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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

610 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 665▲ 125 vs year ago 485 · +25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 69▲ 41 vs year ago 52 · +78.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-8.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $353.03/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.24 against this barn's trailing median of $443.27.

Average price

$353.03

49 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$51.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs KY average

−21.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	354.08	1,973	48
Medium and Large 2-3	570	302.50	1,724	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.58/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd

353.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,095 hd

364.15

−11.12

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−21.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

443.27

−90.24

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.13, low $347.22, median $443.27 across 30 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	1,756	179.29	3,148	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	144.28	1,857	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	143.65	2,358	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	137.47	1,417	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	175.00	2,328	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,451	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,544	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	401.21/cwt	371.00–413.00	1,713	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	391.70/cwt	365.00–422.50	1,853	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	335.42/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,637	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	362.94/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,982	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	356.68/cwt	348.00–361.00	1,997	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	329.60/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,938	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	325.65/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,058	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,697	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	310.64/cwt	307.50–316.00	2,063	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,149	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	293.42/cwt	293.25–294.00	2,224	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,189	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,205	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	942	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	337.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,140	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,285	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	400.95/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,500	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	362.73/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,389	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	340.98/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,456	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	371.42/cwt	353.00–401.00	1,590	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	313.83/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,444	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	381.03/cwt	352.50–397.50	1,779	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	338.11/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,592	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,305	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	307.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,651	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	339.17/cwt	320.00–345.50	1,845	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	250.39/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,417	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	306.21/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,736	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	310.09/cwt	292.50–321.00	1,907	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,926	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	234.60/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,555	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	268.02/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,798	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	270.56/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,916	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	822	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,236	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,092	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,831	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,204	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	419.50/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,313	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,316	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	405.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,486	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	396.11/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,683	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	378.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,810	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	342.44/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,661	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	350.73/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,848	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	329.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,848	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	315.22/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,838	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	306.03/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,867	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	656	300.68/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,972	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,785	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	268.69/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,969	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,773	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	172.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	167.22/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	187.75/cwt	183.00–204.00	3,471	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	121.30/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,171	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	147.90/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,512	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	131.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,373	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	131.95/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,676	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	146.83/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,896	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	147.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,400	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,251	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,098	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	835	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,451.38/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,451	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 665Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 69Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	134.00–136.00	134.96
5	—	1,631	140.00–152.00	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,045	125.00–139.00	131.36
10	—	1,022	140.00–165.00	147.90
2	—	965	118.00–124.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,291	141.00–156.00	146.83
6	—	1,270	126.00–139.00	131.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	163.00–169.00	167.22
6	—	1,849	183.00–204.00	187.75
2	—	1,423	170.00–175.00	172.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	488	317.50–350.00	335.42
1	500–550	545	327.50	327.50
10	550–600	588	329.00–330.00	329.60
3	600–650	638	266.00	266.00
1	700–750	740	277.00	277.00
2	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00
4	850–900	890	246.00	246.00
4	900–950	915	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	955	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	546	340.00–365.00	362.94
9	550–600	560	348.00–361.00	356.68
34	600–650	632	310.00–340.00	325.65
12	650–700	664	307.50–316.00	310.64
4	700–750	736	292.00	292.00
55	750–800	758	293.25–294.00	293.42
8	800–850	800	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	950	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	386	400.00	400.00
31	400–450	427	371.00–413.00	401.21
12	450–500	473	365.00–422.50	391.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	280	332.50–340.00	336.25
2	300–350	338	330.00–345.00	337.33
3	350–400	383	352.50–367.50	362.73
3	400–450	427	337.50–347.50	340.98
7	450–500	471	322.50–347.50	338.11
20	500–550	537	295.00–315.00	307.49
5	550–600	567	290.00–317.50	306.21
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
10	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	268.02
9	700–750	708	257.50–277.50	270.56
1	800–850	840	249.00	249.00
1	850–900	885	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	822	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	544	320.00–345.50	339.17
3	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	615	292.50–321.00	310.09
2	650–700	662	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	460	310.00–317.50	313.83
2	500–550	517	252.50	252.50
7	550–600	566	230.00–275.00	250.39
4	650–700	663	205.00–250.00	234.60
1	800–850	840	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	372.50	372.50
11	350–400	374	370.00–422.50	400.95
30	400–450	428	353.00–401.00	371.42
27	450–500	467	352.50–397.50	381.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	935	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
4	450–500	485	325.00–357.50	342.44
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	583	305.00–322.50	315.22
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	680	260.00–265.00	262.46
2	700–750	733	262.50–275.00	268.69
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	817	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–437.50	419.50
5	350–400	366	400.00–410.00	405.90
11	400–450	425	370.00–410.00	396.11
6	450–500	478	365.00–390.00	378.65
13	500–550	527	337.50–365.00	350.73
4	550–600	560	325.00–340.00	329.96
19	600–650	610	297.50–316.00	306.03
5	650–700	656	290.00–312.50	300.68
2	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,110	189.00	189.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,451.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.