Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.26/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 560 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.00/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,505/hd at 660 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.06/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 465 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 754 931
Feeder cattle 353 696 843
Slaughter cattle 47 55 81
Replacement cattle 2 3 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, 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
365–370 fancy 368 2 305.00–320.00 $312.55 $1,150 —
447 447 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,229 +17.50
455–477 461 13 270.00–279.00 $274.94 $1,267 +3.33
466–490 fancy 476 7 281.00–284.00 $282.00 $1,342 -2.28
530–547 539 5 245.00–265.00 $254.71 $1,373 -6.30
545 value added 545 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,493 +0.41
559 value added 559 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,509 -1.84
555–570 561 15 250.00–265.00 $262.41 $1,472 +3.75
600–645 623 6 233.00–246.00 $241.69 $1,506 +3.28
628 value added 628 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,645 -0.79
675 675 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,546 -11.94
755–780 768 2 231.00–239.00 $234.93 $1,804 -5.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 3 209.00–238.00 $225.73 $1,169 -14.27
575 575 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,311 -14.11
990 990 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,386 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 5 230.00–247.50 $233.54 $705 —
365–397 386 13 232.50–247.50 $241.33 $932 +11.38
400–445 414 16 230.00–247.50 $242.55 $1,004 +3.78
455–480 465 12 230.00–245.00 $240.11 $1,117 +0.85
465 fancy 465 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,181 +2.64
502–542 526 13 232.00–249.00 $237.47 $1,249 -0.19
560–585 566 11 230.00–248.50 $241.64 $1,368 +5.81
611–630 620 12 214.00–230.00 $223.12 $1,383 -6.88
660 660 22 228.00 $228.00 $1,505 +10.34
705 705 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,431 +11.00
785 785 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,531 —
830 830 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
945 945 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 207.50 $207.50 $591 —
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 -17.74
485–495 490 2 200.00–201.00 $200.51 $982 -9.49
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -13.01
555–595 575 7 195.00–227.00 $214.91 $1,236 +4.64
605–622 616 3 185.00–210.00 $193.18 $1,190 -7.18
677 677 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,171 -35.00
800 800 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1050 1030 2 156.00–162.00 $158.94 $1,637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
342 342 2 287.50 $287.50 $983 —
385–397 395 6 282.50–292.50 $285.39 $1,127 +19.61
400–445 433 12 262.50–286.00 $273.81 $1,186 +6.80
450–490 464 8 258.00–277.50 $270.45 $1,255 +10.83
501–525 512 15 239.00–257.00 $251.57 $1,288 +9.59
560–585 571 11 240.00–250.00 $243.06 $1,388 +10.87
605–625 615 3 212.00–226.00 $217.41 $1,337 +0.43
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 222.50 $222.50 $868 +22.50
420–442 434 4 225.00–250.00 $234.88 $1,019 +20.31
545 545 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,204 -3.00
622–640 629 4 203.00–209.00 $206.72 $1,300 -0.78
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,025 —
1080–1380 1259 80-85% 16 105.00–112.00 $108.54 $1,367 -1.25
1145–1480 1309 80-85% 10 113.00–118.00 $115.08 $1,506 -13.73
1380–1450 1415 80-85% 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $1,748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —
1020–1150 1116 85-90% 5 103.00–110.00 $107.36 $1,198 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1700 1625 75-80% 3 115.00–118.00 $116.38 $1,891 —
2135 2135 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,391 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,761 —
1675 1675 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,747 —
1565–2005 1745 4 153.00–159.00 $155.19 $2,708 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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.