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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.00/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 567 lb · 114 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.89/cwt ≈ $1,769/hd at 756 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.43/cwt +18.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 691 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 531 162
Feeder cattle 561 485 155
Slaughter cattle 35 46 7
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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
225 225 1 290.00 $290.00 $652 —
300–305 303 2 312.50–315.00 $313.76 $951 +12.98
350–385 369 8 295.00–312.50 $301.94 $1,114 +11.74
427–435 429 8 310.00–315.00 $313.43 $1,345 —
480–498 490 6 272.00–292.00 $279.85 $1,371 -10.94
535–537 value added 537 6 272.50–276.00 $275.42 $1,479 -29.71
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 -35.17
550–593 value added 569 18 270.00–290.00 $281.26 $1,600 -26.74
586 586 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,430 -38.70
609–620 value added 613 9 260.00–270.00 $267.54 $1,640 -18.46
615–647 629 6 223.00–247.00 $238.26 $1,499 -26.97
693 693 8 244.50 $244.50 $1,694 -30.50
705–741 729 5 220.00–240.00 $231.25 $1,686 -0.75
797 797 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,714 —
920 920 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 247.50 $247.50 $693 —
470 470 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,187 —
640 640 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,414 +20.00
675 675 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,465 -25.97
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 —
250 fancy 250 1 292.50 $292.50 $731 —
315 315 1 285.00 $285.00 $898 +14.00
350 fancy 350 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,059 —
390 390 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,121 +20.69
402–422 fancy 412 8 290.00–292.50 $291.25 $1,200 -5.93
421–435 425 6 260.00–271.00 $265.44 $1,128 +11.26
452–495 472 22 250.00–272.50 $264.55 $1,249 +2.53
505–525 510 4 224.00–235.00 $226.83 $1,157 -21.42
515–548 value added 524 24 255.00–272.00 $265.30 $1,390 -3.72
552–597 value added 566 112 252.00–269.10 $264.64 $1,498 +6.38
597 597 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,361 -18.58
618–636 value added 624 19 245.50–253.50 $250.49 $1,563 -0.85
671–673 672 9 192.50–220.00 $201.65 $1,355 -13.35
683–696 value added 695 45 239.00–248.00 $239.79 $1,667 —
716 716 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,446 +6.90
756 value added 756 70 234.50 $234.50 $1,773 —
790 790 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
387 387 2 232.50 $232.50 $900 +12.41
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 +3.24
455–497 489 6 235.00–237.50 $235.42 $1,151 —
565 565 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 —
715 715 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,230 -28.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 285.00 $285.00 $969 —
360–385 373 2 290.00–300.00 $294.83 $1,100 -14.58
435 435 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,142 -37.50
447 fancy 447 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,397 —
450 fancy 450 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,384 —
452–495 477 7 270.00–282.50 $279.56 $1,334 -27.76
525 525 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 -39.07
538 fancy 538 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,496 -13.32
552 552 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,325 -33.19
605 fancy 605 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,464 -23.00
607–645 627 5 212.00–221.00 $216.11 $1,355 -32.05
776 776 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,560 —
840 840 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,655 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 232.50–242.50 $237.22 $754 -34.28
365 365 1 207.50 $207.50 $757 -60.00
430 430 1 227.50 $227.50 $978 -23.43
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 -37.50
570 570 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,211 -27.50
685 685 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,329 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1485 1312 80-85% 15 115.00–133.00 $122.36 $1,605 -7.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $901 -4.09
1050 1050 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $724 -63.66
965–1105 1055 85-90% 3 113.00–116.00 $114.39 $1,207 -18.27
1150 1150 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,276 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,688 -40.00
1590–1850 1701 75-80% 4 115.00–122.00 $119.02 $2,025 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,702 —
1690–2070 1889 4 147.00–166.00 $153.38 $2,897 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —

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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.