Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 15.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00-30.00 higher on a fancy set of feeder steers, Feeder and yearling heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $323.48/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.08 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$323.48

63 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.48

vs KY average

−24.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	323.48	1,731	63

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale63 hd

323.48

—

KY average15 barns · 410 hd

313.00

+10.48

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−24.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−131.08

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	1,601	171.91	2,753	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	145.04	2,324	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	138.43	1,806	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	126.57	1,373	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	168.00	2,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	700–750	723	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	267.60/cwt	257.50–269.50	1,881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	287.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,029	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	290.59/cwt	270.00–294.75	2,002	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	242.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	213.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	292.76/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,508	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	263.57/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	297.41/cwt	292.50–300.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	236.32/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	316.75/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	301.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	266.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	246.98/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	263.12/cwt	257.00–269.50	2,015	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	289.42/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	284.52/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,824	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	331.42/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,687	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	326.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,863	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	248.71/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	239.69/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	213.57/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	741	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	125.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	140.49/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	175.88/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	127.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,439	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	111.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,120	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	145.04/cwt	134.00–158.00	2,324	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	140.08/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,828	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	324.94/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	302.41/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	213.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	267.00/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,666	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	343.57/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	656	257.13/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	771	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,093	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	349.24/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	279.16/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	309.67/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	223.26/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	282.37/cwt	281.50–284.00	2,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	315.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	279.33/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	334.67/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	321.32/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	397.44/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	208.57/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	245.45/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	261.14/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	241.96/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	281.01/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,175	3

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 485Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 42Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 1

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
21	500–550	515	290.00–315.00	292.76
7	550–600	570	287.50–292.50	289.42
10	600–650	621	257.00–271.00	263.57
3	700–750	723	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	323	292.50–300.00	297.41
3	350–400	358	280.00–300.00	287.55
3	400–450	418	272.50–285.00	281.01
4	450–500	471	260.00–270.00	266.96
8	500–550	527	260.00–285.00	279.33
2	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	609	240.00–245.00	242.72
6	650–700	672	230.00–245.00	236.32
2	700–750	730	222.50–224.00	223.26
1	750–800	755	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	823	210.00–216.00	213.01
1	850–900	860	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	902	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	375	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
3	500–550	520	246.00–250.00	248.71
3	550–600	580	229.00–250.00	239.69
2	600–650	623	211.00–216.00	213.57
3	650–700	695	210.00–220.00	213.31
3	700–750	741	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	297.50–317.50	309.67
6	450–500	461	310.00–320.00	315.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	509	317.50–342.50	331.42
17	550–600	571	325.00–335.00	326.29
31	600–650	641	279.00–293.00	284.52
27	650–700	689	270.00–294.75	290.59
14	700–750	703	257.50–269.50	267.60
12	750–800	766	257.00–269.50	263.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	488	292.50–325.00	316.75
9	500–550	528	296.00	296.00
5	550–600	586	295.00–305.00	301.17
1	600–650	635	266.00	266.00
5	650–700	662	252.50–267.00	261.14
3	700–750	715	246.00–249.00	246.98
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
13	800–850	824	245.00–247.00	245.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	378	387.50–410.00	397.44
5	400–450	406	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	480	335.00–367.50	349.24
2	500–550	527	360.00	360.00
14	700–750	720	281.50–284.00	282.37
31	750–800	771	271.50	271.50
61	850–900	880	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	593	275.00–282.50	279.16
5	600–650	635	236.00–249.00	241.96
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	828	201.00–216.00	208.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	680	229.00–230.00	229.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–327.50	324.94
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	436	330.00–390.00	343.57
13	450–500	481	322.50–357.50	334.67
5	500–550	525	317.50–327.00	321.32
2	550–600	570	297.50–307.50	302.41
13	600–650	624	265.00–268.00	267.00
4	650–700	656	255.00–261.00	257.13
9	700–750	705	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	123.00–129.00	125.24
24	—	1,305	130.00–153.00	140.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	137.00–149.00	140.49
4	—	1,128	126.00–129.00	127.54
5	—	1,001	100.00–118.00	111.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	134.00–158.00	145.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,090	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,797	173.00–180.00	175.88

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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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle