Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.59/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 529 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.71/cwt +21.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 635 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.55/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 577 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 437 162
Feeder cattle 395 376 155
Slaughter cattle 44 61 7
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeders sold with good to very good demand on a mostly high quality offering with the most price increase on the weaned pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 +17.50
375 fancy 375 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,041 +22.50
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 —
445 fancy 445 3 269.00–275.00 $273.00 $1,215 +21.96
473–492 fancy 486 19 245.00–267.00 $258.81 $1,258 +4.51
512–547 value added 523 9 250.00–265.00 $258.52 $1,352 +2.68
553–597 value added 580 19 240.00–256.00 $249.18 $1,445 -4.60
605–638 value added 635 30 239.00–253.00 $250.71 $1,592 +15.71
660–684 677 7 231.00–233.00 $232.44 $1,574 +8.43
680 value added 680 5 241.50 $241.50 $1,642 -1.71
714 value added 714 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,671 +1.00
756 value added 756 16 236.50 $236.50 $1,788 -0.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 212.50 $212.50 $850 —
480 480 1 202.50 $202.50 $972 —
700 700 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,421 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 225.00 $225.00 $727 -7.50
407–430 417 6 214.00–224.00 $221.13 $922 +3.50
402–446 fancy 419 16 233.00–256.00 $246.29 $1,032 +1.40
464 fancy 464 11 246.00 $246.00 $1,141 +9.00
455–495 478 3 221.00–229.00 $224.39 $1,073 +5.26
505–548 value added 529 41 234.00–251.00 $244.30 $1,292 +2.15
520–545 533 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,221 +4.79
550–595 572 7 214.00–229.00 $221.96 $1,270 -0.03
556–595 value added 579 18 232.00–249.00 $239.45 $1,386 +0.45
600–647 621 19 223.00–228.00 $226.93 $1,409 +7.13
603–638 value added 621 6 230.00–240.00 $235.14 $1,460 -4.86
677 value added 677 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,564 -9.04
680–690 685 2 221.00–222.00 $221.50 $1,517 —
706–714 value added 710 11 220.50–221.50 $220.95 $1,569 —
770–798 788 11 181.00–200.00 $187.49 $1,477 -0.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 207.00–210.00 $208.50 $594 —
315–340 332 3 200.00–202.50 $200.79 $667 —
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 -5.49
405 405 1 199.00 $199.00 $806 +20.29
485 485 2 201.00–208.00 $204.50 $992 —
500 500 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,010 +11.33
617 617 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,290 —
670 670 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,226 +4.00
750–770 763 3 158.00–160.00 $159.34 $1,216 -2.66
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1275 1195 2 126.00–138.00 $131.60 $1,573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 270.00 $270.00 $716 —
310–335 fancy 323 2 250.00–257.50 $253.60 $819 -1.40
350–375 fancy 363 4 257.00–260.00 $258.26 $937 +3.26
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
417–420 fancy 418 5 253.00–265.00 $259.00 $1,083 +2.75
455–470 465 3 227.00–233.00 $229.02 $1,065 +11.48
460–485 fancy 471 12 247.00–264.00 $257.34 $1,212 —
510 510 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,158 +13.61
500–540 fancy 513 7 231.00–249.00 $237.67 $1,219 —
550–580 560 5 210.00–227.00 $216.63 $1,213 +2.53
600–645 623 6 200.00–220.00 $210.12 $1,309 +1.12
653 fancy 653 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,574 —
655–670 664 4 204.00–211.00 $208.00 $1,381 -0.85
732 732 6 199.00 $199.00 $1,457 -2.00
765–775 768 3 194.00–208.00 $198.71 $1,526 —
805 805 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,385 —
885 885 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 200.00–215.00 $207.16 $456 —
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 -10.50
465 465 1 187.50 $187.50 $872 +5.50
510–525 518 2 205.00–211.00 $208.04 $1,078 +21.45
575 575 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $966 —
965–1380 1240 80-85% 14 105.00–118.00 $112.04 $1,389 +13.69
1030–1460 1264 80-85% 7 94.00–102.00 $97.22 $1,229 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1710 1553 75-80% 4 101.00–110.00 $106.32 $1,651 —
1440–1755 1603 75-80% 5 114.00–122.00 $119.12 $1,909 +1.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1070 949 85-90% 4 79.00–85.00 $82.27 $781 -1.19
935–1060 998 85-90% 2 88.00–98.00 $92.69 $925 -5.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,099 —
2010–2140 2075 2 131.50–135.00 $133.20 $2,764 —

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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
955–1315 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00–1,525.00 $1,503.96 —

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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.