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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 605 162
Feeder cattle 127 566 155
Slaughter cattle 23 36 7
Replacement cattle 2 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 207.00 $207.00 $797 -33.48
425 425 1 205.00 $205.00 $871 -38.00
548 548 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,255 -10.64
552–593 577 5 231.00–232.00 $231.38 $1,335 -12.07
600 600 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -24.34
675 675 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,364 -18.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 168.00 $168.00 $739 —
500 500 1 190.00 $190.00 $950 —
910 910 1 105.00 $105.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 177.50 $177.50 $612 -21.30
370 fancy 370 1 224.00 $224.00 $829 -11.06
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 -46.80
420–435 431 7 167.50–180.00 $172.50 $743 -37.24
450–480 465 5 172.50–195.00 $186.60 $868 -26.16
500–535 507 6 186.00–199.00 $194.08 $984 -16.99
550–595 566 5 181.00–201.00 $189.71 $1,074 -13.47
602–626 618 6 183.00–200.00 $194.48 $1,202 +19.57
935 935 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,145 +18.47
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
910 910 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 212.50 $212.50 $638 —
360–391 380 7 190.00–210.00 $201.60 $766 -40.68
485–495 490 2 186.00–187.00 $186.51 $914 -49.82
510–525 519 4 195.00–225.00 $211.05 $1,095 +1.24
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 -17.90
615 615 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,002 -11.96
690–692 691 3 160.00–170.00 $163.33 $1,129 -16.85
709 709 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,127 -16.50
945 945 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,210 —
965 965 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.50 $152.50 $549 —
412–430 418 3 165.00–172.50 $169.93 $710 -7.45
502–530 515 4 152.50–182.50 $171.12 $881 -10.79
635 635 1 155.00 $155.00 $984 +1.49
660 660 1 151.00 $151.00 $997 -16.00
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1555 1404 80-85% 7 90.00–118.00 $103.56 $1,454 —
1310–1515 1413 80-85% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.54 $1,053 —
1555 1555 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $490 —
840–1025 962 85-90% 3 74.00–78.00 $76.00 $731 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,043 +24.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,616 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,931 —
1555 1555 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,835 —
1315–2000 1567 3 104.00–113.00 $109.21 $1,711 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.