Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated high quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.30/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.39 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$351.30

40 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$46.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs KY average

−8.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	357.13	1,956	35
Medium and Large 2-3	527	310.49	1,636	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.65/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

351.30

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

356.91

−5.60

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−8.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−51.39

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	1,559	178.71	2,786	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	147.00	1,905	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,663	143.95	2,393	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	128.00	1,355	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	189.94	2,177	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	170.00	1,938	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	213.00	2,577	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)	1,668	$2,296	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	364.24/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,923	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	390.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	370.85/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	346.61/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	367.58/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	354.18/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	364.30/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	396.26/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	338.74/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	244.05/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	374.60/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	391.22/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	382.24/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	401.68/cwt	397.50–403.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	320.04/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	389.64/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	389.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	411.25/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	353.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.78/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	396.01/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,285	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	385.57/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Select	—	1,210	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	176.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	131.56/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	158.97/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,019	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	147.99/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,936	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	154.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	101.61/cwt	88.00–118.00	1,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	124.50/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,362	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	108.05/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,668	2,296.00/head	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,296	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	154.26/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,518	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,146	189.94/cwt	181.00–207.00	2,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	304.11/cwt	257.50–335.00	1,770	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	337.85/cwt	305.00–382.50	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	349.53/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	401.32/cwt	399.00–407.50	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	388.06/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	308.67/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	310.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	307.74/cwt	302.50–315.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	359.52/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,413	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	319.04/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	322.35/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	286.56/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	978	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	223.54/cwt	197.50–250.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	313.07/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	325.61/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	312.91/cwt	292.50–357.50	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	283.90/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	265.45/cwt	260.00–274.00	2,071	4

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 373Last week 470Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	528	350.00–373.00	364.24
13	550–600	565	350.00–363.00	359.52
1	600–650	600	367.50	367.50
13	650–700	673	358.50	358.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	347.00	347.00
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
4	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	353.81
4	350–400	368	362.50–387.50	370.85
5	400–450	422	350.00–372.50	364.30
4	500–550	545	337.50–342.50	338.74
3	550–600	575	332.50–342.50	335.78
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	402.50	402.50
8	400–450	422	385.00–400.00	389.87
9	450–500	466	385.00–397.50	389.64
14	600–650	611	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	302.50–315.00	307.74
4	350–400	366	300.00–340.00	313.07
4	400–450	435	300.00–325.00	310.39
4	450–500	473	290.00–347.50	319.04
4	500–550	520	320.00–327.50	325.61
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	640	197.50–250.00	223.54
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	390.84
2	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	613	351.00–365.00	354.18
11	650–700	676	383.00	383.00
8	750–800	757	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	395.00–397.50	396.26
4	400–450	433	380.00–392.50	388.06
2	450–500	468	390.00–392.50	391.22
4	500–550	521	360.00–378.00	367.58
1	550–600	580	372.50	372.50
12	600–650	613	340.00–348.00	346.61
1	650–700	655	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–412.50	411.25
2	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	477	399.00–407.50	401.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	620	306.00–312.50	308.67
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
2	950–1000	978	265.00–270.00	267.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	423	367.50–382.50	374.60
6	450–500	478	362.50–392.50	382.24
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	553	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	628	315.00–321.00	320.04
2	800–850	813	239.00–249.00	244.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	442	397.50–403.00	401.68
5	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	396.01
7	500–550	507	385.00–387.00	385.57
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	327.50–372.50	349.53
3	400–450	415	305.00–382.50	337.85
4	450–500	484	292.50–357.50	312.91
3	500–550	508	302.50–335.00	322.35
17	550–600	582	257.50–335.00	304.11
3	600–650	613	277.50–295.00	286.56
4	650–700	675	280.00–288.00	283.90
4	750–800	780	260.00–274.00	265.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	213.00	213.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	174.00–179.00	176.64
1	—	1,500	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	122.00–135.00	131.56
13	—	1,270	153.00–168.00	158.97
15	—	1,308	139.00–152.00	147.99
2	—	1,293	100.00–116.00	108.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	153.00–156.00	154.46
5	—	1,039	140.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	994	88.00–118.00	101.61
7	—	1,094	117.00–131.00	124.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,632	153.00–156.00	154.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	181.00–207.00	189.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,668	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,296.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle