Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady , Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $312.28/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.41 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$312.28

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$46.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.61

vs KY average

−27.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	330.50	1,748	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	283.93	1,615	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.57/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale23 hd

312.28

—

KY average25 barns · 1,169 hd

337.89

−25.61

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−27.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−90.41

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	1,760	205.63	3,619	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	153.51	2,387	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	153.44	1,975	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	140.09	1,528	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	200.00	2,390	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	331.33/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	302.43/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,408	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	331.42/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	325.36/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	323.70/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	356.96/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	287.51/cwt	286.00–289.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	304.07/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	800–850	835	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	158.48/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,979	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,958	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	213.51/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	286.05/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	138.82/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	257.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	281.29/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	352.47/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	377.49/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	305.99/cwt	303.00–307.00	2,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	375.50/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	335.87/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2

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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 318Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady , Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	466	342.50–367.00	356.96
12	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	331.42
2	550–600	577	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	613	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	656	306.00	306.00
4	700–750	721	286.00–289.00	287.51
1	800–850	810	281.00	281.00
2	900–950	900	259.50	259.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	800–850	815	295.50	295.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
4	500–550	536	270.00–317.50	281.29
5	550–600	595	270.00–302.50	286.05
7	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	257.07
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	890	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	448	372.50–380.00	375.50
4	450–500	496	367.50–392.50	377.49
2	500–550	520	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	583	345.00–357.50	352.47
7	600–650	618	333.00–340.00	335.87
3	650–700	652	330.00–332.00	331.33
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	770	303.00–307.00	305.99
9	800–850	807	308.50	308.50
4	850–900	851	294.00	294.00
1	950–1000	995	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	330	407.50	407.50
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	436	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	541	317.50–335.00	325.36
2	550–600	552	317.50	317.50
6	650–700	677	295.00–317.50	302.43
1	750–800	795	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	433	315.00–332.50	323.70
2	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
8	500–550	523	292.50–310.00	304.07
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	152.00–172.00	158.48
6	—	1,358	140.00–148.00	144.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	150.00–154.00	152.04
3	—	1,088	133.00–145.00	138.82
1	—	1,150	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	153.00–154.00	153.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	211.00–215.00	213.51
1	—	1,670	182.00	182.00

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	1	—	960	185.00	185.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle