Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, 600-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, 500-600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.60/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.09 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$310.60

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$48.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs KY average

−10.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	319.94	1,733	21
Medium and Large 2-3	554	271.38	1,505	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.56/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

310.60

—

KY average26 barns · 1,459 hd

308.11

+2.49

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−10.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−92.09

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	1,657	156.47	2,592	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	130.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	127.91	1,670	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	124.33	1,364	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	181.53	2,305	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,517	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,446	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	311.13/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	306.63/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	338.28/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	260.50/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	308.46/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	290.56/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	335.92/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	348.66/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	338.27/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	318.41/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,974	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	258.00/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	267.33/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	290.66/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	269.37/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	815	249.84/cwt	247.50–251.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	354.68/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	281.38/cwt	272.50–290.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	247.66/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	166.69/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,682	8
Bulls	—	—	1,560	146.24/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	231.69/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	751	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	277.45/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	124.72/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	124.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	181.53/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	703	293.87/cwt	290.00–298.00	2,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	349.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,638	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	384.15/cwt	335.00–397.50	1,786	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,517	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	349.33/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,499	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	593	320.90/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	654	295.64/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	140	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	368.40/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,389	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	223.88/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,749	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	396	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	356.57/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	319.41/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	367.50–412.50	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	322.51/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	327.31/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	393.15/cwt	345.00–427.50	1,632	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	318.24/cwt	301.00–340.00	1,951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	321.27/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	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.

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Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 367Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	357.50	357.50
3	300–350	333	352.50	352.50
13	350–400	377	350.00–377.50	368.40
20	400–450	429	332.50–355.00	349.33
17	450–500	469	330.00–360.00	349.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	321	317.50–327.50	321.27
2	450–500	473	317.50–320.00	318.73
5	500–550	532	295.00–317.50	308.46
8	550–600	572	295.00–317.50	311.13
4	600–650	627	287.50–295.00	290.56
1	700–750	720	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	942	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	965	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	517	322.50–352.50	335.92
41	600–650	620	302.50–325.00	318.41
10	700–750	718	257.50–260.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	272.50–290.00	281.38
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	528	267.50–287.50	277.45
3	550–600	572	252.50–282.50	267.33
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	692	217.00–240.00	231.69
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	815	247.50–251.00	249.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	332.50–345.00	338.28
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	689	268.00–275.00	269.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	280.00–282.50	281.23
2	550–600	578	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	630	237.50–257.50	247.66
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	373	400.00–402.50	401.24
6	400–450	432	345.00–362.50	356.57
2	450–500	465	337.50–340.00	338.72
5	500–550	529	310.00–335.00	319.41
6	550–600	593	312.50–322.50	320.90
11	600–650	613	301.00–340.00	318.24
4	650–700	654	292.50–300.00	295.64
8	700–750	703	290.00–298.00	293.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	290.00–315.00	306.63
2	500–550	520	322.50–332.50	327.31
7	550–600	581	316.00–332.50	322.51
3	650–700	695	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	725	277.50	277.50
8	750–800	753	259.00–265.00	260.50
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	507	347.50–360.00	348.66
10	550–600	584	347.50–363.00	354.68
10	600–650	617	330.00–345.00	338.27
3	650–700	690	312.00	312.00
6	700–750	731	290.00–292.00	290.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	244.91
4	750–800	751	210.00	210.00
4	900–950	905	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	330	367.50–412.50	390.00
5	350–400	396	392.50	392.50
20	400–450	415	345.00–427.50	393.15
21	450–500	465	335.00–397.50	384.15
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	781	206.00–230.00	223.88
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,320	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,244	130.00–140.00	135.21
3	—	1,427	122.50–127.00	124.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	122.00–127.00	124.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	163.00–170.00	166.69
2	—	1,560	143.00–150.00	146.24
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	179.00–184.00	181.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,446	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,517	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle