Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.79/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.77 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$383.79

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$60.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs KY average

−16.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	385.89	2,108	28
Medium and Large 2-3	540	325.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $353 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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

383.79

—

KY average25 barns · 776 hd

395.17

−11.38

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−16.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−70.77

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	—	Average	1,397	189.30	2,645	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	163.60	2,676	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	163.32	2,170	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	156.20	1,549	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	218.00	2,453	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,351	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	323.73/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	329.90/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	370.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,237	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	388.65/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	337.84/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	334.39/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	354.98/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	302.99/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	317.64/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	393.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	320.85/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	313.19/cwt	304.00–322.50	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	356.23/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,693	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	294.76/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,901	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	147.86/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,448	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,689	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	168.65/cwt	160.00–188.00	2,714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	169.28/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,245	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	147.41/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	166.62/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	404.03/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	442.41/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	405.60/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	304.58/cwt	292.50–317.50	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	432.95/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	336.34/cwt	327.00–341.00	2,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	392.93/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,674	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,588.54/head	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	422.26/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	423.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	317.10/cwt	317.00–317.50	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	387.41/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	297.51/cwt	296.00–299.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	405.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	370.96/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	379.20/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	449.96/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	471.13/cwt	462.50–480.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	367.00/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	366.73/cwt	364.00–373.00	2,270	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,055	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 301Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	435	372.50–382.50	379.20
4	450–500	475	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	528	335.00–340.00	337.44
2	550–600	568	337.50–340.00	338.79
4	600–650	626	304.00–322.50	313.19
2	650–700	668	300.00–315.00	307.64
2	700–750	715	296.00–299.00	297.51
1	800–850	805	261.00	261.00
1	950–1000	960	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	473	285.00–330.00	302.99
2	500–550	537	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	303	400.00–408.00	404.03
3	350–400	378	420.00–425.00	423.41
4	400–450	416	400.00–435.00	422.26
5	450–500	457	405.00–440.00	432.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	350.00–357.50	354.98
10	300–350	334	350.00–375.00	370.50
3	350–400	388	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	438	362.50–375.00	370.96
1	450–500	465	367.50	367.50
11	500–550	522	331.00–345.00	334.39
7	550–600	580	336.00–345.00	337.84
3	600–650	606	319.00–333.00	323.73
5	650–700	680	317.00–317.50	317.10
5	700–750	720	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	425	310.00–332.50	320.85
7	450–500	493	300.00–322.50	317.64
4	500–550	525	280.00–307.50	294.76
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	685	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	715	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	355.00–357.50	356.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	400.00–415.00	405.03
11	400–450	426	380.00–402.50	392.93
7	450–500	459	380.00–397.50	387.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	564	352.50–372.50	367.00
3	600–650	627	322.50–335.00	329.90
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	746	327.00–341.00	336.34
13	750–800	798	339.50	339.50
1	950–1000	965	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	390.00–400.00	393.16
11	550–600	571	385.00–390.00	388.65
10	600–650	619	364.00–373.00	366.73
20	650–700	660	378.00	378.00
13	750–800	765	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	673	292.50–317.50	304.58
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	430.00–457.50	449.96
5	300–350	329	432.50–445.00	442.41
4	350–400	367	462.50–480.00	471.13
3	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	405.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,588.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	137.00–154.00	147.86
4	—	1,008	163.00–171.00	166.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	160.00–188.00	168.65
2	—	1,703	150.00–152.00	150.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	161.00–178.00	169.28
3	—	1,335	144.00–150.00	147.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	190.00–192.00	190.95
1	—	1,375	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	218.00	218.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle