Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady on the high quality weaned and vaccinated offering, The plainer quality heavier fleshed and off colored offerings are facing steep discounts, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady on the high quality weaned and vaccinated offering, The plainer quality heavier fleshed and off colored offerings are facing steep discounts, Good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for the plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.81/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.88 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$337.81

32 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$64.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.70

vs KY average

−31.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	349.88	1,925	26
Medium and Large 2-3	551	285.49	1,572	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $354 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 sale32 hd

337.81

—

KY average26 barns · 1,637 hd

357.51

−19.70

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−31.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−64.88

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	1,597	175.53	2,803	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	158.24	2,533	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	152.13	1,988	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,091	135.94	1,483	8thin

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)	1,160	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,559	$3,032	5

Every lot, as filed

89 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	700–750	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	351.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,000	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	380.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	382.98/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	347.51/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	401.74/cwt	384.00–403.00	2,314	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	368.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,392	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	361.42/cwt	354.00–362.00	2,219	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	263.59/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	390.68/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	318.71/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	342.83/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	389.98/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	279.49/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	314.95/cwt	297.50–332.50	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	337.45/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	351.41/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	992	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	281.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	304.51/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	329.54/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	330.70/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	150.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,974	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,273	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,394	169.56/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	183.48/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	279.00/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	143.50/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,593	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	164.59/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,678	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	148.72/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	160.09/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	408.03/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	341.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	291.48/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	439.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,927.08/head	2,650.00–3,250.00	2,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	614	394.98/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	417.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,817	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,028.55/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	408.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,069	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	300.81/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	383.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	360.60/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	335.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	385.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	349.88/cwt	342.50–351.00	1,942	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	357.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	363.58/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	286.67/cwt	282.50–292.50	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	366.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,768	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	340.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	368.81/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	388.11/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	391.75/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	363.01/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	308.35/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,878	6

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 402Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 56Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year 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
10	500–550	532	355.00–365.00	357.02
8	550–600	569	350.00–355.00	351.43
27	600–650	614	354.00–362.00	361.42
50	650–700	650	368.00	368.00
2	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
15	1050–1100	1,069	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	320	330.00–355.00	341.91
4	350–400	373	295.00–350.00	330.70
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
11	450–500	482	300.00–337.50	329.54
3	500–550	523	265.00–307.50	279.49
3	550–600	578	275.00–320.00	291.48
2	600–650	620	275.00–280.00	277.56
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	362.50–375.00	368.81
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	367	382.50–390.00	388.11
7	400–450	420	350.00–367.50	363.58
25	450–500	483	350.00–375.00	366.04
2	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	335.19
6	550–600	564	335.00–345.00	340.83
2	600–650	625	290.00–295.00	292.56
3	650–700	680	297.50–307.50	300.81
3	750–800	765	282.50–292.50	286.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	385.00–397.50	390.68
5	350–400	374	370.00–390.00	380.59
4	400–450	415	380.00–395.00	383.71
5	450–500	465	380.00–392.50	382.98
16	500–550	509	340.00–357.50	347.51
16	550–600	555	342.50–351.00	349.88
6	600–650	609	300.00–317.50	308.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
3	350–400	367	327.50–350.00	337.45
6	400–450	420	295.00–330.00	318.71
15	450–500	483	310.00–362.50	351.41
3	500–550	542	297.50–332.50	314.95
6	550–600	573	290.00–322.50	304.51
6	600–650	628	255.00–290.00	279.00
3	650–700	672	275.00–285.00	281.67
6	700–750	713	240.00–285.00	263.59
2	750–800	763	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	992	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	430.00–450.00	439.62
4	400–450	429	400.00–412.50	408.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	382.50–395.00	389.98
24	550–600	576	384.00–403.00	401.74
3	600–650	612	360.00–375.00	368.35
11	650–700	679	358.00–367.50	360.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	355	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	475	332.50–352.50	342.83
1	550–600	595	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	622	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	805	306.00	306.00
1	850–900	850	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	435	410.00–425.00	417.59
8	450–500	486	400.00–420.00	408.65
7	600–650	614	390.00–397.00	394.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	380.00–390.00	385.17
5	450–500	471	390.00–397.50	391.75
4	500–550	510	345.00–370.00	363.01
1	550–600	560	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	635	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	675	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,316	145.00–153.00	150.02
2	—	1,335	128.00–132.00	129.75
8	—	1,289	156.00–168.00	160.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,010	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,110	137.00–149.00	143.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,627	158.00–173.00	164.59
4	—	1,561	143.00–151.00	148.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	165.00–176.00	169.56
3	—	1,867	182.00–187.00	183.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	2,650.00–3,250.00	2,927.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,585	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,028.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,225.00	2,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	170.00–172.50	171.23

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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