Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers fully steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, 600-700 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for a mostly Fancy offering of feeders and yearlings. 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 $348.84/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −105.72 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$348.84

120 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$85.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.86

vs KY average

−0.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	350.26	1,931	118
Medium and Large 2-3	555	265.00	1,471	2thin

One grade step is worth $85.26/cwt here — about $461 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 sale120 hd

348.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,192 hd

324.98

+23.86

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−0.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−105.72

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	1,854	170.72	3,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	134.73	2,241	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	131.40	1,699	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	120.00	1,227	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,102	169.71	1,870	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	650–700	665	239.61/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,023	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	276.18/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	272.98/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,973	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	269.01/cwt	252.50–287.00	1,676	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	262.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	364.76/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	286.18/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	348.25/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	302.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	317.61/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	263.73/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,088	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	314.22/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	333.22/cwt	302.50–348.00	1,749	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	301.09/cwt	282.50–310.00	2,035	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	275.21/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,222	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	303.08/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,882	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	576	306.14/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	280.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,102	169.71/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,870	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	125.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,579	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	109.61/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,242	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	139.60/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	115.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,557	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	140.44/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,819	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	164.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,962	176.28/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,459	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	382.74/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	301.52/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	315.58/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	291.83/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,830	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	325.51/cwt	303.00–337.50	1,514	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	313.89/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	281.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	309.54/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,569	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	291.67/cwt	287.50–303.00	1,698	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	198.53/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,764	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 548Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 59Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	474	280.00–285.00	281.28
4	500–550	518	260.00–270.00	262.61
10	550–600	571	260.00–285.00	276.18
3	600–650	638	244.00	244.00
4	650–700	665	237.00–247.50	239.61
4	750–800	772	228.50	228.50
2	900–950	918	197.00–200.00	198.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	507	290.00–313.00	309.54
41	550–600	582	287.50–303.00	291.67
17	600–650	623	252.50–287.00	269.01
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50
15	700–750	723	261.00–284.00	272.98
65	800–850	823	239.75	239.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	438	305.00–332.50	313.89
19	450–500	465	303.00–337.50	325.51
32	600–650	627	290.00–294.00	291.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	940	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	436	350.00–367.50	364.76
3	450–500	492	342.50–360.00	348.25
80	550–600	558	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	415	310.00–322.50	317.61
5	450–500	494	300.00–315.00	302.91
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	595	282.50–288.00	286.18
1	600–650	610	276.00	276.00
3	650–700	687	257.00–269.00	263.73
1	700–750	730	251.00	251.00
9	750–800	763	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	825	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	247.50	247.50
3	900–950	925	187.00	187.00
5	1050–1100	1,088	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	525	302.50–348.00	333.22
8	550–600	560	300.00–322.50	314.22
23	600–650	621	297.50–310.00	303.08
50	650–700	676	282.50–310.00	301.09
7	700–750	712	266.00–279.00	275.21
1	800–850	815	252.00	252.00
61	900–950	918	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	332.50	332.50
2	350–400	385	397.50	397.50
4	400–450	425	350.00–407.50	382.74
2	450–500	492	342.50	342.50
4	500–550	520	297.50–335.00	315.58
4	550–600	576	297.50–315.00	306.14
4	600–650	630	270.00–290.00	280.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	780	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	447	312.00	312.00
3	450–500	473	290.00–307.50	301.52
1	600–650	610	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	167.50–172.50	169.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	120.00–129.00	125.73
6	—	1,345	110.00–119.00	115.79
16	—	1,295	131.00–151.00	140.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	104.00–116.00	109.61
2	—	1,005	120.00–127.00	123.59
2	—	1,163	131.00–133.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,735	133.00–147.00	139.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	160.00–168.00	164.84
6	—	1,962	170.00–186.00	176.28
1	—	1,520	155.00	155.00

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	—	1,140	2,225.00	2,225.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle