Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.84/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.86 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$326.84

108 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$76.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

vs KY average

−3.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	331.06	1,840	102
Medium and Large 2-3	565	255.01	1,441	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.05/cwt here — about $400 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale108 hd

326.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd

319.62

+7.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−3.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−75.86

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	1,726	180.87	3,122	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	153.09	2,385	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	146.15	1,942	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	137.50	1,404	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	206.00	2,441	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	296.23/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	358.45/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	301.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	416.78/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,170	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	329.88/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	333.93/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,107	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	258.07/cwt	247.50–258.50	1,974	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	322.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	325.88/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	381.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,158	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,370	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	257.25/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	285.47/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,776	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	264.51/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	335.32/cwt	317.50–339.75	1,898	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	269.46/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	327.49/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,742	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	282.04/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,861	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,096	11
Bulls	—	—	1,758	189.67/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	149.84/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,973	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	153.09/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,385	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	149.12/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.32/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,531	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	134.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,287	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	405.60/cwt	372.50–412.50	1,781	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	378.17/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	244.62/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,155	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	166.67/cwt	146.00–197.50	1,663	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	358.38/cwt	342.50–377.50	1,874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	345.00/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,618	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	391.56/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,289	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	291.67/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	373.22/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,590	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	316.68/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	581	336.35/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	390.10/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	417.55/cwt	387.50–442.50	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	389.25/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	328.44/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,025	5

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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 527Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 53Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00–325.00	322.34
5	300–350	312	322.50–332.50	328.44
2	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	432	282.50–307.50	291.67
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	585	295.00–297.50	296.23
13	600–650	622	272.50–297.50	285.47
31	650–700	660	275.00–284.00	282.04
12	700–750	729	241.00–264.00	257.25
25	750–800	765	247.50–258.50	258.07
1	800–850	835	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
8	300–350	327	350.00–372.50	358.45
8	350–400	371	357.50–415.00	391.56
39	400–450	426	330.00–410.00	373.22
20	450–500	469	330.00–375.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	420	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	472	225.00–262.50	244.62
1	500–550	525	207.50	207.50
5	550–600	573	230.00–275.00	264.51
2	650–700	670	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	532	310.00–340.00	327.49
66	550–600	566	317.50–339.75	335.32
11	600–650	646	324.50	324.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	360.03
3	500–550	530	322.50–337.50	329.88
17	550–600	585	322.00–340.00	325.88
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	301.74
2	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	750–800	765	264.00–275.00	269.46
27	850–900	882	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	375.00–395.00	389.25
67	550–600	565	350.00–385.00	381.94
20	600–650	631	320.00–345.00	333.93
24	650–700	686	345.50	345.50
5	700–750	713	304.00	304.00
20	750–800	752	288.50	288.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	387.50–442.50	417.55
20	400–450	439	372.50–412.50	405.60
18	450–500	485	370.00–417.50	390.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	272	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	377	407.50–420.00	416.78
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	479	350.00–392.50	378.17
18	500–550	523	342.50–377.50	358.38
8	550–600	581	330.00–352.50	336.35
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	442	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	540	300.00–327.50	316.68
1	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,758	181.00–206.00	189.67
1	—	1,555	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,685	142.00–155.00	149.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,317	140.00–161.00	149.84
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,453	130.00–135.00	132.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,025	142.00–158.00	149.32
3	—	1,083	133.00–137.00	134.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	148.00–165.00	153.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	206.00	206.00

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	5	—	998	146.00–197.50	166.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle