Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 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 $344.68/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.02 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$344.68

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.28

vs KY average

−53.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	344.68	1,881	17thin

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

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 sale17 hd

344.68

—

KY average25 barns · 957 hd

354.96

−10.28

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−53.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−58.02

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	1,477	181.06	2,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,698	164.33	2,790	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	153.69	2,034	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	137.34	1,468	18

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	388.15/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	356.50/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	390.86/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	391.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	333.74/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	371.70/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,353	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	336.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	367.40/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	345.81/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	309.93/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	316.68/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	336.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	125.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,311	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	144.70/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,571	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	164.33/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,790	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	167.10/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,393	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	339.94/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	343.60/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	350.12/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,173	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	160.89/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,183	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	145.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,876	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	425.31/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	402.55/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	408.27/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	297.05/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	335.95/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	378.32/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	373.25/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	384.24/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	327.70/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	386.02/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	373.79/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	415.69/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	375.87/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	336.35/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	353.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	360.39/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	410.41/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,551	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 310Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	490	365.00–380.00	370.78
4	500–550	532	330.00–345.00	336.78
4	550–600	581	340.00–350.00	344.99
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	375	325.00–347.50	335.95
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	638	315.00–317.50	316.68
1	650–700	655	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	400.00–407.50	402.55
6	400–450	422	402.50–410.00	408.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
5	250–300	273	370.00–395.00	388.15
3	300–350	330	377.50–390.00	386.02
7	350–400	369	365.00–382.50	375.87
2	400–450	413	372.50–375.00	373.79
5	450–500	479	357.50–377.50	367.40
1	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	555	332.50–340.00	333.74
3	600–650	622	312.50–335.00	327.70
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	335	340.00–357.50	350.12
4	350–400	365	340.00–352.50	343.60
3	400–450	430	335.00–340.00	336.71
4	450–500	469	327.50–347.50	339.94
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	765	246.00	246.00
1	950–1000	975	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	415.00–435.00	425.31
6	400–450	436	380.00–385.00	384.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	355.00–370.00	360.39
3	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	353.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	380.00–400.00	391.91
3	550–600	560	390.00–392.50	390.86
9	600–650	633	362.50–375.00	371.70
1	650–700	695	356.00	356.00
4	700–750	716	350.00–362.50	356.50
2	800–850	820	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	370.00–380.00	373.25
3	350–400	353	375.00–380.00	378.32
2	450–500	483	392.50	392.50
3	550–600	581	379.00	379.00
2	600–650	615	330.00–342.50	336.35
5	800–850	828	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	515	342.50–350.00	345.81
1	550–600	570	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	615	270.00–325.00	297.05
2	650–700	673	307.50–312.50	309.93
1	800–850	825	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	378	405.00–417.50	410.41
4	400–450	416	402.50–420.00	415.69
3	450–500	460	402.00	402.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,042	120.00–130.00	125.78
11	—	1,086	135.00–153.00	144.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,698	155.00–178.00	164.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,357	155.00–170.00	160.89
10	—	1,285	140.00–151.00	145.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	157.00–175.00	167.10
1	—	1,235	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,855	189.00	189.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle