Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes, most price increase was on the high quality weaned and vaccinated part of the offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.60/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.09 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$356.60

44 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

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

$91.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.91

vs KY average

−9.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	360.76	1,957	42
Medium and Large 2-3	520	269.28	1,400	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.48/cwt here — about $557 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 sale44 hd

356.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,228 hd

339.70

+16.91

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−9.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−46.09

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	1,530	177.68	2,718	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	152.39	2,358	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,313	139.60	1,833	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	128.58	1,318	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,003	227.50	2,282	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,199	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	923	$1,919	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	418	349.69/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	353.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	392.59/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	340.84/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	333.38/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	852	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	357.07/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	315.74/cwt	302.50–318.00	2,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	402.52/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,153	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	264.11/cwt	257.50–267.50	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	323.38/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	392.05/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	361.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,909	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	327.86/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,361	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	360.25/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	325.11/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,045	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	395.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	330.35/cwt	327.00–337.50	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	365.08/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	273.73/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	978	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	299.36/cwt	277.50–340.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	301.42/cwt	280.00–322.50	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	262.88/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	323.97/cwt	317.50–332.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	254.96/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,882	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	129.84/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	141.53/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	161.46/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,446	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,003	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,343	169.52/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,277	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	130.41/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	143.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	301.02/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	269.28/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	321.35/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	334.68/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,265	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	144.60/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,942	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	193.02/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,772	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,919.11/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	543	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	348.39/cwt	312.50–365.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	372.29/cwt	366.00–377.50	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	374.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	411.60/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	443.53/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	418.87/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	330.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,078	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	423.67/cwt	407.50–432.50	1,987	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	391.70/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	373.84/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	379.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,237	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	3
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	350–400	370	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,198.65/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	356.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 390Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	350.00–355.00	353.22
1	300–350	335	372.50	372.50
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	418	340.00–365.00	349.69
9	450–500	453	350.00–360.00	356.38
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	568	335.00–347.50	340.84
3	600–650	633	315.00–332.50	323.38
1	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	701	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	841	266.00	266.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	308	280.00–322.50	301.42
6	350–400	378	315.00–340.00	334.68
2	400–450	435	312.50–330.00	321.35
3	450–500	478	317.50–332.00	323.97
2	500–550	520	255.00–282.50	269.28
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	350.00–370.00	361.60
14	550–600	562	350.00–369.00	365.08
4	600–650	610	352.50	352.50
26	650–700	654	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	316	390.00–400.00	395.70
1	350–400	370	397.50	397.50
8	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	374.29
16	450–500	469	370.00–385.00	379.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	370.00–377.50	373.84
3	450–500	462	380.00–402.50	392.59
6	550–600	579	366.00–377.50	372.29
3	600–650	628	325.00–335.00	330.97
3	650–700	680	327.00–337.50	330.35
7	700–750	722	327.00–330.00	327.86
2	800–850	845	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	385.00–410.00	402.52
12	550–600	551	400.00	400.00
10	600–650	624	363.00	363.00
6	650–700	656	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	582	277.50–325.00	301.02
2	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	304.90
4	950–1000	978	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	412.50–422.50	418.87
20	450–500	469	407.50–432.50	423.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	376	305.00–347.50	333.38
3	400–450	421	312.50–365.00	348.39
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	535	332.50	332.50
5	550–600	580	277.50–340.00	299.36
3	600–650	618	247.50–292.50	273.73
4	650–700	674	240.00–285.00	262.88
2	700–750	738	242.50–267.50	254.96
3	750–800	772	257.50–267.50	264.11
2	850–900	852	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	412.50	412.50
7	400–450	435	372.50–397.50	391.70
7	450–500	486	382.50–397.50	392.05
2	500–550	523	347.50–367.50	357.07
9	550–600	565	352.50–370.00	360.25
13	600–650	629	312.50–335.00	325.11
7	650–700	670	302.50–318.00	315.74
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	425.00–480.00	443.53
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	414	402.50–420.00	411.60
3	450–500	470	401.00	401.00
7	500–550	543	372.50	372.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	128.00–132.00	129.84
4	—	1,075	137.00–149.00	141.53
4	—	983	112.00–119.00	114.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	160.00–163.00	161.46
2	—	1,580	139.00–148.00	143.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,288	127.00–134.00	130.41
1	—	1,165	158.00	158.00
8	—	1,343	136.00–153.00	144.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	227.50	227.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	156.00–178.00	169.52
1	—	1,995	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,810	190.00	190.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	190.00–196.00	193.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919.11
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,985.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,485	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,198.65

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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