Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-8.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. 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 $353.03/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −101.54 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$353.03

49 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$51.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs KY average

−21.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	354.08	1,973	48
Medium and Large 2-3	570	302.50	1,724	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.58/cwt here — about $249 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

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 sale49 hd

353.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,095 hd

364.15

−11.12

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−21.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−101.54

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	1,756	179.29	3,148	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	144.28	1,857	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	143.65	2,358	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	137.47	1,417	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	175.00	2,328	1thin

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)	1,318	$2,451	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	146.83/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,896	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	131.95/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,676	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	147.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	335.42/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	329.60/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	293.42/cwt	293.25–294.00	2,224	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	822	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	337.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	310.09/cwt	292.50–321.00	1,907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	546	362.94/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,982	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	268.02/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	306.21/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	356.68/cwt	348.00–361.00	1,997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	325.65/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,058	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	250.39/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	313.83/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	234.60/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,451.38/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	401.21/cwt	371.00–413.00	1,713	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	131.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	147.90/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,512	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	121.30/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	167.22/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	187.75/cwt	183.00–204.00	3,471	6
Bulls	—	—	1,423	172.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	371.42/cwt	353.00–401.00	1,590	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	400.95/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,500	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	315.22/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	391.70/cwt	365.00–422.50	1,853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	381.03/cwt	352.50–397.50	1,779	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	329.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	350.73/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	362.73/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	396.11/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	656	300.68/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	419.50/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	270.56/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	339.17/cwt	320.00–345.50	1,845	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	340.98/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	338.11/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	310.64/cwt	307.50–316.00	2,063	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	268.69/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	405.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	307.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	342.44/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	306.03/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,867	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	378.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,810	6

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

Tue Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 665Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 69Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	134.00–136.00	134.96
5	—	1,631	140.00–152.00	147.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,045	125.00–139.00	131.36
10	—	1,022	140.00–165.00	147.90
2	—	965	118.00–124.00	121.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,291	141.00–156.00	146.83
6	—	1,270	126.00–139.00	131.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	163.00–169.00	167.22
6	—	1,849	183.00–204.00	187.75
2	—	1,423	170.00–175.00	172.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	488	317.50–350.00	335.42
1	500–550	545	327.50	327.50
10	550–600	588	329.00–330.00	329.60
3	600–650	638	266.00	266.00
1	700–750	740	277.00	277.00
2	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00
4	850–900	890	246.00	246.00
4	900–950	915	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	955	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	546	340.00–365.00	362.94
9	550–600	560	348.00–361.00	356.68
34	600–650	632	310.00–340.00	325.65
12	650–700	664	307.50–316.00	310.64
4	700–750	736	292.00	292.00
55	750–800	758	293.25–294.00	293.42
8	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	950	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	386	400.00	400.00
31	400–450	427	371.00–413.00	401.21
12	450–500	473	365.00–422.50	391.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	280	332.50–340.00	336.25
2	300–350	338	330.00–345.00	337.33
3	350–400	383	352.50–367.50	362.73
3	400–450	427	337.50–347.50	340.98
7	450–500	471	322.50–347.50	338.11
20	500–550	537	295.00–315.00	307.49
5	550–600	567	290.00–317.50	306.21
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
10	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	268.02
9	700–750	708	257.50–277.50	270.56
1	800–850	840	249.00	249.00
1	850–900	885	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	822	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	544	320.00–345.50	339.17
3	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	615	292.50–321.00	310.09
2	650–700	662	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	460	310.00–317.50	313.83
2	500–550	517	252.50	252.50
7	550–600	566	230.00–275.00	250.39
4	650–700	663	205.00–250.00	234.60
1	800–850	840	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	372.50	372.50
11	350–400	374	370.00–422.50	400.95
30	400–450	428	353.00–401.00	371.42
27	450–500	467	352.50–397.50	381.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	935	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
4	450–500	485	325.00–357.50	342.44
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	583	305.00–322.50	315.22
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	680	260.00–265.00	262.46
2	700–750	733	262.50–275.00	268.69
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	817	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–437.50	419.50
5	350–400	366	400.00–410.00	405.90
11	400–450	425	370.00–410.00	396.11
6	450–500	478	365.00–390.00	378.65
13	500–550	527	337.50–365.00	350.73
4	550–600	560	325.00–340.00	329.96
19	600–650	610	297.50–316.00	306.03
5	650–700	656	290.00–312.50	300.68
2	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	189.00	189.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,451.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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

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How this sale compares

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