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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Flemingsburg, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2195

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 215▼ 285 vs year ago 451 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 56▼ 10 vs year ago 51 · −19.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 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 under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $349.52/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.38 against this barn's trailing median of $392.90.

Average price

$349.52

9 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$38.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.85

vs KY average

−41.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	353.83	1,874	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	315.00	1,685	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $189 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 sale9 hd

349.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,431 hd

367.37

−17.85

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−41.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

392.90

−43.38

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	—	Average	1,611	184.58	2,973	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	156.94	2,011	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	154.86	2,520	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	137.56	1,401	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	200.00	2,650	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,875	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	447.72/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,500	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	394	450.97/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,777	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	424.30/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,952	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	403.59/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,917	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	391.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,044	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	398.29/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,290	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	360.25/cwt	358.00–372.00	2,262	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,556	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	357.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,136	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,511	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	320.99/cwt	280.00–347.50	1,322	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	380.41/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,662	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	319.82/cwt	285.00–347.50	1,513	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,613	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,860	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,936	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,109	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	331.92/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,038	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	293.61/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,958	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	333.10/cwt	327.50–339.00	2,225	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,335	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,042	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	474.55/cwt	427.50–490.00	1,609	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	445.94/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,686	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	441.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,875	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	417.42/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,966	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	389.28/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,857	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	368.89/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,937	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	352.46/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,005	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,556	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	661	291.52/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,927	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	319.91/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,185	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,290	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,484	177.19/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,629	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	190.63/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,321	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	130.60/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,303	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,761	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	143.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,528	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,723	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	166.18/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,129	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,709	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	160.11/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,538	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	149.60/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,498	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 215Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 56Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
7	300–350	318	350.00–360.00	357.17
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.54
2	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.82
2	550–600	557	347.50	347.50
4	600–650	614	325.00–342.50	331.92
2	650–700	668	327.50–339.00	333.10
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	607	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	672	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	412	280.00–347.50	320.99
7	450–500	473	285.00–347.50	319.82
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
7	650–700	667	272.50–320.00	293.61
1	800–850	825	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	387.50	387.50
6	400–450	437	377.50–382.50	380.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	377.50	377.50
3	450–500	477	385.00–397.50	389.28
4	500–550	525	360.00–377.50	368.89
5	550–600	569	350.00–362.50	352.46
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	683	318.00–326.00	319.91
1	700–750	710	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	613	252.50–255.00	253.77
3	650–700	661	270.00–302.50	291.52
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	427.50–490.00	474.55
5	350–400	378	435.00–455.00	445.94
8	400–450	425	430.00–450.00	441.12
4	450–500	471	405.00–430.00	417.42
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	380.00–400.00	391.57
7	550–600	575	387.50–400.00	398.29
6	600–650	628	358.00–372.00	360.25
2	700–750	705	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	400.00–407.50	403.59
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	795	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00–455.00	447.72
5	350–400	394	450.00–455.00	450.97
4	450–500	460	415.00–427.50	424.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	189.00–192.00	190.63
4	—	1,484	172.00–185.00	177.19
1	—	1,725	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	171.00	171.00
5	—	1,067	139.00–148.00	143.24
1	—	890	117.50	117.50
6	—	998	121.00–134.00	130.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	158.00–163.00	160.11
2	—	1,670	148.00–151.00	149.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	127.00–135.00	130.79
10	—	1,281	156.00–173.00	166.18
1	—	1,205	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	200.00	200.00

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.