Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale report from last week. However feeder classes sold with good demand and slaughter classes sold with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.03/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.67 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$260.03

53 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$26.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.30

vs KY average

−37.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	262.57	1,410	48
Medium and Large 2-3	557	235.63	1,312	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.94/cwt here — about $98 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.

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 sale53 hd

260.03

—

KY average21 barns · 588 hd

271.32

−11.30

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−37.80

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−142.67

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	1,848	180.66	3,339	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	141.26	1,878	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	139.02	2,283	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	124.85	1,231	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,137	187.03	2,127	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,956	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	139.02/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	143.57/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,908	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	127.43/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	134.71/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,137	187.03/cwt	172.00–200.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	180.66/cwt	177.00–183.00	3,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	233.73/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	286.85/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	306.51/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	275.94/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,606	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	224.00/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	225.88/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	255.78/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	255.25/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,450	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	205.23/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	344.75/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,769	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	273.26/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,440	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	236.90/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	248.76/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	196.45/cwt	190.00–202.50	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	206.07/cwt	180.00–232.50	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	259.33/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	242.89/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,241	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,955.57/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	233.96/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,663	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	247.43/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	236.68/cwt	224.00–245.50	1,635	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	310.65/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	238.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.51/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	220.99/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	252.69/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	289.33/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	279.76/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	266.38/cwt	249.00–269.50	1,668	34

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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 862Year ago 975

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 54Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 4

No comparison due to no sale report from last week. However feeder classes sold with good demand and slaughter classes sold with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	190.00–202.50	196.45
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	490	247.50–250.00	248.76
2	500–550	528	232.50–235.00	233.73
3	550–600	576	231.00–240.00	236.90
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	285.00–287.50	286.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	393	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	431	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	511	237.50–250.00	242.89
15	550–600	568	244.00–260.00	255.25
7	600–650	621	225.00–245.00	233.96
21	650–700	691	224.00–245.50	236.68
2	750–800	773	218.00–224.00	220.99
7	850–900	861	216.50	216.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	527	271.00–274.00	273.26
34	600–650	626	249.00–269.50	266.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	180.00–232.50	206.07
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	497	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	203.00–207.50	205.23
1	650–700	680	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	287.50–295.00	289.33
1	450–500	485	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	582	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	670	222.00–230.00	225.88
1	800–850	820	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	481	252.50–272.50	259.33
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00–322.50	310.65
5	400–450	425	285.00–302.50	290.51
9	450–500	482	292.50–312.50	306.51
2	500–550	533	277.50–282.00	279.76
19	550–600	582	265.00–287.50	275.94
6	600–650	631	251.00–256.00	252.69
7	650–700	669	241.00–255.00	247.43
1	700–750	715	241.00	241.00
9	800–850	812	230.00–240.00	238.90
2	900–950	908	223.00–225.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	513	310.00–347.00	344.75
2	550–600	560	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	625	261.00	261.00
10	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
10	700–750	720	254.00–257.00	255.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	130.00–155.00	139.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	130.00–156.00	143.57
2	—	1,333	126.00–129.00	127.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	132.00–138.00	134.71
2	—	1,068	120.00–127.00	123.39
2	—	945	116.00–117.00	116.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	172.00–200.00	187.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	177.00–183.00	180.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,955.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	162.00	162.00

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle