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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 12

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

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Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 431▼ 212 vs year ago 513 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 44▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.94/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.43 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$337.94

56 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.04

vs KY average

−12.88 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	345.52	1,873	47
Medium and Large 2-3	573	298.30	1,711	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale56 hd

337.94

—

KY average24 barns · 1,331 hd

355.97

−18.04

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−12.88

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−53.43

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	—	Low	1,380	187.85	2,591	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	166.74	2,160	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	165.74	2,528	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	159.24	1,603	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	250.00	2,775	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)	1,395	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	410.03/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,087	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	454.75/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,510	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	429.25/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,588	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	381.84/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,634	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	339.33/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,591	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	403.85/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,910	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	375.51/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,791	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,790	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,020	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	366.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,926	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	282.80/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,620	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	369.37/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,131	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,307	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,357	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	332.20/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,103	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	362.57/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,422	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	315.08/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,278	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	328.78/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,476	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	284.65/cwt	250.00–302.50	2,163	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,554	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,613	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	340.64/cwt	325.00–357.50	903	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,361	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	327.88/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,092	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	380.12/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,437	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	386.10/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,629	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	369.66/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,590	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	328.24/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,418	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	383.75/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,765	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,579	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,695	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	338.61/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,784	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	358.60/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,911	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,431	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	334.39/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,916	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	302.78/cwt	272.50–322.50	1,747	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	334.12/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,088	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,926	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	294.30/cwt	289.00–308.50	2,110	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	265.36/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,051	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,877	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,352	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,182	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	418.67/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,541	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	393.70/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,496	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	394.06/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,643	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	401.65/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,715	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	380.77/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,763	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	309.06/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,477	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	357.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,877	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	314.29/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,791	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,935	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,978	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	276.12/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,734	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	300.66/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,020	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	255.67/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,887	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,357	170.37/cwt	157.00–184.00	2,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,563	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,103	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	166.33/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,660	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,652	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	151.07/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,896	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	170.04/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,217	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	170.61/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,602	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 431Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	397.50	397.50
2	350–400	380	392.50–395.00	393.70
3	400–450	417	387.50–397.50	394.06
3	450–500	463	372.50–385.00	380.77
2	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	357.43
3	550–600	588	329.00	329.00
2	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.55
4	650–700	672	295.00–302.50	300.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	347.50	347.50
4	450–500	478	287.50–325.00	309.06
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
9	550–600	570	305.00–325.00	314.29
2	600–650	628	265.00–287.50	276.12
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	738	255.00–256.00	255.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	368	415.00–422.50	418.67
3	400–450	427	400.00–402.50	401.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	593	389.00	389.00
6	600–650	622	379.00	379.00
5	650–700	668	352.50–365.00	362.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	428	372.50–392.50	381.84
3	450–500	477	370.00–387.50	375.51
3	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	366.83
4	550–600	577	367.50–375.00	369.37
6	600–650	633	322.50–340.00	332.20
2	700–750	723	312.50–317.50	315.08
4	750–800	753	320.00–337.50	328.78
1	800–850	840	304.00	304.00
1	850–900	895	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	469	300.00–352.50	339.33
1	500–550	515	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	573	262.50–300.00	282.80
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	250.00–302.50	284.65
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	400.00–455.00	410.03
3	300–350	332	440.00–465.00	454.75
4	350–400	370	420.00–432.50	429.25
1	400–450	435	407.50	407.50
2	450–500	473	400.00–407.50	403.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
8	350–400	378	370.00–387.50	380.12
9	400–450	430	362.50–377.50	369.66
1	450–500	495	342.50	342.50
15	500–550	527	327.50–347.50	338.61
13	550–600	573	333.00–340.00	334.39
5	600–650	625	322.50–340.00	334.12
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	717	289.00–308.50	294.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	533	352.50–377.50	358.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00–357.50	340.64
2	300–350	333	317.50–337.50	327.88
3	400–450	432	305.00–340.00	328.24
2	450–500	475	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	545	262.50	262.50
8	550–600	577	272.50–322.50	302.78
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	703	274.00	274.00
3	750–800	773	261.00–270.00	265.36
1	800–850	825	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	326	417.50	417.50
6	400–450	422	382.50–395.00	386.10
2	450–500	460	380.00–387.50	383.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	164.00–177.00	170.61
1	—	1,525	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,304	160.00–179.00	170.04
4	—	1,255	145.00–156.00	151.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	130.00	130.00
5	—	998	161.00–179.00	166.33
1	—	1,080	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	157.00–184.00	170.37
2	—	1,563	198.00–199.00	198.50
1	—	1,080	219.00	219.00

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	—	815	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1	—	1,395	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.