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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 682▲ 4 vs year ago 475 · +0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 59▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Good 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 $384.33/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −7.03 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$384.33

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$54.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KY average

−26.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	388.55	2,148	48
Medium and Large 2-3	560	333.73	1,868	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about $280 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

384.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,581 hd

383.50

+0.83

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−26.54

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−7.03

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 $391.36 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	—	High	1,460	190.61	2,783	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,666	162.03	2,699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	115.32	1,204	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,308	113.88	1,490	3thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	505.64/cwt	462.50–522.50	1,916	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,772	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	520.43/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,217	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	501.25/cwt	475.00–532.50	2,331	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,104	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	466.94/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,414	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	457.11/cwt	436.00–470.00	2,638	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,389	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	371.24/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,276	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	415.89/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,558	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	398.77/cwt	385.50–419.50	2,680	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,312	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	335.28/cwt	332.50–338.00	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	367.26/cwt	366.00–367.50	2,732	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	339.28/cwt	338.00–342.50	2,623	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	341.84/cwt	325.00–360.00	906	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	445.33/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,416	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	432.99/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,589	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	391.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	439.93/cwt	428.00–465.00	1,883	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	372.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,612	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	352.44/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,533	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	417.60/cwt	395.00–442.50	1,996	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	378.99/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,812	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	364.60/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,936	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	395.14/cwt	382.50–402.00	2,146	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	366.51/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,052	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	391.99/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,258	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	333.30/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,926	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	397.83/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,427	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	327.31/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,085	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,295	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,251	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	294.94/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,265	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	822	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	462.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,981	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	478.40/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,263	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	425.21/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,245	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,120	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	317.34/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,434	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	771	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,943	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	173.41/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	99.53/cwt	90.00–114.00	997	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,569	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	101.82/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,319	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	170.04/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,874	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 682Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 59Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	379	462.50–522.50	505.64
7	400–450	426	480.00–530.00	520.43
14	450–500	465	475.00–532.50	501.25

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	425.00–480.00	466.94
66	550–600	577	436.00–470.00	457.11
18	600–650	615	400.00–431.00	415.89
26	650–700	672	385.50–419.50	398.77
25	700–750	744	366.00–367.50	367.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	437.50	437.50
2	500–550	510	412.50	412.50
5	550–600	590	400.00–410.00	404.97
2	600–650	613	370.00–372.50	371.24
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	332.50–338.00	335.28
5	750–800	773	338.00–342.50	339.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	690	330.00–340.00	335.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	367	380.00–400.00	391.93
2	400–450	433	365.00–380.00	372.28
7	450–500	478	372.50–390.00	378.99
6	500–550	531	357.50–370.00	364.60
3	550–600	560	355.00–372.50	366.51
5	600–650	637	317.50–340.00	327.31
4	700–750	726	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	292.50–297.50	294.94
1	800–850	810	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	543	382.50–402.00	395.14
15	550–600	576	385.00–395.00	391.99
88	600–650	610	386.00–399.00	397.83
3	650–700	651	352.50	352.50
2	700–750	710	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00–360.00	341.84
2	400–450	435	347.50–357.50	352.44
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	578	315.00–347.50	333.30
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	415.00–490.00	445.33
8	350–400	367	412.50–460.00	432.99
11	400–450	428	428.00–465.00	439.93
18	450–500	478	395.00–442.50	417.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
2	600–650	628	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	767	310.00–332.50	317.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	322.50	322.50
5	750–800	771	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	428	450.00–475.00	462.87
7	450–500	473	467.50–497.50	478.40
4	500–550	528	400.00–445.00	425.21
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	96.00–107.00	101.82
1	—	1,335	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,002	90.00–114.00	99.53
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,690	164.00–182.00	170.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,620	173.00–174.00	173.41

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.