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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 16

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 470▼ 22 vs year ago 395 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 52▲ 31 vs year ago 44 · +70.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated high quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate 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 $351.30/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.06 against this barn's trailing median of $391.36.

Average price

$351.30

40 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$46.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs KY average

−8.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	357.13	1,956	35
Medium and Large 2-3	527	310.49	1,636	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.65/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

351.30

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

356.91

−5.60

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−8.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

391.36

−40.06

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	1,559	178.71	2,786	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	147.00	1,905	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,663	143.95	2,393	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	128.00	1,355	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	189.94	2,177	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	170.00	1,938	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	213.00	2,577	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)	1,668	$2,296	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	411.25/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,481	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	396.26/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,557	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	388.06/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,680	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	391.22/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,831	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	401.32/cwt	399.00–407.50	1,914	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	390.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,025	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	367.58/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,915	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	354.18/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,171	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	346.61/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,125	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	308.67/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,914	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,589	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,672	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	978	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,616	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	746	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	986	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	307.74/cwt	302.50–315.00	994	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	353.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,150	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	313.07/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,146	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	370.85/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,365	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	389.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,645	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	364.30/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,537	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	310.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,350	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	389.64/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,816	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	319.04/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,509	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.61/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,693	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	364.24/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,923	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	338.74/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,846	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	359.52/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,031	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	335.78/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,931	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,205	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	611	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,285	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	223.54/cwt	197.50–250.00	1,431	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,413	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	349.53/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,269	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	337.85/cwt	305.00–382.50	1,402	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	374.60/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,585	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	442	401.68/cwt	397.50–403.00	1,775	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	396.01/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,853	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	382.24/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,827	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	312.91/cwt	292.50–357.50	1,514	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	385.57/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,955	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	322.35/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,638	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	304.11/cwt	257.50–335.00	1,770	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	286.56/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,757	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	320.04/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,010	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	283.90/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,916	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	265.45/cwt	260.00–274.00	2,071	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	244.05/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,210	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,577	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,146	189.94/cwt	181.00–207.00	2,177	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	176.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,780	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	101.61/cwt	88.00–118.00	1,010	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,490	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	124.50/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,362	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	154.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,719	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	158.97/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,019	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	108.05/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,397	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	147.99/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,936	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	131.56/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,743	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	154.26/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,518	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,983	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,668	2,296.00/head	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,296	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 470Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	528	350.00–373.00	364.24
13	550–600	565	350.00–363.00	359.52
1	600–650	600	367.50	367.50
13	650–700	673	358.50	358.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	347.00	347.00
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
4	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	353.81
4	350–400	368	362.50–387.50	370.85
5	400–450	422	350.00–372.50	364.30
4	500–550	545	337.50–342.50	338.74
3	550–600	575	332.50–342.50	335.78
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	402.50	402.50
8	400–450	422	385.00–400.00	389.87
9	450–500	466	385.00–397.50	389.64
14	600–650	611	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	302.50–315.00	307.74
4	350–400	366	300.00–340.00	313.07
4	400–450	435	300.00–325.00	310.39
4	450–500	473	290.00–347.50	319.04
4	500–550	520	320.00–327.50	325.61
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	640	197.50–250.00	223.54
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	390.84
2	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	613	351.00–365.00	354.18
11	650–700	676	383.00	383.00
8	750–800	757	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	395.00–397.50	396.26
4	400–450	433	380.00–392.50	388.06
2	450–500	468	390.00–392.50	391.22
4	500–550	521	360.00–378.00	367.58
1	550–600	580	372.50	372.50
12	600–650	613	340.00–348.00	346.61
1	650–700	655	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–412.50	411.25
2	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	477	399.00–407.50	401.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	620	306.00–312.50	308.67
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
2	950–1000	978	265.00–270.00	267.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	423	367.50–382.50	374.60
6	450–500	478	362.50–392.50	382.24
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	553	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	628	315.00–321.00	320.04
2	800–850	813	239.00–249.00	244.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	442	397.50–403.00	401.68
5	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	396.01
7	500–550	507	385.00–387.00	385.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	327.50–372.50	349.53
3	400–450	415	305.00–382.50	337.85
4	450–500	484	292.50–357.50	312.91
3	500–550	508	302.50–335.00	322.35
17	550–600	582	257.50–335.00	304.11
3	600–650	613	277.50–295.00	286.56
4	650–700	675	280.00–288.00	283.90
4	750–800	780	260.00–274.00	265.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	174.00–179.00	176.64
1	—	1,500	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	122.00–135.00	131.56
13	—	1,270	153.00–168.00	158.97
15	—	1,308	139.00–152.00	147.99
2	—	1,293	100.00–116.00	108.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	153.00–156.00	154.46
5	—	1,039	140.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	994	88.00–118.00	101.61
7	—	1,094	117.00–131.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,632	153.00–156.00	154.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	181.00–207.00	189.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,668	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,296.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.