Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers sharply higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling 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 $381.55/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −73.01 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$381.55

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$79.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs KY average

−27.75 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	393.94	2,100	27
Medium and Large 2-3	571	314.62	1,796	5thin

One grade step is worth $79.32/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd

381.55

—

KY average23 barns · 886 hd

396.01

−14.46

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−27.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−73.01

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	1,779	199.37	3,546	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	166.22	2,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	160.00	2,688	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	141.09	1,541	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,000	220.00	2,200	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	245.00	2,597	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2-3	850–900	875	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,405	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	312.15/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	395.70/cwt	365.00–398.50	2,438	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	352.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,121	185
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	414.88/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,145	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	248.50/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	356.75/cwt	356.75–356.75	2,979	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	383.47/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,749	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	326.69/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	313.11/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	357.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,885	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	383.78/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	316.27/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	357.63/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,232	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	352.94/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	396.28/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	314.62/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	381.32/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	266.25/cwt	252.50–280.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	295.99/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	321.55/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	781	277.84/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	263.81/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	323.95/cwt	297.50–350.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	305.63/cwt	277.50–322.50	1,751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	276.33/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	284.28/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	288.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	814	247.19/cwt	236.00–257.50	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	301.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,489	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	146.33/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,567	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	172.79/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,346	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,245	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,071	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	153.09/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	192.85/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,304	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	209.66/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	341.19/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	382.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	490.71/cwt	457.50–522.50	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	457.66/cwt	447.50–480.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	398.07/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,879	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	328.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	439.41/cwt	407.50–459.50	1,850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	471.50/cwt	467.50–477.50	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	313.82/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	405.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,719	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	444.88/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,685	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	259.08/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	347.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	364.84/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,409	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	359.53/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	369.62/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	337.88/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,801	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	428.75/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,308	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	339.16/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	334.94/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,445	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	425.25/cwt	412.50–437.00	1,977	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	325.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	377.07/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	499.89/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	409.97/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,098	5

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 287Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	297.50–350.00	323.95
2	350–400	383	332.50–350.00	341.19
3	400–450	427	290.00–310.00	301.12
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
11	550–600	573	277.50–322.50	305.63
4	600–650	629	250.00–305.00	276.33
6	650–700	677	280.00–300.00	288.84
1	700–750	745	278.00	278.00
2	750–800	775	252.50–280.00	266.25
4	800–850	814	236.00–257.50	247.19
1	850–900	875	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	338	395.00–397.50	396.28
2	350–400	368	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
3	450–500	475	352.50–375.00	364.84
12	500–550	533	330.00–341.00	337.88
15	550–600	563	327.50–347.50	339.16
6	600–650	632	325.00–327.50	326.69
8	650–700	662	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	730	307.50–312.50	310.00
6	750–800	758	310.00–322.50	316.27
8	800–850	838	302.00	302.00
1	850–900	895	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	528	350.00–370.00	357.06
11	550–600	568	350.00–357.50	352.94
34	600–650	624	344.00–360.00	357.63
8	650–700	657	343.50	343.50
15	700–750	721	333.50	333.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	427.50–430.00	428.75
23	400–450	424	392.50–415.00	405.37
19	450–500	472	387.50–415.00	398.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
9	500–550	513	295.00–330.00	321.55
6	550–600	579	280.00–330.00	312.15
3	600–650	632	277.50–292.50	284.28
4	650–700	655	260.00–275.00	263.81
1	700–750	745	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	785	247.00–250.00	248.50
2	900–950	905	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	402.50	402.50
11	450–500	481	367.50–397.50	377.07
4	500–550	532	340.00–360.00	352.48
7	550–600	579	340.00–355.00	347.95
10	600–650	622	302.50–330.00	313.82
4	650–700	658	305.00–322.50	313.11
6	700–750	734	253.00–267.50	259.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	452.50	452.50
3	300–350	328	457.50–522.50	490.71
7	350–400	387	467.50–477.50	471.50
11	400–450	421	407.50–459.50	439.41
2	450–500	480	407.50–412.50	409.97
6	500–550	534	380.00–390.00	382.07
1	600–650	625	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	517	390.00–430.00	414.88
2	550–600	565	380.00–387.50	383.78
42	600–650	616	365.00–398.50	395.70
4	650–700	658	362.50–387.50	381.32
29	700–750	717	360.00–385.00	383.47
63	800–850	835	356.75	356.75
185	850–900	855	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	522	350.00–367.50	359.53
5	550–600	579	357.50–375.00	369.62
5	600–650	617	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	666	325.00–335.00	328.72
4	700–750	730	320.00–345.00	334.94
3	800–850	818	320.00–330.00	325.25
3	850–900	855	314.00	314.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	571	285.00–345.00	314.62
5	600–650	619	275.00–317.50	295.99
2	700–750	730	307.50–310.00	308.74
4	750–800	781	274.00–290.00	277.84
1	900–950	905	276.00	276.00
1	950–1000	960	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	470.00–525.00	499.89
6	350–400	377	447.50–480.00	457.66
13	400–450	419	430.00–465.00	444.88
30	450–500	465	412.50–437.00	425.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
14	800–850	821	341.50	341.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	130.00–134.00	131.92
7	—	1,071	135.00–157.00	146.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	165.00–177.00	172.79
4	—	1,256	142.00–159.00	153.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,713	189.00–198.00	192.85
5	—	1,814	206.00–213.00	209.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	220.00	220.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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