Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.39/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.18 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$390.39

37 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.94

vs KY average

−40.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	390.39	2,194	37

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $378.23, median $454.56 across 29 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 sale37 hd

390.39

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

397.33

−6.94

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−40.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

454.56

−64.18

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	—	High	1,880	197.50	3,713	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	159.28	2,615	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	150.80	1,987	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	138.99	1,518	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	182.18	2,101	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	630	329.76/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	329.03/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	343.47/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,992	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	384.81/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,428	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	395.71/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	393.79/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,292	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	352.84/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,001	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	357.09/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	344.62/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	369.03/cwt	355.00–389.00	2,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	948	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	3,067	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	396.20/cwt	357.50–401.00	2,464	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,568	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	328.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	922	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	349.46/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	336.82/cwt	312.50–362.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	243	332.02/cwt	310.00–342.50	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	163.76/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,209	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	126.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,330	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	143.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	182.18/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,588	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	147.22/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,649	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	151.74/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,498	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	165.57/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,712	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	446.62/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	312.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,575	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	443.75/cwt	417.50–465.00	2,099	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	418.70/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	381.24/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,371	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	213.87/cwt	190.00–225.00	2,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	470.46/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	416.36/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,046	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	368.04/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	287.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	354.37/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	343.59/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	445.86/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	363.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	368.11/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	396.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	326.86/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	393.53/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,768	3

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 157Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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	296	372.50	372.50
8	350–400	371	380.00–392.50	384.81
8	400–450	438	357.50–375.00	368.11
15	450–500	478	355.00–375.00	363.87
3	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	340.05
20	550–600	570	330.00–349.00	343.59
11	600–650	630	325.00–335.00	329.76
9	650–700	679	320.00–331.00	329.03
6	700–750	700	315.50	315.50
3	750–800	758	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	350.00–362.50	357.09
14	550–600	567	350.00–357.50	352.84
3	600–650	610	342.00–350.00	344.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	310.00–342.50	332.02
1	250–300	280	297.50	297.50
2	300–350	310	345.00–350.00	347.50
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	332.50	332.50
5	450–500	461	347.50–350.00	349.46
5	550–600	578	300.00–320.00	312.50
2	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	670	292.50–297.50	295.00
2	750–800	778	270.00–275.00	272.56
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	400.00–425.00	418.70
4	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	498	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	457	362.50–385.00	368.04
2	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	352.48
12	550–600	580	340.00–357.50	343.47
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	730	275.00–300.00	287.24
1	800–850	825	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	357.50	357.50
2	250–300	285	312.50–362.00	336.82
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	328.40
2	650–700	687	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	922	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	430.00–455.00	446.62
4	500–550	506	380.00–385.00	381.24
4	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	524	385.00–417.50	395.71
22	550–600	582	380.00–406.00	393.79
32	600–650	622	357.50–401.00	396.20
8	650–700	681	355.00–389.00	369.03
6	700–750	727	356.00	356.00
16	750–800	769	334.00	334.00
64	900–950	948	323.50	323.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	355.00–360.00	357.50
3	650–700	681	300.00–302.50	301.69
1	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	888	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	460.00–495.00	470.46
17	400–450	436	420.00–460.00	445.86
16	450–500	473	417.50–465.00	443.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	412.50–425.00	416.36
7	400–450	421	375.00–400.00	396.61
5	450–500	481	380.00–402.50	393.53
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	342.50–360.00	354.37
1	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
5	650–700	686	317.00–340.00	326.86
3	700–750	725	327.00	327.00
4	750–800	767	319.00	319.00
3	800–850	836	320.00	320.00
6	1000–1050	1,046	289.00	289.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	155.00–173.00	163.76
4	—	1,295	142.00–147.00	143.74
2	—	1,285	132.00–133.00	132.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	120.00–132.00	126.65
6	—	1,120	140.00–153.00	147.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	147.00–154.00	151.74
6	—	1,638	162.00–173.00	165.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	180.00–184.00	182.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	205.00	205.00
1	—	2,010	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	3	—	1,012	190.00–225.00	213.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Steers · 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