Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500 lbs and up 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.51/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.18 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$312.51

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$97.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

vs KY average

−27.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	318.10	1,722	33
Small and Medium 1-2	588	220.26	1,295	2thin

One grade step is worth $97.84/cwt here — about $427 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 sale35 hd

312.51

—

KY average27 barns · 1,446 hd

331.38

−18.87

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−27.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−90.18

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	1,564	180.72	2,826	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,684	159.31	2,683	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	152.51	1,959	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	134.99	1,417	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	194.00	2,086	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	550–600	557	342.80/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	347.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	371.20/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	306.03/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	303.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	275.98/cwt	262.50–279.00	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	286.13/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	328.26/cwt	316.00–332.00	2,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	306.87/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	384.55/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	316.75/cwt	316.75–316.75	2,528	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	333.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,117	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	333.45/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	323.19/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	332.34/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,761	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	326.89/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	753	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,218	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	316.07/cwt	302.50–319.00	1,988	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	321.25/cwt	287.50–355.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	378.57/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	217.61/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	234.58/cwt	222.50–260.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	290.37/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	379.03/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	331.89/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	386.56/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.91/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	394.33/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	377.42/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	355.01/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	414.03/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	371.83/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	430.10/cwt	405.00–447.50	1,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	376.90/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	423.79/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	322.40/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	420.45/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	267.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	287.30/cwt	247.50–312.50	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	162.44/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,880	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	155.88/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,028	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	867	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,428	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	588	220.26/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	118.11/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	145.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	135.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,483	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	159.31/cwt	154.00–172.00	2,683	7
Bulls	—	—	1,150	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,870	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 317Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	370.00–382.50	377.42
3	500–550	522	327.50–350.00	339.91
3	550–600	557	330.00–367.50	342.80
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
8	650–700	690	290.00–310.00	306.03
3	750–800	763	283.00–294.00	290.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	380.00–397.50	384.55
4	550–600	576	370.00–375.00	371.20
22	600–650	635	320.00–345.00	333.43
14	650–700	653	316.00–332.00	328.26
27	750–800	798	316.75	316.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	267.40
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	402.50–435.00	414.03
11	350–400	382	405.00–447.50	430.10
4	400–450	440	392.50–400.00	394.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	362	340.00–350.00	347.41
5	400–450	426	322.50–355.00	331.89
10	450–500	482	327.50–350.00	333.45
9	500–550	519	297.50–315.00	306.87
7	550–600	566	300.00–310.00	303.20
9	600–650	635	272.50–300.00	286.13
2	700–750	700	272.50	272.50
6	750–800	771	262.50–279.00	275.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	530	320.00–342.50	332.34
4	550–600	586	321.00–330.00	323.19
8	600–650	629	302.50–319.00	316.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	753	294.50	294.50
7	850–900	867	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	440	302.50	302.50
5	450–500	479	247.50–312.50	287.30
3	600–650	631	222.50–260.00	234.58
1	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
2	750–800	780	200.00–235.00	217.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	360.00–370.00	365.00
6	300–350	327	375.00–392.50	386.56
3	350–400	367	375.00–382.50	379.03
14	400–450	424	365.00–373.00	371.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	200.00–240.00	220.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	362.50–392.50	376.90
2	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	462	365.00–390.00	378.57
6	500–550	519	367.50	367.50
5	550–600	576	347.50–357.50	355.01
2	650–700	680	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	775	272.00	272.00
3	800–850	836	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	465	287.50–355.00	321.25
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	577	325.00–330.00	326.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	383	417.50–430.00	423.79
5	400–450	433	407.50–427.50	420.45
4	600–650	625	315.00–329.00	322.40
1	650–700	665	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	155.00–168.00	162.44
1	—	1,150	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,560	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	194.00	194.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	138.00–140.00	139.03
12	—	1,301	145.00–165.00	155.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	117.00–119.00	118.11
3	—	1,007	141.00–150.00	145.57
3	—	1,093	130.00–140.00	135.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,684	154.00–172.00	159.31

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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