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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 214▼ 368 vs year ago 463 · −79.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 38 vs year ago 55 · −69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

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 $309.89/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.90.

Average price

$309.89

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$65.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.70

vs KY average

−37.61 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	342.39	1,906	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	277.38	1,466	6thin

One grade step is worth $65.01/cwt here — about $440 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 sale12 hd

309.89

—

KY average25 barns · 756 hd

338.59

−28.70

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−37.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

392.90

−83.01

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.15, low $301.16, median $392.90 across 33 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	1,834	200.52	3,677	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	163.31	2,226	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,752	161.36	2,827	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	141.00	1,356	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	214.00	2,910	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	327.82/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,557	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,956	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	312.50/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,047	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	308.31/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,195	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	272.63/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,941	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	321.42/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,501	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,369	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,399	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	748	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	309.41/cwt	300.00–327.50	959	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	310.88/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,452	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	356.26/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,692	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	276.36/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,434	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	341.87/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,928	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,624	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	288.85/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,776	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	301.64/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,036	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	268.94/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,815	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,202	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	921	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	377.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,417	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	378.12/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,630	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	355.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,669	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,573	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,913	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	292.05/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,694	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	305.62/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,910	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	305.22/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,054	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,274	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	215.03/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,695	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	166.37/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,268	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,752	161.36/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,827	3

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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 214Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 55

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	377.90
4	400–450	431	375.00–387.50	378.12
2	450–500	470	350.00–360.00	355.16
2	500–550	535	357.50	357.50
3	600–650	625	299.00–318.00	305.62
2	650–700	673	297.00–314.00	305.22
2	750–800	795	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	317.50	317.50
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	302.50	302.50
4	550–600	580	270.00–312.50	292.05
1	750–800	795	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	400.00–405.00	402.43
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	355.00–357.50	356.26
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	564	332.50–350.00	341.87
2	600–650	615	282.50–295.00	288.85
3	650–700	675	297.50–305.00	301.64
1	700–750	740	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	300.00–327.50	309.41
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	467	300.00–317.50	310.88
5	500–550	519	265.00–295.00	276.36
1	550–600	575	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	675	260.00–277.50	268.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	563	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	655	307.50–317.50	312.50
3	700–750	712	300.00–317.00	308.31
2	750–800	778	318.00–325.00	321.42
1	950–1000	975	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	327.82
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	712	255.00–290.00	272.63
2	750–800	795	296.00–300.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,363	159.00–179.00	166.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,115	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	155.00–173.00	161.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	210.00–219.00	215.03
1	—	1,725	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,940	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	214.00	214.00

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.