Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $337.94/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.76 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$337.94

56 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.04

vs KY average

−12.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	345.52	1,873	47
Medium and Large 2-3	573	298.30	1,711	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale56 hd

337.94

—

KY average24 barns · 1,331 hd

355.97

−18.04

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−12.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−64.76

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	1,380	187.85	2,591	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	166.74	2,160	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	165.74	2,528	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	159.24	1,603	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	250.00	2,775	1thin

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)	1,395	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	650–700	672	300.66/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	380.12/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	294.30/cwt	289.00–308.50	2,110	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,307	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	357.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	338.61/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,784	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	334.39/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	315.08/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	358.60/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,911	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	327.88/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	369.66/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	284.65/cwt	250.00–302.50	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	314.29/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	362.57/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	380.77/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	309.06/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	276.12/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	328.24/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	265.36/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	255.67/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	339.33/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,579	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	170.61/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	170.04/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,217	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	151.07/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,896	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,357	170.37/cwt	157.00–184.00	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	282.80/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,563	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	166.33/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,660	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	302.78/cwt	272.50–322.50	1,747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	340.64/cwt	325.00–357.50	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	401.65/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	418.67/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,541	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	454.75/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	403.85/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,910	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	383.75/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	429.25/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.37/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	366.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	394.06/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	386.10/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	332.20/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	328.78/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	410.03/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	334.12/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	375.51/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	381.84/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	393.70/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,496	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 431Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	397.50	397.50
2	350–400	380	392.50–395.00	393.70
3	400–450	417	387.50–397.50	394.06
3	450–500	463	372.50–385.00	380.77
2	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	357.43
3	550–600	588	329.00	329.00
2	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.55
4	650–700	672	295.00–302.50	300.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	347.50	347.50
4	450–500	478	287.50–325.00	309.06
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
9	550–600	570	305.00–325.00	314.29
2	600–650	628	265.00–287.50	276.12
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	738	255.00–256.00	255.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	368	415.00–422.50	418.67
3	400–450	427	400.00–402.50	401.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	593	389.00	389.00
6	600–650	622	379.00	379.00
5	650–700	668	352.50–365.00	362.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	428	372.50–392.50	381.84
3	450–500	477	370.00–387.50	375.51
3	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	366.83
4	550–600	577	367.50–375.00	369.37
6	600–650	633	322.50–340.00	332.20
2	700–750	723	312.50–317.50	315.08
4	750–800	753	320.00–337.50	328.78
1	800–850	840	304.00	304.00
1	850–900	895	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	469	300.00–352.50	339.33
1	500–550	515	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	573	262.50–300.00	282.80
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	250.00–302.50	284.65
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	400.00–455.00	410.03
3	300–350	332	440.00–465.00	454.75
4	350–400	370	420.00–432.50	429.25
1	400–450	435	407.50	407.50
2	450–500	473	400.00–407.50	403.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
8	350–400	378	370.00–387.50	380.12
9	400–450	430	362.50–377.50	369.66
1	450–500	495	342.50	342.50
15	500–550	527	327.50–347.50	338.61
13	550–600	573	333.00–340.00	334.39
5	600–650	625	322.50–340.00	334.12
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	717	289.00–308.50	294.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	533	352.50–377.50	358.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00–357.50	340.64
2	300–350	333	317.50–337.50	327.88
3	400–450	432	305.00–340.00	328.24
2	450–500	475	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	545	262.50	262.50
8	550–600	577	272.50–322.50	302.78
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	703	274.00	274.00
3	750–800	773	261.00–270.00	265.36
1	800–850	825	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	326	417.50	417.50
6	400–450	422	382.50–395.00	386.10
2	450–500	460	380.00–387.50	383.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	164.00–177.00	170.61
1	—	1,525	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,304	160.00–179.00	170.04
4	—	1,255	145.00–156.00	151.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	130.00	130.00
5	—	998	161.00–179.00	166.33
1	—	1,080	153.00	153.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	250.00	250.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	157.00–184.00	170.37
2	—	1,563	198.00–199.00	198.50
1	—	1,080	219.00	219.00

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	—	815	210.00	210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,900.00	2,900.00

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