Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.48/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.22 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$343.48

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$86.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs KY average

+9.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	349.25	1,881	56
Medium and Large 2-3	575	262.73	1,511	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.52/cwt here — about $370 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 sale60 hd

343.48

—

KY average24 barns · 1,266 hd

338.85

+4.63

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+9.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−59.22

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	1,834	203.06	3,723	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	157.51	2,573	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	156.83	2,039	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	143.90	1,448	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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	550–600	568	353.76/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	379.40/cwt	372.50–383.00	1,810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	329.95/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	390.82/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	294.66/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	428.85/cwt	415.00–442.50	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	310.85/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	263.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	337.81/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	355.80/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,345	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	319.55/cwt	297.50–345.00	1,837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	262.73/cwt	235.00–287.50	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	363.99/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,860	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	366.76/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	332.87/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	390.27/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	340.10/cwt	338.00–347.00	1,979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	366.94/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	166.06/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,189	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	141.82/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,804	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	158.19/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,618	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	141.65/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,412	7
Bulls	—	—	1,395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,511	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	214.59/cwt	208.00–221.00	4,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	260.06/cwt	237.50–277.50	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	270.78/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,801	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	163.34/cwt	154.00–178.00	2,690	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	423.64/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	458.74/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	333.68/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	368.92/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	407.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,574	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	747	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	385.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	412.00/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	304.86/cwt	292.50–311.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	362.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,851	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	330.07/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,693	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 235Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 25Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	475	360.00–376.00	366.76
12	500–550	511	355.00–377.50	363.99
13	550–600	568	347.50–370.00	353.76
3	600–650	633	322.50	322.50
3	650–700	657	307.50–312.50	310.85
3	700–750	745	250.00–270.00	263.38
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	897	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	302.50	302.50
8	550–600	575	297.50–345.00	319.55
2	600–650	600	262.50–287.50	275.00
5	650–700	675	237.50–277.50	260.06
1	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	825	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	450.00–470.00	458.74
4	350–400	371	407.50–435.00	423.64
2	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	478	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	665	327.50	327.50
2	700–750	747	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	415.00–442.50	428.85
17	350–400	386	400.00–425.00	407.77
6	400–450	431	375.00–390.00	385.02
12	450–500	477	372.50–383.00	379.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	466	362.50–370.00	366.94
4	500–550	513	322.50–337.50	330.07
11	550–600	580	315.00–337.50	329.95
4	600–650	616	290.00–302.50	294.66
3	650–700	673	292.50–311.00	304.86
2	700–750	713	240.00–255.00	247.47
1	750–800	775	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	511	340.00–370.00	362.23
11	550–600	582	338.00–347.00	340.10
9	600–650	624	335.00–342.00	337.81
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	315.00–340.00	332.87
4	550–600	575	235.00–287.50	262.73
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	665	260.00–277.50	270.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	362	457.50	457.50
5	400–450	434	402.50–425.00	412.00
5	450–500	452	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	385.00–392.50	390.82
8	550–600	571	383.00	383.00
14	650–700	659	340.00–357.00	355.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	380.00–397.50	390.27
3	550–600	570	366.00–375.00	368.92
3	600–650	631	333.00–334.00	333.68
3	650–700	691	334.00	334.00
1	800–850	825	297.00	297.00
3	850–900	853	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,318	154.00–179.00	166.06
8	—	1,272	131.00–148.00	141.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	150.00–175.00	158.19
7	—	997	137.00–147.00	141.65
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,058	120.00–123.00	121.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,647	154.00–178.00	163.34
3	—	1,598	140.00–146.00	141.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	180.00	180.00
2	—	2,053	208.00–221.00	214.59

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Flemingsburg Livestock Auction