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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 22

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

665 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 527▲ 406 vs year ago 259 · +156.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 53▼ 10 vs year ago 79 · −12.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.84/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.53 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$326.84

108 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$76.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

vs KY average

−3.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	331.06	1,840	102
Medium and Large 2-3	565	255.01	1,441	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.05/cwt here — about $400 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale108 hd

326.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd

319.62

+7.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−3.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−64.53

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $391.36 across 34 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	—	High	1,726	180.87	3,122	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	153.09	2,385	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	146.15	1,942	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	137.50	1,404	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	206.00	2,441	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	417.55/cwt	387.50–442.50	1,562	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	405.60/cwt	372.50–412.50	1,781	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,721	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	390.10/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,892	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	389.25/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,028	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	329.88/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,748	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	381.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,158	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	325.88/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,906	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	333.93/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,107	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	301.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,031	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,370	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,168	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,895	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,170	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	269.46/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,061	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,289	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	322.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	896	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	328.44/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,025	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	358.45/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,172	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,006	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	391.56/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,453	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	935	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	373.22/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,590	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	291.67/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,260	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	345.00/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,618	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	244.62/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,155	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	327.49/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,742	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	335.32/cwt	317.50–339.75	1,898	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	264.51/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,516	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	296.23/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,733	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	285.47/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,776	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,096	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	282.04/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,861	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,725	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	257.25/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,875	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	258.07/cwt	247.50–258.50	1,974	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	272	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,108	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	416.78/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,571	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,287	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,448	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	378.17/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,811	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	358.38/cwt	342.50–377.50	1,874	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	316.68/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,710	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	581	336.35/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,954	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,185	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	149.12/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	189.67/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,334	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	149.32/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,531	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	134.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,455	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	149.84/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,973	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,923	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	153.09/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,385	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	166.67/cwt	146.00–197.50	1,663	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 527Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 53Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00–325.00	322.34
5	300–350	312	322.50–332.50	328.44
2	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	432	282.50–307.50	291.67
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	585	295.00–297.50	296.23
13	600–650	622	272.50–297.50	285.47
31	650–700	660	275.00–284.00	282.04
12	700–750	729	241.00–264.00	257.25
25	750–800	765	247.50–258.50	258.07
1	800–850	835	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
8	300–350	327	350.00–372.50	358.45
8	350–400	371	357.50–415.00	391.56
39	400–450	426	330.00–410.00	373.22
20	450–500	469	330.00–375.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	420	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	472	225.00–262.50	244.62
1	500–550	525	207.50	207.50
5	550–600	573	230.00–275.00	264.51
2	650–700	670	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	532	310.00–340.00	327.49
66	550–600	566	317.50–339.75	335.32
11	600–650	646	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	360.03
3	500–550	530	322.50–337.50	329.88
17	550–600	585	322.00–340.00	325.88
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	301.74
2	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	750–800	765	264.00–275.00	269.46
27	850–900	882	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	375.00–395.00	389.25
67	550–600	565	350.00–385.00	381.94
20	600–650	631	320.00–345.00	333.93
24	650–700	686	345.50	345.50
5	700–750	713	304.00	304.00
20	750–800	752	288.50	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	387.50–442.50	417.55
20	400–450	439	372.50–412.50	405.60
18	450–500	485	370.00–417.50	390.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	272	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	377	407.50–420.00	416.78
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	479	350.00–392.50	378.17
18	500–550	523	342.50–377.50	358.38
8	550–600	581	330.00–352.50	336.35
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	442	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	540	300.00–327.50	316.68
1	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,758	181.00–206.00	189.67
1	—	1,555	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,685	142.00–155.00	149.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,317	140.00–161.00	149.84
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,453	130.00–135.00	132.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,025	142.00–158.00	149.32
3	—	1,083	133.00–137.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	148.00–165.00	153.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	206.00	206.00

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	—	998	146.00–197.50	166.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	175.00	175.00

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.