Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $358.47/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.23 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$358.47

47 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$49.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs KY average

−7.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	361.62	1,984	44
Medium and Large 2-3	549	312.15	1,713	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $271 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 sale47 hd

358.47

—

KY average25 barns · 1,637 hd

361.27

−2.80

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−7.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−44.23

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	—	High	1,794	183.21	3,287	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	151.61	2,075	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	144.96	2,276	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	133.00	1,440	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,470	179.48	2,638	2thin

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)	1,305	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,837	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	390.98/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	368.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,066	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	369.28/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,754	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	301.06/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	288.74/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	361.61/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	390.70/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	391.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	387.60/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	380.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,422	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	384.91/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	358.87/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,071	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	359.88/cwt	354.00–367.00	1,915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	313.20/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	337.93/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	316.34/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	292.39/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	355.62/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	305.12/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	802	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	203.50/cwt	175.00–232.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	200.48/cwt	199.00–202.00	4,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	144.25/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,552	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	101.10/cwt	86.00–116.00	1,186	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	159.84/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	188.00/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,331	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	145.46/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,025	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	130.56/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	170.99/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,905	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	163.19/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	267.18/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	240.92/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	305.72/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,470	179.48/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	420.15/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	420.02/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	414.35/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	400.33/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,836.92/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	531	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,209	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	341.31/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	379.94/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	376.89/cwt	372.00–397.50	1,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	367.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	331.96/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,217	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	343.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	421.84/cwt	421.00–423.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	407.45/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,328	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	386.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,826	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,036.35/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	404.47/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	211	421.06/cwt	412.50–425.00	888	3

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 373Year ago 920

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 75Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	211	412.50–425.00	421.06
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	326	402.50–412.50	407.45
1	350–400	355	417.50	417.50
6	400–450	430	380.00–400.00	390.98
23	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	386.13
7	500–550	502	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	375.00–395.00	387.60
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	375.00–385.00	380.27
2	400–450	423	352.50–370.00	361.61
11	450–500	475	350.00–377.50	369.28
4	500–550	532	337.50–342.50	341.31
3	550–600	591	341.00	341.00
2	700–750	718	287.50–290.00	288.74
3	800–850	816	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	532	354.00–367.00	359.88
17	550–600	577	350.00–362.50	358.87
15	650–700	696	348.00	348.00
4	700–750	717	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	392	355.00–357.50	355.62
2	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	573	300.00–311.00	305.72
3	600–650	622	225.00–250.00	240.92
4	700–750	726	230.00–280.00	267.18
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	802	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	176.00	176.00
2	950–1000	980	175.00–232.00	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	372.00–397.50	376.89
9	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	367.77
12	550–600	561	360.00–370.00	368.28
2	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
11	650–700	668	323.00–337.00	331.96
4	700–750	706	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	375.00–389.00	384.91
4	550–600	588	377.00	377.00
3	600–650	605	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	417	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	332.00	332.00
4	550–600	570	285.00–335.00	316.34
2	600–650	613	295.00–315.00	305.12
1	750–800	795	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	900	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	308	420.00–425.00	422.48
7	350–400	392	421.00–423.00	421.84
6	400–450	424	400.00–412.50	404.47
4	450–500	458	407.50	407.50
14	500–550	531	416.00	416.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	372.50–392.50	379.94
4	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	391.22
3	400–450	427	382.50–395.00	390.70
3	450–500	481	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	500	330.00–350.00	340.00
3	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	343.49
8	600–650	619	296.00–312.50	301.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	483	322.50–345.00	337.93
2	500–550	523	270.00–315.00	292.39
4	550–600	566	290.00–325.00	313.20
1	600–650	635	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	652	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
8	250–300	281	400.00–430.00	420.02
8	300–350	311	400.00–427.50	420.15
4	350–400	381	400.00–420.00	414.35
7	400–450	433	400.00–402.50	400.33
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,018	199.00–202.00	200.48
3	—	1,772	184.00–193.00	188.00
4	—	1,699	160.00–179.00	170.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	137.50–151.00	144.25
2	—	1,173	86.00–116.00	101.10
3	—	1,037	125.00–130.00	128.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	154.00–165.00	159.84
3	—	1,520	138.00–145.00	141.69
1	—	1,585	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,392	135.00–152.00	145.46
2	—	1,245	129.00–132.00	130.56
10	—	1,365	154.00–170.00	163.19
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	175.00–184.00	179.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,836.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,036.35

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle