Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.63/cwt +48.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 732 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.97/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 625 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.07/cwt +13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 623 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 532 162
Feeder cattle 285 495 155
Slaughter cattle 31 36 7
Replacement cattle 1 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes and Very good demand for weaned packages of 600 lb heifers and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good 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
250–290 fancy 263 3 252.50–260.00 $256.04 $673 -13.96
325–345 fancy 332 5 252.50–260.00 $255.53 $848 —
370 370 1 242.50 $242.50 $897 +10.73
380 fancy 380 4 261.00 $261.00 $992 +11.00
400–430 fancy 414 4 240.00–277.00 $255.01 $1,056 -1.48
450–495 fancy 488 6 255.00–258.00 $255.46 $1,247 +4.03
504–540 value added 514 7 244.00–257.00 $247.90 $1,274 -3.37
560–565 value added 563 3 253.50–265.00 $257.31 $1,449 +7.98
605–636 value added 623 16 245.00–265.00 $258.07 $1,608 +12.17
650–682 value added 674 8 247.00 $247.00 $1,665 —
732–736 value added 732 76 235.00–259.95 $258.63 $1,893 —
760 value added 760 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,778 —
800–830 820 6 193.00–211.00 $207.57 $1,702 —
855 855 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,753 -22.00
910 910 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,720 -21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 192.50 $192.50 $847 +12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 222.50 $222.50 $490 —
276 fancy 276 3 245.00 $245.00 $676 —
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 ±0.00
315 fancy 315 1 242.50 $242.50 $764 +10.50
370–380 fancy 375 2 232.50–244.00 $238.17 $893 +1.71
413–445 fancy 418 6 240.00–242.00 $241.65 $1,010 +4.20
430 430 1 229.00 $229.00 $985 +6.50
450–492 483 6 217.50–230.00 $224.53 $1,084 +9.99
495 fancy 495 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,213 -1.90
510 510 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,127 +6.24
521–541 value added 531 6 240.00–249.00 $244.42 $1,298 —
588 value added 588 7 253.50 $253.50 $1,491 +0.55
605–635 624 6 199.00–224.00 $211.22 $1,318 +5.25
617–646 value added 625 14 236.00–249.00 $242.29 $1,514 +18.14
657–697 674 10 205.00–214.50 $210.68 $1,420 —
766 766 6 203.50 $203.50 $1,559 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 177.50 $177.50 $399 —
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 +25.00
330 330 1 182.50 $182.50 $602 +5.00
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 -17.50
602–615 606 3 148.00–190.00 $175.80 $1,065 -8.20
660–695 678 2 162.00–176.00 $168.82 $1,145 -7.74
720–725 723 2 161.00–176.00 $168.47 $1,218 +8.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 237.50 $237.50 $689 —
310–340 325 2 212.50–217.50 $215.12 $699 -32.38
395 395 1 223.00 $223.00 $881 —
405 fancy 405 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,023 -2.65
435–440 438 2 212.50–235.00 $223.81 $980 +11.75
465–475 467 5 237.00–238.00 $237.20 $1,108 +34.70
512–532 522 4 211.00–220.00 $215.59 $1,125 -0.93
580–595 590 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 +15.51
625 fancy 625 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,444 —
635–640 638 2 217.00–221.00 $218.99 $1,397 +17.94
682 682 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,514 +19.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,001 +4.93
760 760 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,353 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1430 1334 80-85% 14 105.00–123.00 $114.53 $1,528 +13.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1655 1574 75-80% 6 109.00–126.00 $118.23 $1,861 +6.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–995 972 85-90% 3 91.00–98.00 $95.10 $924 —
1095–1140 1118 85-90% 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,297 +28.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1940 1798 4 127.00–138.00 $133.33 $2,397 +13.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.