Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-600 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.35/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.35 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$325.35

120 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$63.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.47

vs KY average

+10.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	326.94	1,790	117
Medium and Large 2-3	580	263.17	1,525	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.78/cwt here — about $264 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 sale120 hd

325.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,941 hd

304.88

+20.47

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+10.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−77.35

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	—	Low	1,554	166.44	2,586	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	143.93	2,436	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,303	130.51	1,701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	122.63	1,269	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	200–250	230	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	256.39/cwt	255.50–260.00	1,823	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	349.49/cwt	327.50–390.00	1,478	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	631	293.00/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	256.68/cwt	255.00–257.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	243.79/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	297.53/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	316.76/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	327.36/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,026	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	285.63/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	314.08/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	330.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,716	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	309.56/cwt	281.00–310.75	2,021	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	306.89/cwt	303.00–309.50	2,176	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	413.60/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	347.63/cwt	342.50–351.00	2,009	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	333.33/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,893	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	352.07/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,827	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	250.61/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	317.66/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	335.04/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	241.53/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	307.65/cwt	287.50–315.50	1,883	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	300.63/cwt	292.50–309.00	1,422	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	155.24/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,380	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	124.75/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,547	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	137.48/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,511	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	183.25/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,905	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	124.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,296	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	105.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,018	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	148.41/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	137.99/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,812	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	402.97/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	331.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,573	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	564	342.36/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	745	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	312.20/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,829	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	375.48/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	396.38/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 869Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 58Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	327.50	327.50
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	558	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	616	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	790	257.00	257.00
6	800–850	835	255.00–257.00	256.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	519	337.50–367.50	352.07
18	550–600	578	342.50–351.00	347.63
23	600–650	619	300.00–333.00	327.36
13	650–700	682	290.00–305.00	297.53
36	700–750	709	303.00–309.50	306.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	375	457.50	457.50
9	400–450	436	377.50–425.00	396.38
2	450–500	470	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	330.07
34	550–600	568	321.00–340.00	333.33
35	600–650	612	287.50–315.50	307.65
73	650–700	653	281.00–310.75	309.56
30	700–750	711	255.50–260.00	256.39
3	750–800	783	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	395.00–427.50	413.60
16	400–450	423	327.50–390.00	349.49
18	450–500	475	315.00–340.00	331.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	337.50	337.50
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	380	305.00–330.00	317.66
4	400–450	426	272.50–297.50	285.63
3	450–500	473	292.50–309.00	300.63
3	500–550	517	307.50–317.50	314.08
24	550–600	586	290.00–318.00	312.20
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	658	241.00–260.00	250.61
8	700–750	723	237.50–245.00	243.79
2	750–800	750	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	935	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	457	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	597	261.00	261.00
6	650–700	691	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	378	332.50–340.00	335.04
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	490	300.00–327.50	316.76
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	240.00–243.00	241.53
2	750–800	765	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	370.00–422.50	402.97
8	400–450	420	350.00–387.50	375.48
4	450–500	493	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	564	335.00–347.50	342.36
11	600–650	631	287.00–320.00	293.00
2	650–700	655	274.00	274.00
4	700–750	745	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	825	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	227.50	227.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,240	121.00–128.00	124.75
10	—	1,313	131.00–150.00	137.99
2	—	1,310	113.00–115.00	113.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	130.00–154.00	137.48
6	—	1,043	120.00–129.00	124.21
5	—	961	102.00–109.00	105.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,691	143.00–157.00	148.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	154.00–157.00	155.24
2	—	1,585	182.00–184.00	183.25

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle