Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.12/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.57 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$340.12

46 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs KY average

−30.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	342.28	1,885	43
Medium and Large 2-3	547	309.17	1,690	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $195 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 sale46 hd

340.12

—

KY average14 barns · 599 hd

332.43

+7.69

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−30.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−62.57

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	1,534	196.56	3,015	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	162.60	2,574	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	161.51	2,143	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	139.71	1,338	4thin

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)	1,085	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	328.75/cwt	328.75–328.75	2,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	300.85/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	328.27/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,405	2
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	149.61/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,466	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	169.75/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,665	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	207.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	250.04/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	165.47/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,197	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	151.61/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,834	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	306.24/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	342.15/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	299.03/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	357.32/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	310.84/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	316.37/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	355.38/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	333.31/cwt	322.50–336.50	1,973	18

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 175Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	451	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	530	357.50	357.50
2	650–700	690	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	383.00	383.00
8	550–600	578	383.00	383.00
9	700–750	702	328.75	328.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	262.50	262.50
1	950–1000	970	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	437.50	437.50
2	350–400	373	432.50	432.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	428	312.50–345.00	328.27
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	685	247.50–255.00	250.04
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	639	307.50–312.50	310.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	373	265.00–335.00	300.85
2	450–500	485	305.00–307.50	306.24
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	618	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	524	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00–385.00	382.43
2	400–450	425	352.50–362.50	357.32
8	450–500	478	350.00–358.00	355.38
4	500–550	506	334.00–345.00	342.15
18	550–600	592	322.50–336.50	333.31
4	600–650	625	312.50–327.50	316.37
3	650–700	673	292.50–312.50	299.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
3	—	980	149.00–150.00	149.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,570	168.00–172.00	169.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	159.00–175.00	165.47
2	—	1,325	150.00–153.00	151.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,778	205.00–210.00	207.62
1	—	1,115	176.00	176.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	187.50	187.50

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