Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $349.52/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.18 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$349.52

9 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$38.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.85

vs KY average

−41.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	353.83	1,874	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	315.00	1,685	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

349.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,431 hd

367.37

−17.85

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−41.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−53.18

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	—	Average	1,611	184.58	2,973	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	156.94	2,011	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	154.86	2,520	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	137.56	1,401	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	200.00	2,650	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,875	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	357.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,136	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	368.89/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	389.28/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	391.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	352.46/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	398.29/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	360.25/cwt	358.00–372.00	2,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	190.63/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	143.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,528	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	160.11/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,538	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	149.60/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	177.19/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,709	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	166.18/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,129	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	130.60/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,303	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	320.99/cwt	280.00–347.50	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	293.61/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	319.82/cwt	285.00–347.50	1,513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	319.91/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	441.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	445.94/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	417.42/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	474.55/cwt	427.50–490.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	291.52/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	394	450.97/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	424.30/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	380.41/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	447.72/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,500	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	403.59/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	331.92/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	333.10/cwt	327.50–339.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,613	2

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 215Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 56Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
7	300–350	318	350.00–360.00	357.17
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.54
2	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.82
2	550–600	557	347.50	347.50
4	600–650	614	325.00–342.50	331.92
2	650–700	668	327.50–339.00	333.10
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	607	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	672	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	412	280.00–347.50	320.99
7	450–500	473	285.00–347.50	319.82
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
7	650–700	667	272.50–320.00	293.61
1	800–850	825	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	387.50	387.50
6	400–450	437	377.50–382.50	380.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	377.50	377.50
3	450–500	477	385.00–397.50	389.28
4	500–550	525	360.00–377.50	368.89
5	550–600	569	350.00–362.50	352.46
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	683	318.00–326.00	319.91
1	700–750	710	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	613	252.50–255.00	253.77
3	650–700	661	270.00–302.50	291.52
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	427.50–490.00	474.55
5	350–400	378	435.00–455.00	445.94
8	400–450	425	430.00–450.00	441.12
4	450–500	471	405.00–430.00	417.42
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	380.00–400.00	391.57
7	550–600	575	387.50–400.00	398.29
6	600–650	628	358.00–372.00	360.25
2	700–750	705	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	400.00–407.50	403.59
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	795	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00–455.00	447.72
5	350–400	394	450.00–455.00	450.97
4	450–500	460	415.00–427.50	424.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	189.00–192.00	190.63
4	—	1,484	172.00–185.00	177.19
1	—	1,725	196.00	196.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	171.00	171.00
5	—	1,067	139.00–148.00	143.24
1	—	890	117.50	117.50
6	—	998	121.00–134.00	130.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	158.00–163.00	160.11
2	—	1,670	148.00–151.00	149.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	127.00–135.00	130.79
10	—	1,281	156.00–173.00	166.18
1	—	1,205	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	200.00	200.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle