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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

85 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 85 157 60
Feeder cattle 63 149 55
Slaughter cattle 15 5 5
Replacement cattle 7 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week as market was unable to be covered.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 131.00 $131.00 $590 -5.00
615–637 630 3 117.00–125.00 $122.40 $771 -2.59
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 111.00 $111.00 $472 -13.22
460–497 470 9 115.00–119.00 $116.28 $547 -12.23
534 534 9 111.00 $111.00 $593 -19.48
590 590 1 109.00 $109.00 $643 -22.00
602–625 614 5 111.00–115.50 $113.37 $696 —
682 682 4 106.00 $106.00 $723 -14.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 95.00 $95.00 $618 —
884 884 8 77.00 $77.00 $681 -8.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 113.00–125.00 $118.87 $565 -6.22
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 —
590 590 1 117.00 $117.00 $690 —
760 760 1 87.00 $87.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1135 1048 80-85% 2 48.00–48.50 $48.23 $505 -2.27
1150–1350 1234 80-85% 5 54.50–55.50 $55.01 $679 —
1170–1315 1235 80-85% 4 56.50–58.00 $56.98 $704 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1070 950 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $475 —
980–1140 1060 85-90% 2 43.50–45.00 $44.31 $470 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1925 1925 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 68.50 $68.50 $911 —
1525 1525 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,106 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–955 928 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 425.00–450.00 $437.87
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
895–1565 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 560.00–680.00 $635.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.