Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers unevenly steady except 400-600 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.96/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.73 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$277.96

81 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs KY average

−26.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	279.74	1,559	77
Medium and Large 2-3	571	248.33	1,419	3thin
Small 1-2	540	230.00	1,242	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $317 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $331.69, median $402.69 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale81 hd

277.96

—

KY average26 barns · 1,952 hd

278.75

−0.79

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−26.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−124.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,617	177.30	2,867	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	151.50	2,409	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	140.47	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	120.00	1,248	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	167.81	2,148	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	289.82/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	272.57/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,581	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	266.01/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	262.29/cwt	259.00–267.50	2,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	328.19/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,674	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	320.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,871	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	258.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,707	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	231.16/cwt	226.00–239.50	1,671	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	275.57/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	151.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	149.61/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,026	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	177.30/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,867	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	167.81/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	315.79/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	315.97/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	352.45/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	284.28/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	316.57/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,953	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	307.95/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	303.95/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,313	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	268.19/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	397.44/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	336.19/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	230.59/cwt	225.00–232.00	2,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	236.19/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	292.02/cwt	282.50–293.50	1,545	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	286.43/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,138	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 Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 443Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	510	315.00–332.50	328.19
21	550–600	584	300.00–330.00	320.46
6	600–650	614	284.00–296.00	289.82
4	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
7	700–750	742	250.00	250.00
18	750–800	767	259.00–267.50	262.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	610	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	695	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	196.00	196.00
1	900–950	930	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	573	275.00–293.00	284.28
7	600–650	635	250.00–275.00	268.19
7	700–750	711	232.00–242.00	236.19
1	750–800	765	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	820	233.00	233.00
5	850–900	876	225.00–232.00	230.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	347.50–355.00	352.45
11	400–450	432	370.00–400.00	397.44
8	450–500	488	332.50–347.50	336.19
28	600–650	617	316.00–317.00	316.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
9	500–550	510	275.00–277.50	275.57
39	550–600	580	261.00–275.00	272.57
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
10	650–700	691	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	742	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	795	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	529	282.50–293.50	292.02
7	550–600	582	286.00–287.00	286.43
5	600–650	633	254.00–285.00	266.01
97	650–700	660	250.00–260.00	258.58
28	700–750	723	226.00–239.50	231.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	415	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	587	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	312.50–325.00	315.79
3	350–400	365	312.50–322.50	315.97
17	400–450	432	300.00–312.50	303.95
18	450–500	476	298.00–312.50	307.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	126.00	126.00
1	—	985	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	148.00–157.00	151.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,354	144.00–156.00	149.61
1	—	1,365	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,245	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	171.00–183.00	177.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	166.00–170.00	167.81

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.

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