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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.78/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 667 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.88/cwt +13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 580 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.24/cwt +13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 476 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 913 1,016 162
Feeder cattle 872 956 155
Slaughter cattle 40 60 7
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Comparison due to inclement weather last week, however there was good to very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 fancy 365 4 270.00–300.00 $292.81 $1,069 +23.42
410–420 fancy 415 2 295.00–305.00 $299.94 $1,245 +36.15
445 445 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,012 —
463–495 fancy 478 26 271.00–291.00 $279.93 $1,338 +24.86
500–537 value added 510 14 262.00–283.00 $275.06 $1,403 +26.79
540 540 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,334 +12.67
577–585 580 3 234.00–250.00 $244.62 $1,419 +20.44
555–590 value added 585 30 259.00–277.50 $268.82 $1,573 +20.32
615–635 625 2 212.50–217.00 $214.71 $1,342 +1.68
605–640 value added 632 10 230.00–247.00 $236.46 $1,494 -11.24
652–681 value added 664 26 229.00–248.00 $232.08 $1,541 -1.33
653–680 673 12 224.00–225.00 $224.76 $1,513 +6.36
703–733 722 18 200.00–219.00 $208.79 $1,507 +3.94
768 value added 768 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,728 —
779–788 780 27 201.00–212.50 $210.78 $1,644 +14.01
812 812 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,673 —
875 875 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 210.00 $210.00 $472 —
315 315 1 220.00 $220.00 $693 —
375 375 1 207.50 $207.50 $778 —
570–585 578 2 212.00–212.50 $212.25 $1,227 +2.08
660–697 685 3 183.00–201.00 $195.22 $1,337 +8.73
730 730 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,438 —
905 905 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,412 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,770 —

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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 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
325–335 330 2 218.00–227.00 $222.43 $734 —
374 fancy 374 20 236.00 $236.00 $883 -1.50
397 397 2 225.00 $225.00 $893 +9.98
405–410 408 5 219.00–221.00 $220.00 $898 +9.95
412–440 fancy 420 14 227.00–231.00 $228.02 $958 +1.28
451–483 471 14 210.00–221.00 $219.37 $1,033 +11.32
460–492 fancy 478 36 224.00–235.00 $230.30 $1,101 +9.67
505–532 value added 526 23 222.00–230.00 $227.02 $1,194 +12.85
512–540 526 16 212.50–220.00 $215.49 $1,133 +9.78
578–590 value added 580 41 221.00–225.00 $224.31 $1,301 +8.74
569–591 581 22 212.00–219.50 $217.34 $1,263 +14.39
622 value added 622 14 213.50 $213.50 $1,328 +10.00
600–643 630 11 190.00–204.50 $198.69 $1,252 +14.27
663 value added 663 72 214.00 $214.00 $1,419 —
680–684 682 17 188.00–203.50 $197.14 $1,344 +1.22
730–735 734 7 178.00–187.00 $185.72 $1,363 +19.72
750–755 752 8 181.00–187.00 $182.76 $1,374 —
822 822 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,611 +29.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 280 3 177.50–180.00 $179.23 $502 -0.77
310–345 319 4 170.00–200.00 $190.75 $608 -1.75
350–395 377 3 182.00–199.00 $188.10 $709 —
470 470 1 187.50 $187.50 $881 -5.00
515–544 539 6 174.00–183.00 $181.57 $979 +18.98
550 550 1 174.00 $174.00 $957 +3.69
640 640 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,114 +5.97
650–685 662 3 147.00–164.00 $158.13 $1,047 -11.01
705–711 710 7 135.00–136.00 $135.14 $959 —
755–795 775 2 122.00–150.00 $135.64 $1,051 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 fancy 370 9 265.00–287.50 $280.99 $1,040 +5.99
420–449 fancy 441 13 257.50–285.00 $276.73 $1,220 +18.09
462–465 fancy 465 12 270.00–281.00 $279.18 $1,298 —
475–495 489 4 243.00–252.50 $247.31 $1,209 +2.07
507–515 510 3 230.00–234.00 $232.65 $1,187 +15.36
545 fancy 545 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,368 —
550–553 fancy 551 17 264.00–275.00 $267.90 $1,476 —
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 -4.63
600–645 633 10 205.00–226.00 $211.64 $1,340 +21.60
685–690 688 3 189.00–197.00 $191.65 $1,319 -1.01
750 750 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,358 —
890 890 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,097 —
575–585 578 3 203.00–215.00 $210.95 $1,219 +7.68

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1975 1646 75-80% 20 109.00–125.00 $119.34 $1,964 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,143 +5.88
1095–1460 1285 80-85% 7 101.00–118.00 $112.16 $1,441 +28.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1030 987 85-90% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.94 $917 +24.94
895–1115 1005 85-90% 2 99.00–100.00 $99.55 $1,000 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $673 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–2135 1828 2 128.00–131.00 $129.75 $2,372 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.