Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.80/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.90 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$332.80

60 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs KY average

−24.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	337.33	1,870	53
Medium and Large 2-3	540	298.49	1,612	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $258 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 sale60 hd

332.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,435 hd

332.88

−0.09

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−24.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−69.90

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	1,691	182.91	3,093	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	146.21	1,974	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	130.82	1,360	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	199.00	2,139	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	400–450	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	386.45/cwt	376.00–407.50	2,037	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	352.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	346.84/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,974	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	325.88/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	313.59/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	344.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	386.15/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	313.59/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	290.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	308.67/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	286.89/cwt	272.50–297.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	294.42/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	333.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	377.81/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,123	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	141.11/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,528	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	111.74/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	126.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,289	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	194.90/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	167.36/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	160.11/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	144.59/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,939	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	186.48/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	415.95/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	321.40/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	307.47/cwt	290.00–313.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	427.41/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	378.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	419.21/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	333.25/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	349.66/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	362.01/cwt	361.00–364.00	2,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	324.58/cwt	324.00–327.50	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	334.96/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,779	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	313.71/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	331.42/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,922	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	388.26/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,666	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,244	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	261.58/cwt	255.00–268.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	361.07/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	9

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 401Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 21Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	469	377.50–392.50	386.15
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	581	335.00–350.00	344.56
3	600–650	627	317.50–330.00	325.88
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	808	250.00–260.00	255.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	658	285.00–295.00	290.06
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	412.50–422.50	415.95
7	400–450	418	402.50–432.50	419.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	527	376.00–407.50	386.45
7	550–600	562	370.00–381.00	377.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	429	375.00–392.50	388.26
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	357.50	357.50
9	550–600	558	361.00–364.00	362.01
4	600–650	630	329.00–340.00	333.25
6	650–700	651	324.00–327.50	324.58
1	750–800	760	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	686	290.00–313.00	307.47
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	428	412.50–432.50	427.41
4	450–500	457	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	352.50–370.00	361.07
3	400–450	428	342.50–360.00	349.66
10	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	352.11
17	500–550	531	327.50–340.00	334.96
19	550–600	580	322.50–337.50	331.42
7	600–650	627	305.00–325.00	313.59
8	650–700	660	305.00–319.00	313.71
6	700–750	710	272.50–297.00	286.89
1	750–800	750	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	815	255.00–268.00	261.58
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	345.00	345.00
12	550–600	569	345.00–347.00	346.84
9	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
19	650–700	668	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	327.50	327.50
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	333.47
4	400–450	420	280.00–335.00	313.59
12	450–500	482	300.00–332.50	321.40
5	500–550	529	272.50–312.50	294.42
2	550–600	568	302.50–315.00	308.67
2	650–700	680	282.50–285.00	283.75
1	700–750	710	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	393.00	393.00
21	450–500	459	370.00–385.00	378.78
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	136.00–147.00	141.11
3	—	965	108.00–118.00	111.74
6	—	1,018	124.00–129.00	126.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,358	155.00–164.00	160.11
12	—	1,341	135.00–154.00	144.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	193.00–197.00	194.90
2	—	1,413	156.00–176.00	167.36
2	—	1,720	183.00–190.00	186.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	199.00	199.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,825.00	1,825.00

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