Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.87/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −82.83 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$319.87

27 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$90.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.00

vs KY average

−12.95 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	323.23	1,836	26
Medium and Large 2-3	575	232.50	1,337	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.73/cwt here — about $499 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

319.87

—

KY average24 barns · 1,452 hd

335.87

−16.00

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−12.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−82.83

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	1,408	182.00	2,562	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	159.28	2,047	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	153.17	2,388	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	146.65	1,519	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,257	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	815	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	371.81/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	299.38/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	283.53/cwt	280.00–288.00	2,421	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	382.37/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	355.10/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	264.02/cwt	257.00–266.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	337.48/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	328.53/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,227	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	331.57/cwt	329.50–336.00	1,926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	335.32/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	303.99/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	373.15/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	366.40/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,925	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	847	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	273.06/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,696	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	138.86/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,432	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	121.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	156.46/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,648	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	157.71/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	338.60/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	251.23/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	379.94/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	288.08/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,212	3
Steers	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	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	314.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	356.52/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	496	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	397.15/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	357.88/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	418.16/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	389.21/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	410.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,515	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	193.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,770	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	382.53/cwt	362.50–396.00	1,595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	414.75/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	237.51/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	296.22/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	405.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	397.79/cwt	387.50–420.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	672	298.88/cwt	290.00–304.00	2,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	159.28/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,047	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 610Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 93Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	380.00–385.00	382.37
4	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	366.40
2	450–500	497	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	564	310.00–325.00	314.47
5	750–800	773	257.00–266.00	264.02
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	915	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	815	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	276	400.00–415.00	405.34
1	350–400	385	407.50	407.50
7	400–450	414	387.50–420.00	397.79
3	450–500	463	387.50–392.50	389.21
6	500–550	508	342.50–380.00	357.88
2	600–650	630	292.50–300.00	296.22
6	650–700	672	290.00–304.00	298.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	362.50	362.50
2	350–400	385	347.50–362.50	355.10
4	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	337.48
4	450–500	490	327.50–330.00	328.76
2	500–550	537	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	575	282.50–312.50	299.38
4	600–650	621	262.50–280.00	273.06
2	650–700	690	282.00	282.00
5	700–750	715	247.00–265.00	251.23
2	750–800	777	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	815	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	320.00–350.00	335.32
16	550–600	581	329.50–336.00	331.57
38	600–650	613	314.00	314.00
13	700–750	719	283.00	283.00
4	750–800	782	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	370.00–385.00	379.94
1	300–350	310	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
8	400–450	417	362.50–396.00	382.53
19	450–500	469	350.00–362.50	356.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	232.50	232.50
4	600–650	638	210.00–255.00	237.51
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	440	355.00–377.50	371.81
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	590	330.00–346.00	338.60
1	600–650	645	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	672	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	768	285.00–293.00	288.08
1	800–850	840	267.00	267.00
2	900–950	902	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	367.50–380.00	373.15
6	550–600	586	366.00	366.00
17	650–700	678	317.00–330.00	328.53
4	700–750	706	301.00–305.00	303.99
6	800–850	847	283.00	283.00
22	850–900	854	280.00–288.00	283.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	415.00–420.00	418.16
3	300–350	335	405.00–425.00	414.75
5	350–400	369	400.00–425.00	410.63
4	400–450	430	387.50–407.50	397.15
3	450–500	496	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	133.00–143.00	138.86
2	—	968	118.00–126.00	121.97
9	—	1,053	147.00–165.00	156.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	154.00–167.00	157.71
1	—	1,620	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	145.00–170.00	159.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,340	176.00	176.00

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	3	—	913	190.00–200.00	193.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,257	2,650.00	2,650.00

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