Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $392.59/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.97 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$392.59

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.91

vs KY average

−23.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	392.59	2,162	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd

392.59

—

KY average18 barns · 768 hd

394.50

−1.91

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−23.94

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−61.97

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	1,735	187.63	3,255	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	162.05	2,201	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	160.96	2,685	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	140.83	1,521	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	198.00	2,178	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,617	$3,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	600–650	625	316.11/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,955	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	476.75/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	366.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	359.53/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	277.64/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	275.66/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	865	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	339.47/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	286.03/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	393.74/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	392.08/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,239	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	333.35/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	244.21/cwt	240.00–247.50	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	306.87/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,280	5
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	332.12/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,574	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	129.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	168.52/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,280	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	175.01/cwt	152.00–189.00	2,900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,967	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	170.36/cwt	163.00–187.00	2,770	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	153.07/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,071	7
Bulls	—	—	2,050	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	250.12/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,816	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	196.03/cwt	191.00–205.00	3,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	401.33/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	456.21/cwt	415.00–497.50	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	541	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	357.58/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	434.04/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	364.12/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,817	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,862	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,617	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	507.50/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	366.22/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	384.31/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	496.26/cwt	472.50–507.50	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	382.54/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	451.25/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,017	1

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 877Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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
1	250–300	290	357.50	357.50
3	300–350	327	375.00–392.50	384.31
2	350–400	373	375.00–380.00	377.55
3	400–450	432	357.50–375.00	364.12
3	450–500	478	355.00–360.00	358.34
2	550–600	565	330.00–335.00	332.48
6	600–650	625	305.00–327.50	316.11
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
2	850–900	890	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,027	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	360.00–370.00	366.01
10	550–600	567	355.00–367.50	359.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	417	290.00–330.00	306.87
4	450–500	473	320.00–345.00	333.35
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	572	272.50–315.00	286.03
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	695	294.00	294.00
2	700–750	710	267.50–287.50	277.64
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	865	306.50	306.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	290	422.50	422.50
12	400–450	432	380.00–417.50	401.33
5	450–500	457	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	392.50–395.00	393.74
9	550–600	571	387.50–412.50	392.08
3	650–700	665	361.00	361.00
40	800–850	813	363.50	363.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	447.50–455.00	451.25
5	350–400	369	472.50–507.50	496.26
14	400–450	442	475.00–492.50	476.75
10	450–500	478	424.00–440.00	434.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	334.92
1	650–700	675	332.50	332.50
6	850–900	893	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	483	350.00–362.50	357.58
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	379.00	379.00
1	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
4	450–500	469	367.50–397.50	382.54
2	500–550	543	360.00–372.50	366.22
2	550–600	557	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
3	850–900	873	240.00–247.50	244.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	320.00–360.00	339.47
4	450–500	474	300.00–355.00	332.12
1	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	618	282.50–285.00	283.76
3	650–700	678	262.50–295.00	275.66
4	700–750	726	241.00–265.00	250.12
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	345	490.00–525.00	507.50
1	350–400	370	497.50	497.50
6	400–450	422	415.00–497.50	456.21
3	500–550	541	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	580	387.50	387.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	120.00–135.00	129.66
1	—	975	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,043	142.00–147.00	144.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,900	129.00–130.00	129.53
7	—	1,626	163.00–187.00	170.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,353	162.00–185.00	168.52
2	—	1,420	138.00–139.00	138.52
7	—	1,353	145.00–159.00	153.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	198.00	198.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	152.00–189.00	175.01
1	—	2,050	213.00	213.00
6	—	1,760	191.00–205.00	196.03

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	—	1,095	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,617	3,325.00	3,325.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle