Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and 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 $307.66/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −95.03 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$307.66

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$94.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.73

vs KY average

−26.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	330.45	1,762	22
Medium and Large 2-3	544	236.07	1,285	7thin

One grade step is worth $94.38/cwt here — about $477 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 sale29 hd

307.66

—

KY average27 barns · 1,614 hd

331.39

−23.73

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−26.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−95.03

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	1,555	182.97	2,845	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	153.91	2,424	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	153.89	1,987	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	151.52	1,574	13

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)	1,290	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,950	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$3,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2-3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	311.49/cwt	275.00–337.50	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	236.45/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	350.61/cwt	342.50–354.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	344.33/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	331.16/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	371.03/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	381.22/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	386.22/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	334.20/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	275.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	352.48/cwt	339.00–360.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	218.90/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	339.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,143	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	138.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,788	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	154.22/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	315.32/cwt	295.00–342.50	1,189	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	367.62/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	394.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,949.72/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	384.13/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	355.18/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	370.38/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	388.17/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	311.08/cwt	308.00–317.50	2,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	414.59/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	335.10/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	289.35/cwt	274.00–297.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	365.51/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	246.66/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	261.54/cwt	255.00–266.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	306.78/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	275.64/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	355.40/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	386.19/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	335.24/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	298.74/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	158.52/cwt	149.00–170.00	2,045	17
Bulls	—	—	1,251	171.68/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,305	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	187.75/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,284	4

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 370Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 34Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	415	325.00–345.00	335.24
4	450–500	461	342.50–350.00	344.33
2	500–550	518	327.50–335.00	331.16
5	550–600	587	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	777	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	378	360.00–382.50	371.03
3	400–450	408	382.50–387.50	384.13
4	450–500	486	377.50–387.50	381.22
10	500–550	521	339.00–360.00	352.48
6	550–600	568	342.50–354.00	350.61
1	600–650	620	259.00	259.00
3	700–750	711	274.00–279.00	275.64
4	750–800	785	255.00–266.00	261.54
2	850–900	887	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	905	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	383	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	406	400.00–427.50	414.59
1	500–550	520	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	650	307.00–308.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	335.00–345.00	339.07
3	350–400	377	295.00–342.50	315.32
5	400–450	427	275.00–337.50	311.49
5	450–500	469	275.00–327.50	298.74
2	500–550	505	262.50–265.00	263.74
5	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	628	223.00–250.00	236.45
4	650–700	686	207.50–230.00	218.90
4	700–750	722	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	526	325.00–347.50	335.10
8	550–600	552	320.00–339.00	334.20
4	600–650	633	300.00–309.00	306.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	300–350	335	355.00–387.50	365.51
2	350–400	388	355.00–360.00	357.55
13	400–450	425	340.00–367.50	355.40
10	450–500	476	345.00–360.00	355.18
2	500–550	502	287.50	287.50
7	600–650	628	260.00–280.00	275.62
3	750–800	763	246.00–247.00	246.66
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	385.00–400.00	394.88
4	400–450	405	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	380.00–392.50	386.19
9	550–600	581	380.00–387.00	386.22
9	600–650	618	336.00	336.00
2	650–700	650	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	368	365.00–370.00	367.62
2	400–450	427	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	483	385.00–397.50	388.17
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
8	550–600	573	350.00–376.00	370.38
1	600–650	645	319.00	319.00
3	650–700	678	308.00–317.50	311.08
3	700–750	721	274.00–297.00	289.35
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	406.00	406.00
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	482	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	135.00–140.00	138.16
17	—	1,290	149.00–170.00	158.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,054	144.00–164.00	154.22
2	—	955	135.00–138.00	136.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	150.00–158.00	153.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	164.00–176.00	171.68
1	—	1,995	209.00	209.00
4	—	1,749	182.00–193.00	187.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,949.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	3,325.00	3,325.00

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