Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 4.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.11/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −144.46 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$310.11

128 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$54.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.64

vs KY average

−38.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	311.39	1,747	125
Medium and Large 2-3	545	256.64	1,399	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.75/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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 sale128 hd

310.11

—

KY average25 barns · 1,460 hd

324.74

−14.64

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−38.55

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−144.46

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	—	Average	1,698	160.01	2,716	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	135.18	2,187	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	128.79	1,732	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	108.28	1,063	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,463	$2,413	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,065	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	291.92/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,670	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	288.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,948	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	245.26/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	310.40/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,766	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	916	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	2,329	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	230.29/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	299.84/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,556	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	266.01/cwt	252.50–270.75	1,772	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	248.89/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	264.69/cwt	255.00–266.00	2,030	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	230.69/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	287.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	279.54/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	282.48/cwt	258.00–293.00	1,746	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	278.37/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	279.45/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	287.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	278.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	270.21/cwt	253.00–282.50	1,975	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	321.14/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	308.48/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,965	176
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	186.39/cwt	170.00–203.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	256.35/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	750–800	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	167.10/cwt	166.00–168.00	3,033	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	142.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,300	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	126.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,660	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	97.03/cwt	96.00–98.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	113.00/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	109.76/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,086	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	137.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,914	14
Bulls	—	—	1,580	152.91/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	207.44/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	248.13/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	367.89/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	299.92/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	354.85/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	352.01/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	345.63/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	351.08/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	313.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	244.81/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	283.34/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	355.30/cwt	322.50–382.50	1,684	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	288.79/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	294.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	376.38/cwt	335.00–392.50	1,411	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	340.73/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	316.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,524	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	311.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	314.44/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	268.76/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,658	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	318.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,376	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	310.04/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	303.78/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	314.22/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,427	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	272.18/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	241.26/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	266.26/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	244.18/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	273.42/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	255.21/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,595	10

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.

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Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 475Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 20Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	500–550	519	287.50–315.00	299.84
79	550–600	572	285.00–325.00	291.92
52	600–650	618	258.00–293.00	282.48
63	650–700	666	252.50–270.75	266.01
8	700–750	721	240.00–248.50	245.26
4	850–900	875	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	320	280.00–295.00	287.38
6	350–400	384	280.00–295.00	287.58
3	400–450	430	270.00–290.00	278.18
13	450–500	480	270.00–297.50	278.37
7	500–550	524	257.50–282.50	273.42
20	550–600	572	275.00–283.00	279.45
6	600–650	638	242.50–245.00	244.18
7	650–700	687	236.00–246.00	241.26
4	700–750	731	224.00–237.50	230.69
5	750–800	776	226.00	226.00
1	850–900	855	206.00	206.00
3	900–950	933	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	220.00–230.00	225.17
2	400–450	415	255.00–260.00	257.53
6	450–500	468	252.50–265.00	256.35
2	500–550	532	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	605	220.00–227.50	223.78
6	650–700	668	195.00–227.50	207.44
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	377	300.00–330.00	313.21
59	400–450	432	300.00–330.00	318.60
61	450–500	482	300.00–330.00	316.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	532	310.00–332.50	321.14
94	550–600	569	300.00–335.00	310.40
176	600–650	637	290.00–319.00	308.48
50	650–700	676	280.00–300.00	288.19
47	700–750	731	253.00–282.50	270.21
13	750–800	767	255.00–266.00	264.69
13	900–950	916	254.25	254.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	560	250.00–260.00	254.96
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	675	247.50–250.00	248.13
1	900–950	915	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	330.00–357.50	340.73
13	350–400	375	335.00–392.50	376.38
13	400–450	426	342.50–385.00	367.89
21	450–500	474	322.50–382.50	355.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	300.00–320.00	311.48
7	350–400	370	305.00–322.50	314.44
1	400–450	445	307.50	307.50
15	450–500	454	297.50–317.50	314.22
2	500–550	525	297.50	297.50
5	550–600	564	275.00–297.50	288.79
4	600–650	634	265.00–270.00	266.26
14	650–700	681	259.00–279.00	272.18
1	700–750	745	236.00	236.00
11	800–850	815	230.00–252.00	244.81
1	850–900	850	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	290.00–300.00	294.72
2	350–400	363	300.00–307.50	303.78
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	453	302.50–317.50	310.04
6	500–550	517	267.50–292.50	283.34
6	550–600	578	272.50–292.50	279.54
10	600–650	625	250.00–257.50	255.21
9	650–700	666	240.00–257.50	248.89
12	700–750	726	221.00–234.00	230.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	427	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	687	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	755	170.00–203.00	186.39
1	900–950	945	176.00	176.00
1	950–1000	980	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–362.50	351.08
2	350–400	378	327.50–365.00	345.63
7	400–450	418	335.00–360.00	352.01
8	450–500	474	335.00–367.50	354.85
11	500–550	525	295.00–312.50	299.92
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
18	600–650	617	260.00–277.50	268.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	2,625.00	2,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	116.00–119.00	117.48
10	—	1,619	130.00–149.00	142.08
4	—	1,596	124.00–128.00	126.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,325	120.00–129.00	125.29
5	—	1,278	105.00–119.00	113.00
14	—	1,388	130.00–144.00	137.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	96.00–98.00	97.03
7	—	989	107.00–114.00	109.76
2	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	166.00–168.00	167.10
2	—	1,580	152.00–154.00	152.91

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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