Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $347.68/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.01 against this barn's trailing median of $402.69.

Average price

$347.68

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.73

vs KY average

−42.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	347.68	1,896	32

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

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 sale32 hd

347.68

—

KY average26 barns · 1,335 hd

351.41

−3.73

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−42.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.69

−55.01

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	1,592	195.03	3,104	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,880	167.98	3,158	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	160.01	2,179	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	130.95	1,327	10

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)	1,685	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	—	1,775	202.04/cwt	201.00–203.00	3,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,217	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	167.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	3,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	144.28/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,544	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	126.48/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	104.33/cwt	97.50–113.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	338.81/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,893	4
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	735	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	412.88/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	360.00/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	374.38/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	314.42/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	360.67/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	355.83/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	264.24/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	304.23/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	162.51/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,207	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	148.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	396.51/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,030	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	419.89/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	306.26/cwt	303.50–310.00	2,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	414.18/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	359.34/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	416.29/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	333.40/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	337.54/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	330.79/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,138	4

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 488Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 6

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	201.00–203.00	202.04
1	—	1,225	181.00	181.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	165.00–170.00	167.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	135.00–152.00	144.28
3	—	932	124.00–130.00	126.48
2	—	993	97.50–113.00	104.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	155.00–179.00	162.51
2	—	1,380	144.00–154.00	148.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	373	337.50–340.00	338.81
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	352.50	352.50
14	550–600	566	358.00–365.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	352.50–385.00	374.38
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	429	355.00–372.50	359.34
12	500–550	521	320.00–342.50	333.40
2	550–600	563	327.50–347.50	337.54
3	600–650	633	302.50–320.00	314.42
4	650–700	663	322.50	322.50
7	700–750	727	303.50–310.00	306.26
3	800–850	835	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	410.00–422.50	414.18
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	397.50–417.50	412.88
1	550–600	570	392.00	392.00
2	600–650	623	352.00–370.00	360.67
8	650–700	681	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	380.00–395.00	387.74
1	500–550	500	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
4	750–800	752	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	837	311.00	311.00
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	440	407.50–422.50	416.29
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	524	342.50–365.00	355.83
6	600–650	634	329.00–340.00	330.79
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	288.00	288.00
1	900–950	905	247.50	247.50
1	950–1000	970	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	622	302.50–307.50	304.23
3	650–700	680	255.00–272.50	264.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	407.50	407.50
4	400–450	416	405.00–425.00	419.89
12	500–550	512	380.00–402.50	396.51

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	—	1,685	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle