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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 364▼ 98 vs year ago 454 · −21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 32 vs year ago 54 · −59.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers continued to sell steady this week as well. There was still good demand on all feeder class animals. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with moderated demand.

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 $394.44/cwt on 42 head, up $20.03 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.81 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$394.44

▲ 20.03 vs prior sale

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs KY average

−20.22 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	398.31	2,140	38
Large 1-2	558	357.62	1,994	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $147 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 sale42 hd

394.44

—

KY average26 barns · 943 hd

394.17

+0.27

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−20.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−46.81

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	—	Average	1,820	188.00	3,422	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	136.36	1,764	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	123.00	1,993	1thin

Every lot

79 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,661	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	478	367.89/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,759	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	414.81/cwt	404.00–417.50	2,016	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	372.45/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,993	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	398.74/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,141	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	342.79/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,988	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	633	317.26/cwt	297.50–337.50	2,008	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,465	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	344.30/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,317	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	763	306.48/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,338	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,533	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,714	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,675	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,705	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,673	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	418.13/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,217	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	315	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,252	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2Fancy	350	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,339	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	360.58/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,410	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,649	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	361.43/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,579	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	347.22/cwt	339.00–356.00	1,663	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,476	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	335.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,773	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,484	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	319.31/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,807	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	333.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,065	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,085	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,421	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,122	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,773	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	470.66/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,501	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	344.96/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,511	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	426.61/cwt	405.00–447.50	2,014	10
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	358.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,867	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	526	337.96/cwt	327.50–349.00	1,778	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	565	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,624	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	339.76/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,964	4
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2Fancy	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	317.70/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,954	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,659	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	639	321.72/cwt	295.00–332.50	2,056	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,137	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 2	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,290	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,336	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,691	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,573	1
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,151	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,037	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,422	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,604	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	136.60/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,803	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,993	1

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 364Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	450.00–485.00	470.66
3	400–450	438	340.00–347.50	344.96
10	450–500	472	405.00–447.50	426.61
7	500–550	521	350.00–367.50	358.26
4	550–600	578	320.00–350.00	339.76
2	600–650	615	305.00–330.00	317.70
2	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	319.91
4	700–750	727	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	792	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	526	327.50–349.00	337.96
2	550–600	565	280.00–295.00	287.37
6	600–650	639	295.00–332.50	321.72
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–275.00	262.72
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	412.50–420.00	418.13
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	391	357.50–370.00	360.58
16	400–450	437	352.50–372.50	361.43
25	450–500	479	339.00–356.00	347.22
6	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	335.82
7	550–600	566	305.00–329.00	319.31
42	600–650	620	320.00–335.00	333.05
1	900–950	905	267.50	267.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	207.00	207.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	431	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	395	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	437.00	437.00
6	450–500	486	404.00–417.50	414.81
37	500–550	537	392.50–405.00	398.74
1	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
10	650–700	673	336.00–348.00	344.30
7	750–800	770	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	835	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	860	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	920	294.00	294.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	455	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	659	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	478	352.50–382.50	367.89
2	500–550	535	367.50–377.50	372.45
2	550–600	580	335.00–351.00	342.79
2	600–650	633	297.50–337.50	317.26
2	750–800	763	292.50–320.00	306.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	920	191.00	191.00
4	1150–1200	1,151	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,320	130.00–143.00	136.60
3	—	1,261	125.00–129.00	127.22
1	—	975	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	188.00	188.00

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.