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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 293▼ 200 vs year ago 665 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 19 vs year ago 69 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Moderate demand for lite weight feeders and good demand mid weight feeders and yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.95/cwt on 39 head, down $19.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +9.70 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$450.95

▼ 19.35 vs prior sale

39 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$99.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.45

vs KY average

−28.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	466.28	2,536	33
Medium and Large 2-3	564	366.64	2,068	6thin

One grade step is worth $99.64/cwt here — about $468 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 sale39 hd

450.95

—

KY average24 barns · 1,435 hd

479.40

−28.45

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−28.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

+9.70

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $441.25 across 31 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	1,798	213.85	3,845	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	175.26	2,937	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,290	171.84	2,217	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	159.71	1,720	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	201.46	2,538	2thin

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)	1,090	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	269	567.30/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,526	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	525.24/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,655	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,890	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	536.10/cwt	507.50–547.00	2,219	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	533.62/cwt	505.00–575.00	2,465	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	496.70/cwt	495.00–497.50	2,334	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	435.44/cwt	410.00–462.50	2,068	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	494.20/cwt	472.50–522.50	2,550	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	448.34/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,448	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	433.90/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,517	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	374.96/cwt	330.00–410.00	2,212	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	409.41/cwt	385.00–429.00	2,547	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,316	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,195	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	396.93/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,659	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	405.48/cwt	372.50–406.00	2,883	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,720	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	355.44/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,719	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,090	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,928	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	291.25/cwt	291.00–292.00	2,851	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	569.88/cwt	525.00–620.00	1,812	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,902	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,862	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	440.55/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,881	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	415.08/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,785	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	441.19/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,069	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	461.82/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,184	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	417.51/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,280	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	403.86/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,282	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	374.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,118	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	353.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,066	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	343.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,314	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,641	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	330.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,353	8
Heifers	700–750	Small 1-2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,544	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	835	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,872	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,651	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	586.25/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,642	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,526	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,460	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,826	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	489.28/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,065	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	517.08/cwt	515.00–517.50	2,384	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	491.28/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,358	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	444.77/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,139	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,499	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	454.16/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,357	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,931	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,528	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	393.97/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,246	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	629	376.83/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,370	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,419	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	574	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,946	6
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	201.46/cwt	191.00–209.00	2,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	213.85/cwt	213.00–215.00	3,845	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	132.64/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,386	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	158.13/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,686	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	180.92/cwt	170.00–197.50	2,026	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,018	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	179.10/cwt	167.00–192.00	2,310	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	175.26/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,937	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	220.76/cwt	200.00–238.00	2,291	3

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 293Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	540.00–595.00	567.30
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.24
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
15	400–450	414	507.50–547.00	536.10
7	450–500	462	505.00–575.00	533.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	470	495.00–497.50	496.70
3	500–550	546	440.00–452.50	448.34
13	550–600	580	430.00–445.00	433.90
4	600–650	631	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	765	346.00–365.00	355.44
1	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
5	900–950	915	320.00	320.00
4	950–1000	979	291.00–292.00	291.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	516	472.50–522.50	494.20
13	600–650	622	385.00–429.00	409.41
10	650–700	670	385.00–415.00	396.93
64	700–750	711	372.50–406.00	405.48
60	850–900	859	359.75	359.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	475	410.00–462.50	435.44
2	500–550	512	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	590	330.00–410.00	374.96
1	650–700	660	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	390	477.50	477.50
6	400–450	427	430.00–452.50	440.55
28	450–500	469	430.00–455.00	441.19
4	550–600	566	360.00–380.00	374.13
5	600–650	612	340.00–350.00	343.94
8	700–750	712	325.00–340.00	330.51
2	750–800	765	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	862	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	835	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	546	412.50–420.00	417.51
25	550–600	565	395.00–407.50	403.86
2	600–650	617	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	430	400.00–422.50	415.08
3	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	353.19
2	650–700	663	240.00–255.00	247.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	318	525.00–620.00	569.88
2	350–400	373	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	473	460.00–462.50	461.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	422	480.00–492.50	489.28
6	450–500	480	490.00–492.50	491.28
7	500–550	519	445.00–460.00	454.16
1	550–600	565	447.50	447.50
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	435.00–450.00	442.50
2	400–450	415	420.00–460.00	440.00
4	450–500	481	410.00–460.00	444.77
1	500–550	540	357.50	357.50
2	550–600	570	387.50–400.00	393.97
1	600–650	640	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	750	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	575.00–610.00	586.25
6	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	400	575.00	575.00
6	450–500	461	515.00–517.50	517.08
1	500–550	510	490.00	490.00
4	600–650	629	375.00–382.50	376.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	339.00	339.00
8	650–700	675	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	110.00	110.00
13	—	1,290	167.00–192.00	179.10
3	—	1,253	160.00–162.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	127.50–137.00	132.64
3	—	1,120	170.00–197.50	180.92
6	—	1,066	150.00–164.00	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	167.00–182.00	175.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	191.00–209.00	201.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	213.00–215.00	213.85

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)	1	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	3	—	1,038	200.00–238.00	220.76

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.