Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs Sharply Higher, 500-600 lbs 12.00-18.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs Sharply Higher, 500-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering of slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.15/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.55 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$303.15

122 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$62.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs KY average

−11.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	305.19	1,734	118
Medium and Large 2-3	559	242.73	1,356	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.46/cwt here — about $378 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 sale122 hd

303.15

—

KY average25 barns · 1,476 hd

293.72

+9.42

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−11.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−99.55

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	1,635	154.15	2,520	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,673	140.12	2,344	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	128.27	1,692	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	120.42	1,206	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	175.00	2,182	2thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,235	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,000	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	316.30/cwt	312.00–327.50	2,021	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	259.09/cwt	258.50–261.00	2,158	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	168.41/cwt	152.50–187.50	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	261.45/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	287.83/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,822	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	312.46/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,815	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,852	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	315.11/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,651	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	299.65/cwt	296.00–327.50	2,002	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	276.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	257.50/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	254.17/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	251.25/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	244.72/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	224.00/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	231.27/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	135.80/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,392	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	156.36/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	140.12/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	126.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	133.41/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,796	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	124.29/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	141.60/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,462	164.50/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,405	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	110.98/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,113	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	371.39/cwt	347.50–417.50	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	249.28/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	246.98/cwt	232.50–259.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	415.55/cwt	347.50–440.00	1,538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	336.67/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	281.98/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	376.26/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	363.15/cwt	347.50–415.00	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	559	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	2,011	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	310.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,047	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	604	309.75/cwt	309.75–309.75	1,871	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	301.49/cwt	292.50–310.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	241.48/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	275.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	279.08/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	235.40/cwt	230.00–238.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	367.66/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	399.68/cwt	365.00–427.50	1,487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	228.53/cwt	219.00–230.50	1,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	276.94/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	310.70/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	245.00/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	392.10/cwt	332.50–416.00	1,690	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	255.25/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	324.65/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	367.54/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	241.91/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	329.05/cwt	307.00–338.00	1,573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	342.82/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,436	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 750Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 61Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

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
5	500–550	501	347.50	347.50
11	550–600	559	330.00	330.00
29	600–650	639	312.00–327.50	316.30
28	650–700	668	296.00–327.50	299.65
6	700–750	732	260.00–269.00	261.45
34	800–850	833	258.50–261.00	259.09
4	1000–1050	1,047	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	580	309.00–312.50	310.70
1	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
10	650–700	682	270.00–289.00	276.94
4	700–750	706	249.00–259.00	255.25
3	750–800	778	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	813	230.00–248.00	241.91
3	850–900	883	230.00–238.00	235.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	274.98
3	650–700	687	240.00–247.00	244.72
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	347.50–440.00	415.55
23	400–450	431	332.50–416.00	392.10
7	450–500	475	340.00–400.00	367.54
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
84	550–600	559	359.75	359.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	524	305.00–320.00	315.11
78	550–600	581	298.00–313.00	312.46
26	600–650	633	286.00–294.00	287.83
28	700–750	710	252.00–259.00	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	378	305.00–320.00	310.69
7	450–500	472	270.00–290.00	275.73
9	500–550	528	265.00–285.00	276.12
17	550–600	566	267.50–284.00	279.08
6	600–650	623	247.50–263.00	254.17
6	650–700	683	250.00–251.50	251.25
2	750–800	760	227.50	227.50
6	800–850	821	219.00–230.50	228.53
1	950–1000	985	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	252.50	252.50
4	450–500	474	242.50–252.50	249.28
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	573	232.50–259.00	246.98
2	600–650	630	230.00–232.00	230.98
2	650–700	683	225.00–237.50	231.27
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	345.00	345.00
7	300–350	323	347.50–415.00	363.15
13	350–400	372	365.00–427.50	399.68
31	400–450	419	320.00–355.00	342.82
20	450–500	478	307.00–338.00	329.05
80	600–650	604	309.75	309.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	292.50–310.00	301.49
8	650–700	672	242.00–247.00	245.00
3	700–750	720	237.50–248.00	241.48
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	708	223.00–225.00	224.00
1	750–800	790	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	343	382.50	382.50
4	350–400	374	375.00–380.00	376.26
5	400–450	424	347.50–417.50	371.39
14	450–500	486	350.00–375.00	367.66
10	500–550	522	320.00–348.00	336.67
12	550–600	575	315.00–332.50	324.65
9	600–650	629	262.50–302.50	281.98

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	3	—	900	152.50–187.50	168.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,235.00	1,235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	131.00–141.00	135.80
3	—	950	123.00–126.00	124.29
11	—	1,003	100.00–119.00	110.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	131.00–150.00	140.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	112.00–118.00	114.92
6	—	1,280	122.00–129.00	126.72
7	—	1,346	131.00–136.00	133.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	153.00–158.00	156.36
3	—	1,668	138.00–143.00	141.60
3	—	1,462	161.00–167.00	164.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,247	175.00	175.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle