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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.31/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 525 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.72/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 474 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.38/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 567 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 212 119 92
Feeder cattle 207 108 80
Slaughter cattle 5 6 12
Replacement cattle — 5 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 —
498 498 8 139.00 $139.00 $692 +4.61
520–530 528 4 124.00–130.00 $128.52 $679 -14.61
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 -2.00
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 -3.00
655–665 661 9 124.00–135.00 $133.22 $881 -2.78
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 122.00 $122.00 $476 —
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538 +2.24
451–490 474 36 128.00–138.00 $133.20 $631 -0.97
475 fancy 475 3 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
500–533 523 30 129.00–138.00 $132.49 $693 +1.78
532 fancy 532 11 143.00 $143.00 $761 —
563–592 567 36 128.00–136.00 $133.38 $756 +0.38
770 770 2 100.00 $100.00 $770 +3.00
826 826 3 105.00 $105.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 364 4 107.00–112.00 $110.30 $401 —
485 485 1 115.00 $115.00 $558 —
510 510 2 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
575 575 1 117.00 $117.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 146.00 $146.00 $504 +1.96
370–380 371 8 135.00 $135.00 $501 -1.00
460 460 1 133.00 $133.00 $612 -2.29
511 511 10 124.50 $124.50 $636 —
565 565 6 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $743 +7.97
600–630 618 6 112.00–125.00 $119.41 $738 +5.50
637 fancy 637 5 130.00 $130.00 $828 —
710–737 724 4 105.50–106.00 $105.75 $766 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 107.50–120.00 $113.54 $259 —
370 370 2 105.00–112.00 $108.50 $401 +8.50
405–420 412 3 106.00–118.00 $112.28 $463 +7.01
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
625 625 1 103.00 $103.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–980 865 85-90% 2 45.00–52.00 $48.03 $415 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $871 +6.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 54.50 $54.50 $777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,075 —

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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.