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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 8

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 433▼ 225 vs year ago 413 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 38 vs year ago 56 · −67.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steer 8.00-12.00 lower except a package of 700 lb they were 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $329.52/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.73 against this barn's trailing median of $441.25.

Average price

$329.52

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

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

$95.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.99

vs KY average

−24.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	343.19	1,860	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	247.50	1,294	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.69/cwt here — about $566 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

329.52

—

KY average20 barns · 486 hd

343.51

−13.99

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−24.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.25

−111.73

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	—	Low	1,493	165.50	2,470	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	138.90	1,815	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,648	133.59	2,202	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	123.56	1,354	6thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,587	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	362.92/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,771	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,294	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,555	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	301.87/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,724	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	298.32/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,853	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,921	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,163	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,856	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,051	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	329.95/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,178	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,501	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,231	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	309.42/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,479	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,616	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	306.36/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,608	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	244.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,435	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	294.50/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,799	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,852	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,719	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,213	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,431	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	339.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,662	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,497	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,739	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	273.86/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,851	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	247.44/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,925	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	134.08/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,398	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	124.43/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,350	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	112.18/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,301	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	141.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,851	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,202	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	175.52/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,657	5

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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 433Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	357	327.50–335.00	329.95
7	400–450	432	347.50	347.50
9	450–500	486	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	478	300.00–312.50	309.42
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	611	294.00–295.00	294.50
1	750–800	775	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	842	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	500	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	586	235.00–250.00	244.93
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	868	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	302.50–317.50	306.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	621	297.50–300.00	298.32
40	700–750	707	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	527	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–305.00	301.87
1	700–750	705	272.50	272.50
12	800–850	827	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
9	400–450	422	376.00	376.00
11	450–500	488	360.00–372.50	362.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	780	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	645	277.50	277.50
12	650–700	676	262.50–282.50	273.86
3	750–800	778	245.00–252.50	247.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	337	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	403	350.00–360.00	355.03
4	450–500	489	330.00–350.00	339.97
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,312	135.00–146.00	141.08
1	—	1,280	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	133.00–135.00	134.08
2	—	1,085	123.00–126.00	124.43
2	—	1,160	105.00–119.00	112.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	132.00–135.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,850	173.00	173.00

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	5	—	944	150.00–200.00	175.52

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.