00	447.40
2	500–550	533	367.50–372.50	369.94
4	550–600	591	375.00–377.50	375.60
2	600–650	627	348.00	348.00
4	650–700	680	340.00–350.00	346.27
2	700–750	730	324.00	324.00
5	800–850	807	314.00–318.00	315.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	400.00–410.00	403.91
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
23	600–650	637	353.00–380.00	373.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	180.00–181.00	180.51
5	—	1,549	162.00–178.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,535	124.00–129.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	106.00–116.00	111.03
5	—	1,331	134.00–139.00	136.53
9	—	1,356	119.00–128.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	115.00	115.00

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.