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Farmers Stockyards Market Report, Flemingsburg, KY

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

363 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.08/cwt +19.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,370/hd at 634 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.09/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 530 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.80/cwt -46.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 542 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 269 210
Feeder cattle 342 215 166
Slaughter cattle 18 51 41
Replacement cattle 3 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,162 —
295 fancy 295 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,372 —
320 320 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,352 +22.50
395 395 2 432.50–440.00 $436.25 $1,723 -38.75
406–435 fancy 410 7 450.00–455.00 $450.76 $1,848 —
415–445 423 4 390.00–420.00 $412.10 $1,743 +22.10
450–485 468 2 390.00–420.00 $405.56 $1,898 -3.78
475–487 fancy 485 7 440.00 $440.00 $2,134 —
527–543 value added 538 8 384.00–400.00 $389.41 $2,095 —
515–547 545 13 360.00–368.00 $367.42 $2,002 -55.08
559–560 value added 559 13 384.00–404.50 $401.34 $2,243 —
627 627 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,163 -9.52
600–649 value added 634 26 356.00–384.50 $376.32 $2,386 —
660–681 677 10 334.00–345.00 $337.63 $2,286 +13.35
705–720 715 5 327.50–346.00 $339.17 $2,425 —
801 801 4 334.00 $334.00 $2,675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 —
585 585 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,945 +23.75
805–812 810 3 300.00–310.00 $306.69 $2,484 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 380.00 $380.00 $950 —
305–330 fancy 318 2 422.50–427.50 $424.90 $1,351 —
315–320 318 2 380.00–382.50 $381.24 $1,212 +7.87
355–395 372 3 370.00–390.00 $382.75 $1,424 +23.34
430–445 433 5 350.00–370.00 $358.08 $1,550 -25.95
420–445 fancy 438 7 382.50–400.00 $395.06 $1,730 -17.44
470–490 488 13 345.00–369.00 $357.02 $1,742 -5.43
506–540 521 6 327.50–347.50 $341.96 $1,782 -11.15
506–545 value added 533 16 352.00–374.00 $357.26 $1,904 —
567 value added 567 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,984 —
550–577 572 10 320.00–345.00 $330.08 $1,888 -19.51
601 value added 601 3 351.00 $351.00 $2,110 —
605–610 608 6 300.00–320.00 $309.96 $1,885 -9.10
650–680 665 2 302.50–310.00 $306.17 $2,036 —
666 value added 666 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,331 —
712–747 727 9 285.00–312.50 $300.20 $2,182 —
850–885 867 3 247.50–262.50 $253.24 $2,196 —
900 900 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 332.50–350.00 $340.84 $1,288 +15.84
410–440 430 3 322.50–335.00 $328.18 $1,411 —
485–495 488 3 285.00–335.00 $318.11 $1,552 +1.47
515–520 518 2 255.00–282.50 $268.82 $1,392 -61.70
560–590 570 5 280.00–315.00 $303.02 $1,727 +14.22
600–615 608 2 255.00–260.00 $257.53 $1,566 —
700 700 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,799 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 195.00 $195.00 $722 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,773 +7.78
462–490 480 6 400.00–432.50 $419.74 $2,015 -8.41
500–547 518 7 350.00–370.00 $363.06 $1,881 -36.94
510–541 fancy 528 7 382.50–407.50 $392.90 $2,075 —
555–597 587 13 327.50–342.50 $339.02 $1,990 +19.02
605–637 617 6 312.50–327.50 $318.67 $1,966 +1.81
678–680 679 8 292.50–305.00 $302.49 $2,054 +31.78
713 713 3 289.00 $289.00 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 350.00–360.00 $355.03 $1,573 -19.97
477 477 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,813 -2.50
505 505 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,578 +2.50
552–560 555 4 280.00–310.00 $298.77 $1,658 +11.77
615–630 623 2 267.50–282.50 $275.09 $1,714 +10.09
700–735 718 2 255.00–272.50 $263.96 $1,895 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1380 1230 80-85% 3 116.00–118.00 $116.96 $1,439 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,695 +6.20
1295–1485 1390 80-85% 2 123.00–127.00 $125.14 $1,739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–975 900 85-90% 2 105.00–106.00 $105.46 $949 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,189 ±0.00
1070 1070 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,348 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,436 +13.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1660 1425 2 160.00–171.00 $166.41 $2,371 —
1650 1650 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,954 —
1685–1755 1727 3 188.00–198.00 $191.72 $3,311 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,517

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1397 1397 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Price trend

high 497.04 low 322.45 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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