Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.71/cwt +22.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 578 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.32/cwt ≈ $1,715/hd at 669 lb · 66 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.32/cwt +24.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 718 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 137 1,242
Feeder cattle 702 94 1,155
Slaughter cattle 84 41 87
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling classes were sharply higher on a mostly fancy high quality set of feeder cattle, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, 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
275 275 1 255.00 $255.00 $701 —
325 fancy 325 1 302.50 $302.50 $983 -20.00
335 335 1 282.50 $282.50 $946 —
375–385 fancy 380 7 312.50–345.00 $335.34 $1,274 —
380–390 385 2 265.00–275.00 $269.94 $1,039 —
420–445 fancy 439 7 310.00–332.50 $318.50 $1,398 +18.50
440 440 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,309 —
451–465 456 5 280.00–295.00 $290.93 $1,327 +10.93
452–486 fancy 468 17 302.50–322.50 $313.39 $1,467 —
500–543 521 7 250.00–272.00 $268.56 $1,399 +13.56
502–548 value added 532 31 278.00–298.50 $284.97 $1,516 —
555 555 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,457 -7.50
551–588 value added 570 49 274.00–295.00 $283.03 $1,613 —
600–638 value added 626 29 268.00–287.50 $273.33 $1,711 —
650–685 value added 666 54 253.00–262.50 $259.45 $1,728 —
665–690 684 12 240.00–247.50 $242.23 $1,657 —
713–718 value added 717 54 256.00–258.75 $258.35 $1,852 —
720–745 728 8 230.00–238.00 $234.88 $1,710 +3.88
750–752 value added 751 17 242.00–250.50 $246.50 $1,851 —
760–785 772 3 228.00–236.00 $232.68 $1,796 +4.68
800–845 819 5 225.00–241.00 $231.84 $1,899 —
875 875 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,978 —
979 979 11 218.00 $218.00 $2,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 250.00 $250.00 $800 —
520–545 533 2 202.50–237.50 $219.59 $1,170 —
555 555 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 +10.00
620–645 633 2 210.00–230.00 $219.80 $1,391 —
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 265.00 $265.00 $702 —
295 fancy 295 1 275.00 $275.00 $811 —
330–340 335 2 250.00–265.00 $257.39 $862 +28.39
340 fancy 340 2 272.50 $272.50 $926 —
380–390 fancy 385 2 277.50–297.50 $287.63 $1,107 —
407–445 fancy 431 14 252.50–284.00 $265.11 $1,143 +12.62
460–490 fancy 470 22 254.00–270.00 $260.68 $1,225 +2.68
480–497 491 3 232.00–247.00 $242.12 $1,189 +7.12
500–545 515 17 235.00–249.00 $241.22 $1,242 +2.28
521–549 value added 535 15 250.00–260.00 $254.39 $1,361 —
550–584 value added 575 51 252.00–260.50 $256.82 $1,477 —
570–590 584 21 230.00–247.00 $242.72 $1,417 +12.72
600–645 621 18 220.00–236.00 $230.69 $1,433 —
619–648 value added 631 20 240.00–255.50 $247.90 $1,564 —
650–692 682 20 228.00–237.00 $231.64 $1,580 +12.64
720–725 724 6 200.00–210.00 $201.66 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 205.00 $205.00 $707 —
505–520 513 2 195.00–215.00 $204.85 $1,051 +4.85
570 570 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,268 +46.65
600–647 624 10 205.00–217.50 $211.09 $1,317 —
650–695 667 5 182.50–218.00 $198.92 $1,327 -3.08
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 —
860 860 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,453 +2.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 287.50 $287.50 $791 ±0.00
300 fancy 300 1 310.00 $310.00 $930 —
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 +5.00
385 fancy 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 +5.00
405 fancy 405 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,276 —
410–427 421 3 267.50–270.00 $268.31 $1,130 -14.19
460–465 fancy 463 2 295.00–297.50 $296.24 $1,372 —
462–490 476 4 280.00–282.00 $281.03 $1,338 +19.84
500 fancy 500 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,412 —
500–545 523 8 234.00–271.00 $253.93 $1,328 —
565–580 573 2 250.00–256.00 $253.04 $1,450 +2.04
630 630 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,443 —
680 680 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,476 —
725 725 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 +2.00
775–785 782 3 185.00–191.00 $186.98 $1,462 -9.02
895 895 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,342 —
915 915 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 527 3 210.00–239.00 $226.59 $1,194 —
610 610 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,287 +11.00
650–660 655 2 165.00–210.00 $187.33 $1,227 —
745 745 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,423 +8.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1340 1253 80-85% 7 105.00–110.00 $107.40 $1,346 -11.84
1180–1400 1271 80-85% 14 120.00–154.00 $131.70 $1,674 +12.46
1290 1290 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,084 -25.55
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 2 94.00–95.00 $94.46 $1,228 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1580 1529 75-80% 4 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $1,644 —
1480–1675 1578 75-80% 2 97.00–98.00 $97.53 $1,539 —
1490–1700 1588 75-80% 5 123.00–135.00 $128.27 $2,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1090 1013 85-90% 3 90.00–98.00 $94.22 $954 -1.38
1000–1125 1042 85-90% 3 125.00–132.00 $129.48 $1,349 +33.88
980–1110 1063 85-90% 3 104.00–110.00 $107.46 $1,142 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $880 -25.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,257 —
1800 1800 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,772 +15.44

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 —

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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.