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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.31/cwt +24.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 627 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.87/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 569 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.77/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 566 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 891 162
Feeder cattle 656 829 155
Slaughter cattle 32 55 7
Replacement cattle 2 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 700 steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
240 fancy 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
295 fancy 295 1 260.00 $260.00 $767 —
345 fancy 345 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,026 +28.37
365 365 1 232.50 $232.50 $849 -27.50
375–380 fancy 378 2 295.00–310.00 $302.55 $1,144 -9.95
405–445 fancy 415 19 275.00–310.00 $305.23 $1,267 -11.80
460–470 465 3 242.50–252.50 $248.37 $1,155 +0.34
450–490 fancy 467 29 263.00–290.00 $281.30 $1,314 -9.29
510–545 value added 529 20 250.00–284.50 $275.00 $1,455 +2.23
554–575 value added 564 39 252.50–276.00 $267.39 $1,508 -3.74
565–595 585 3 240.00–249.00 $244.75 $1,432 +8.22
605–635 value added 624 5 244.00–253.00 $249.50 $1,557 -4.64
626 fancy 626 83 285.00 $285.00 $1,784 —
605–645 636 11 222.00–235.00 $231.96 $1,475 -1.00
655–676 value added 662 31 243.00–261.50 $258.88 $1,714 —
670 670 3 235.00–236.00 $235.33 $1,577 +0.31
701 value added 701 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,640 -6.00
712–735 720 3 203.00–213.00 $206.40 $1,486 -13.15
849 849 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,706 -2.41
857 857 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,714 —
917 917 5 195.50 $195.50 $1,793 —
971 971 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,314 -26.00
730 730 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,431 -7.02
830 830 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,394 —
850 850 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 225.00 $225.00 $506 —
270 270 1 217.50 $217.50 $587 —
301–335 fancy 311 5 240.00–242.50 $241.45 $751 —
315–335 327 3 235.00–237.50 $236.70 $774 —
370–395 fancy 387 7 247.50–265.00 $254.94 $987 -8.13
400–440 413 3 235.00–240.00 $238.23 $984 —
405–440 fancy 425 20 251.00–275.00 $267.11 $1,135 +10.31
456–468 fancy 462 12 248.00–271.00 $263.40 $1,217 +17.94
450–492 476 5 234.00–242.50 $239.27 $1,139 +7.34
510–535 519 6 215.00–228.00 $220.85 $1,146 -0.58
505–537 value added 526 24 231.00–255.00 $244.72 $1,287 +5.45
555–599 value added 567 25 236.50–254.00 $248.83 $1,411 +11.87
555–595 571 18 196.00–208.00 $198.76 $1,135 -21.01
600–645 611 4 201.00–210.00 $205.42 $1,255 +18.59
622 value added 622 11 219.50 $219.50 $1,365 -6.14
652–680 value added 667 24 233.00–239.00 $236.37 $1,577 —
681–696 692 11 202.50–204.00 $202.90 $1,404 +14.90
700–710 705 2 188.00–194.00 $191.02 $1,347 -2.27
810–836 821 17 176.00–182.00 $178.85 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 215.00 $215.00 $684 +10.00
360–385 373 5 180.00–217.50 $204.38 $762 +24.38
442 442 2 217.50 $217.50 $961 —
462–480 468 3 197.50–218.00 $204.51 $957 +24.58
515–545 535 4 165.00–190.00 $179.35 $960 -9.93
550 550 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,004 -14.74
650–690 677 3 165.00–181.00 $171.82 $1,163 +18.82
705–720 713 2 164.00–170.00 $167.03 $1,191 -8.97
792 792 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,267 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 257.50 $257.50 $605 —
275–290 284 4 247.50–257.50 $251.19 $713 —
330 330 1 230.00 $230.00 $759 —
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 —
400–441 fancy 422 8 270.00–307.50 $290.60 $1,226 +11.11
456–475 fancy 463 9 273.00–287.50 $283.08 $1,311 +5.10
485 485 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,188 —
500–525 fancy 515 3 256.00–270.00 $261.21 $1,345 +3.71
515–541 534 5 234.00–235.00 $234.81 $1,254 -4.00
567–583 fancy 577 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,442 —
565–597 586 3 228.00–236.00 $233.43 $1,368 +4.04
605–640 fancy 611 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,466 —
605–635 614 4 215.00–222.00 $216.73 $1,331 -0.49
656–662 658 5 225.00–229.00 $227.39 $1,496 —
750 750 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 200.00 $200.00 $780 —
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 -20.00
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
755 755 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $912 -9.00
1225–1340 1283 80-85% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,091 -10.66
1180–1450 1296 80-85% 7 90.00–98.00 $94.48 $1,224 -1.18
1280–1425 1346 80-85% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.80 $1,384 -3.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–985 983 85-90% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.50 $801 —
1015–1165 1075 85-90% 3 94.00–98.00 $96.42 $1,037 -6.88
1090 1090 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $861 -24.30
1155 1155 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,282 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1795 1649 75-80% 4 103.00–108.00 $106.34 $1,754 -0.80
1570–1825 1660 75-80% 3 95.00–99.00 $96.64 $1,604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1725 1430 2 110.00–116.00 $112.38 $1,607 —
1750 1750 1 131.50 $131.50 $2,301 —
1930 1930 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,393 -11.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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.