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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.83/cwt +14.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 610 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.23/cwt -15.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 472 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.56/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 557 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 340 162
Feeder cattle 241 305 155
Slaughter cattle 23 32 7
Replacement cattle 1 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500-700 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 steady, 400-600 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, 700 lbs up 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and 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
360–370 365 2 290.00–317.50 $303.94 $1,109 —
415–420 fancy 418 2 337.50–342.50 $339.99 $1,421 +12.49
460 fancy 460 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 -17.50
490 490 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,384 -27.48
555–560 value added 556 8 296.00–306.00 $304.74 $1,694 +5.08
550–575 558 3 266.00–276.00 $271.07 $1,513 -17.17
605–635 value added 615 4 270.00–274.00 $271.53 $1,670 -15.78
667 667 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 —
655–685 value added 678 5 264.00–270.00 $266.98 $1,810 -10.81
705–745 725 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 -10.59
795 795 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,813 -19.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 515 2 236.00–250.00 $243.14 $1,252 -4.36
725 725 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,537 —
885 885 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 -5.00
385–392 390 3 297.50–300.00 $298.32 $1,163 -1.63
408 fancy 408 4 292.50 $292.50 $1,193 -10.51
427–430 428 3 257.50–267.50 $260.85 $1,116 -21.65
457–481 470 6 250.00–265.00 $254.87 $1,198 -20.35
451–492 fancy 474 7 281.00–296.00 $287.11 $1,361 -11.14
505–520 513 2 250.00–264.00 $256.90 $1,318 -0.77
513–546 value added 532 7 272.50–277.50 $274.68 $1,461 -4.17
550–565 558 2 247.50–255.00 $251.20 $1,402 -8.80
590 value added 590 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,587 -13.18
608–626 value added 610 77 275.00–283.50 $282.71 $1,725 +11.78
610–640 622 3 221.00–240.00 $232.66 $1,447 +11.63
650 650 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,521 +14.00
725 value added 725 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,820 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 245.00 $245.00 $926 +32.34
480–495 488 2 195.00–237.50 $215.92 $1,054 -24.99
515 515 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,133 +0.70
550–575 563 4 180.00–230.00 $194.67 $1,096 -12.83
635 635 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,111 -39.58
740 740 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,339 -19.00
870 870 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,427 —
960 960 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,464 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 -14.97
415–430 fancy 423 2 320.00–322.50 $321.23 $1,359 +1.23
460–475 470 3 290.00–310.00 $303.48 $1,426 +19.69
505 505 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,389 +10.00
562–592 577 4 254.00–275.00 $264.77 $1,528 -16.81
600 fancy 600 1 161.00 $161.00 $966 -98.19
605–645 619 4 249.00–253.00 $251.04 $1,554 +13.15
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 -0.39
740 740 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,709 -3.89
760–775 768 2 224.00–232.00 $227.96 $1,751 +0.96
830–835 833 2 215.00–234.00 $224.47 $1,870 —
885 885 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,894 —
925 925 2 217.00 $217.00 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,335 +12.50
556 556 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,390 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1425 1279 80-85% 9 130.00–155.00 $141.32 $1,807 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1070 968 85-90% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.76 $1,188 —
990–1140 1059 85-90% 4 132.00–149.00 $138.07 $1,462 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,034 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1990 1483 3 147.00–156.00 $153.26 $2,273 —
1800 1800 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,934 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 142.00 $142.00 $816 —
682 682 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,282 —

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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.