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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 100▼ 326 vs year ago 470 · −69.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 37 vs year ago 52 · −71.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. No test on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

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 $324.13/cwt on 12 head, up $22.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.24 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$324.13

▲ 22.97 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs KY average

−13.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	329.70	1,771	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	296.25	1,615	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.45/cwt here — about $157 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

324.13

—

KY average17 barns · 294 hd

320.23

+3.90

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−13.66

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−67.24

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	—	Low	1,155	186.00	2,148	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	141.99	2,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	137.82	1,862	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	113.53	1,185	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	195.00	2,555	1thin

Every lot

62 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,619	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	407.42/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,679	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	343.71/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,461	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	388.13/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,902	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	356.12/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,813	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,984	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,603	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	417.32/cwt	397.50–422.50	1,127	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,058	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	359.01/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,472	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	329.39/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,756	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	296.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,874	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,901	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,073	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	391.31/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,252	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	438.22/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,600	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,668	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	339.30/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,707	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	304.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,880	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	296.44/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,143	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,296	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,555	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	101.21/cwt	80.00–118.00	1,048	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,463	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,410	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	144.42/cwt	137.00–154.00	2,026	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	141.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,262	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 100Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 52

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. No test on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	300	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	397.50–422.50	417.32
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	410	340.00–372.50	359.01
2	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
9	500–550	533	322.50–340.00	329.39
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	632	291.00–300.00	296.48
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	731	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	805	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	955	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–392.50	391.31
2	350–400	365	420.00–455.00	438.22
1	400–450	425	392.50	392.50
3	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	503	322.50–345.00	339.30
11	600–650	617	300.00–310.00	304.66
2	700–750	723	285.00–307.50	296.44
1	750–800	785	292.50	292.50
2	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	425	335.00–355.00	343.71
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	370	437.50	437.50
3	400–450	412	402.50–410.00	407.42
4	450–500	490	375.00–392.50	388.13
9	500–550	509	355.00–362.50	356.12
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	890	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	905	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	529	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	80.00–118.00	101.21
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,180	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	137.00–154.00	144.42
1	—	1,195	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	139.00–146.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	195.00	195.00

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.