Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers 12.00-15.00 lower, Good demand for the high quality weaned and vaccinated part of the offering and moderate to lite demand for the plainer fleshier off colored part of the offering. 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 $336.04/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.66 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$336.04

35 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$26.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

vs KY average

−38.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	336.80	1,861	34
Medium and Large 2-3	542	310.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

336.04

—

KY average25 barns · 1,605 hd

348.54

−12.50

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−38.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−66.66

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	1,708	191.33	3,269	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	160.47	2,580	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	148.91	1,984	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	134.52	1,390	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,115	149.00	1,661	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	206.50	2,740	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	168.00	2,444	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	550–600	565	341.14/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,927	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	380.46/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	320.68/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	344.26/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	341.70/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	223.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	322.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	349.89/cwt	348.00–357.50	2,232	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	387.11/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,028	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	348.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	251.34/cwt	226.00–267.50	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	266.25/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	301.87/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	278.50/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	346.64/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,640	6
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	301.86/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	302.72/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	129.03/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,292	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	160.47/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,580	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	161.49/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,245	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	142.00/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,559	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,327	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,740	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,115	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	146.43/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	131.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	298.72/cwt	297.50–300.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Steers	Select	—	1,455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	362.93/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	416.18/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	433.28/cwt	397.50–447.50	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	308.09/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	310.67/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	310.65/cwt	303.00–318.00	2,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	413.74/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	346.42/cwt	340.00–352.50	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	336.43/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	364.36/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	356.96/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	361.58/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	359.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	364.27/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	378.75/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	328.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	381.50/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	332.45/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	333.05/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	348.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	243.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	343.60/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,502	16

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 166Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 41Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 3

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
6	500–550	510	341.00–345.00	341.70
13	550–600	565	340.00–342.50	341.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–352.50	346.42
6	300–350	334	345.00–370.00	359.39
7	350–400	377	340.00–350.00	348.66
16	400–450	437	335.00–352.50	343.60
6	450–500	482	335.00–350.00	344.26
5	500–550	512	320.00–335.00	328.36
10	550–600	582	327.50–335.00	332.45
6	600–650	615	310.00–325.00	322.50
9	650–700	681	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	278	297.50–300.00	298.72
4	350–400	366	270.00–335.00	310.67
8	400–450	427	280.00–322.50	301.86
3	450–500	485	285.00–320.00	308.09
1	500–550	542	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	692	265.00–296.00	278.50
2	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	360.00–367.50	364.36
12	450–500	480	360.00–365.00	362.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	357.50–372.50	364.27
5	400–450	440	367.50–392.50	381.50
15	450–500	475	362.50–385.00	380.46
7	500–550	522	345.00–350.00	348.57
3	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	625	310.00–315.00	311.64
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	706	240.00–245.00	243.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	332.50	332.50
6	450–500	473	327.50–360.00	346.64
3	500–550	513	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	260.00–272.50	266.25
5	650–700	661	226.00–267.50	251.34
3	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	223.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	397.50–447.50	433.28
14	400–450	411	402.50–422.50	416.18
5	450–500	461	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	515	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	450	377.50–380.00	378.75
8	500–550	521	340.00–367.50	356.96
7	550–600	570	342.50–367.50	361.58
4	600–650	639	333.00–337.50	336.43
6	650–700	655	330.00–339.00	333.05
3	700–750	725	331.00	331.00
3	750–800	773	320.00–321.00	320.68
4	800–850	821	303.00–318.00	310.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	524	377.50–392.50	387.11
16	600–650	638	348.00–357.50	349.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	513	280.00–315.00	302.72
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	622	270.00–312.50	301.87
4	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	309.00	309.00
1	850–900	860	287.00	287.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	437.50	437.50
4	400–450	421	410.00–420.00	413.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,001	121.00–134.00	129.03
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,098	137.00–150.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	154.00–167.00	160.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,390	155.00–173.00	161.49
11	—	1,289	137.00–154.00	146.43
7	—	1,301	126.00–135.00	131.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,985	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,540	183.00	183.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	206.50	206.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	168.00	168.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,925.00	1,925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle