Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.66/cwt -13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 570 lb · 34 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 781 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.75/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 247 212 197
Feeder cattle 225 207 182
Slaughter cattle 20 5 15
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady on light test with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 value added 510 1 146.00 $146.00 $745 —
520–527 525 3 123.00–127.00 $124.32 $653 -4.20
558–590 569 6 126.50–142.00 $136.64 $777 +1.64
600–622 612 6 120.00–127.50 $124.55 $762 -6.45
685 685 1 127.00 $127.00 $870 -6.22
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
580 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–262 261 3 121.00–127.50 $123.16 $321 —
343 343 2 119.00 $119.00 $408 —
350–392 371 4 114.00–124.00 $119.75 $444 -2.25
415–447 434 8 115.00–131.00 $122.81 $533 -5.19
452–496 475 12 120.00–134.00 $125.75 $597 -7.45
500–530 526 7 124.00 $124.00 $652 -8.49
555–583 570 34 115.00–128.00 $119.66 $682 -13.72
610–640 623 11 115.00–126.00 $116.08 $723 —
650–670 660 2 112.00–114.00 $113.02 $746 —
781 781 17 105.00 $105.00 $820 +5.00
955 955 4 88.50 $88.50 $845 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 100.00 $100.00 $345 —
375–395 382 6 92.00–106.00 $98.08 $375 -12.22
415 415 2 90.00 $90.00 $374 —
525 525 1 109.00 $109.00 $572 -1.00
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -7.00
655–665 660 2 100.00–108.00 $103.97 $686 —
705–740 723 2 89.00–91.00 $89.98 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 132.50 $132.50 $358 —
302–315 306 4 135.00–143.00 $139.59 $427 —
365–380 373 2 141.00–145.00 $142.96 $533 +7.96
460–477 471 3 132.00–133.00 $132.67 $625 -0.33
500–540 516 8 121.00–127.00 $124.72 $644 +0.22
565 565 1 137.00 $137.00 $774 +5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 382 3 85.00–117.00 $95.76 $366 -12.74
667 667 10 104.00 $104.00 $694 —
700 700 1 80.00 $80.00 $560 —
865 865 1 85.00 $85.00 $735 —
900 900 1 86.00 $86.00 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1245 1179 80-85% 4 37.00–48.50 $44.72 $527 —
1110–1225 1182 80-85% 5 58.00–59.00 $58.49 $691 —
1215–1485 1350 80-85% 2 54.50–55.50 $54.95 $742 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $428 —
980 980 85-90% 1 38.50 $38.50 $377 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $814 +3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 72.00 $72.00 $814 —
2000 2000 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,650 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 87.00 $87.00 $303 —
445 445 2 86.00 $86.00 $383 —
502 502 5 83.00 $83.00 $417 —
572 572 2 76.00 $76.00 $435 —
620 620 6 84.00 $84.00 $521 —

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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.