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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 485▼ 286 vs year ago 834 · −34.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 4 vs year ago 63 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 15.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00-30.00 higher on a fancy set of feeder steers, Feeder and yearling heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.48/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −117.77 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$323.48

63 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.48

vs KY average

−24.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	323.48	1,731	63

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

323.48

—

KY average15 barns · 410 hd

313.00

+10.48

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−24.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−117.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $441.25 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,601	171.91	2,753	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	145.04	2,324	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	138.43	1,806	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	126.57	1,373	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	168.00	2,310	1thin

Every lot

85 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	397.44/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,502	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,451	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	349.24/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,676	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	316.75/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,546	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	331.42/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,687	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,897	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,563	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	326.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,863	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	301.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,765	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,689	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	284.52/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,824	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	261.14/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,729	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	290.59/cwt	270.00–294.75	2,002	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	267.60/cwt	257.50–269.50	1,881	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	246.98/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,766	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	282.37/cwt	281.50–284.00	2,033	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	263.12/cwt	257.00–269.50	2,015	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	771	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,093	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	245.45/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,023	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	297.41/cwt	292.50–300.00	961	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	287.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,029	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	281.01/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,175	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	309.67/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,307	9
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	315.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,454	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	266.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	292.76/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,508	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	248.71/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,293	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	279.33/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,472	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	289.42/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,650	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	239.69/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,390	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	242.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,478	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	263.57/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,637	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	213.57/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,331	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	236.32/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,588	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	213.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,483	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,800	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	223.26/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,630	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	741	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,549	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,782	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	213.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,753	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,714	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	605	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	324.94/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,046	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	343.57/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,498	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	334.67/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,610	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	321.32/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,687	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	302.41/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,724	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,443	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	279.16/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,655	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	267.00/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,666	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	241.96/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,536	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	656	257.13/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,687	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,561	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,805	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	208.57/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	175.88/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,161	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	111.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,120	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	127.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,439	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	140.49/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,592	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	125.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	140.08/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,828	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	145.04/cwt	134.00–158.00	2,324	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 485Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 42Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	515	290.00–315.00	292.76
7	550–600	570	287.50–292.50	289.42
10	600–650	621	257.00–271.00	263.57
3	700–750	723	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	323	292.50–300.00	297.41
3	350–400	358	280.00–300.00	287.55
3	400–450	418	272.50–285.00	281.01
4	450–500	471	260.00–270.00	266.96
8	500–550	527	260.00–285.00	279.33
2	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	609	240.00–245.00	242.72
6	650–700	672	230.00–245.00	236.32
2	700–750	730	222.50–224.00	223.26
1	750–800	755	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	823	210.00–216.00	213.01
1	850–900	860	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	902	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	375	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
3	500–550	520	246.00–250.00	248.71
3	550–600	580	229.00–250.00	239.69
2	600–650	623	211.00–216.00	213.57
3	650–700	695	210.00–220.00	213.31
3	700–750	741	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	297.50–317.50	309.67
6	450–500	461	310.00–320.00	315.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	509	317.50–342.50	331.42
17	550–600	571	325.00–335.00	326.29
31	600–650	641	279.00–293.00	284.52
27	650–700	689	270.00–294.75	290.59
14	700–750	703	257.50–269.50	267.60
12	750–800	766	257.00–269.50	263.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	488	292.50–325.00	316.75
9	500–550	528	296.00	296.00
5	550–600	586	295.00–305.00	301.17
1	600–650	635	266.00	266.00
5	650–700	662	252.50–267.00	261.14
3	700–750	715	246.00–249.00	246.98
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
13	800–850	824	245.00–247.00	245.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	378	387.50–410.00	397.44
5	400–450	406	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	480	335.00–367.50	349.24
2	500–550	527	360.00	360.00
14	700–750	720	281.50–284.00	282.37
31	750–800	771	271.50	271.50
61	850–900	880	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	593	275.00–282.50	279.16
5	600–650	635	236.00–249.00	241.96
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	828	201.00–216.00	208.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	680	229.00–230.00	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–327.50	324.94
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	436	330.00–390.00	343.57
13	450–500	481	322.50–357.50	334.67
5	500–550	525	317.50–327.00	321.32
2	550–600	570	297.50–307.50	302.41
13	600–650	624	265.00–268.00	267.00
4	650–700	656	255.00–261.00	257.13
9	700–750	705	256.00	256.00

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	1	—	950	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	123.00–129.00	125.24
24	—	1,305	130.00–153.00	140.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	137.00–149.00	140.49
4	—	1,128	126.00–129.00	127.54
5	—	1,001	100.00–118.00	111.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	134.00–158.00	145.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,090	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,797	173.00–180.00	175.88

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.