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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 554 162
Feeder cattle 121 515 155
Slaughter cattle 32 33 7
Replacement cattle 1 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder classes sold mostly steady with moderate demand on a lite test, Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls , moderate 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
420 420 1 227.50 $227.50 $956 -10.66
460–495 486 5 234.00–239.00 $238.05 $1,157 +2.51
505–522 514 4 213.00–239.00 $230.07 $1,183 +3.44
565–585 575 3 224.00–236.00 $231.02 $1,328 -3.66
607 value added 607 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,572 +26.63
600–640 623 3 220.00–227.00 $223.59 $1,393 +4.65
655 655 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,382 -4.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 192.50 $192.50 $587 —
580 580 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,114 -18.00
610 610 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,196 -5.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
375 375 1 194.00 $194.00 $728 -8.04
452 452 7 221.00 $221.00 $999 +25.85
500–545 525 9 187.00–215.00 $207.56 $1,090 +12.99
555–590 582 5 185.00–210.00 $201.54 $1,173 +8.15
670–697 679 7 170.00–195.00 $184.28 $1,251 +8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 177.50 $177.50 $479 —
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -29.31
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 —
625–645 637 3 145.00–162.00 $154.67 $985 -18.33
710–740 722 3 110.00–120.00 $113.30 $818 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,412 —
1145 1145 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 251.00 $251.00 $816 +18.48
350–360 fancy 355 2 275.00–280.00 $277.46 $985 +9.96
367 367 2 250.00 $250.00 $918 +32.50
460 460 2 213.00–216.00 $214.50 $987 -17.72
540 540 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,204 -1.53
630 630 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,342 +12.08
656–674 666 9 176.00–189.00 $181.69 $1,210 —
720 720 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 -31.00
825 825 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 —
967 967 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,010 +27.00
580 580 1 160.00 $160.00 $928 -47.50
645 645 1 137.50 $137.50 $887 —
900 900 2 101.00 $101.00 $909 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $930 -12.24
1175–1480 1296 80-85% 4 83.00–89.00 $85.64 $1,110 —
1190–1450 1314 80-85% 10 92.00–98.00 $94.24 $1,238 +0.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1095 1070 85-90% 2 85.00–87.00 $86.02 $920 +9.42
1130 1130 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $836 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,189 -12.34
1825 1825 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,230 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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.