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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 18, 2025

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmers Stockyards report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.84/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 625 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.04/cwt +19.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 514 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.90/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 920 1,038
Feeder cattle 485 862 975
Slaughter cattle 42 54 59
Replacement cattle 3 4 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale report from last week. However feeder classes sold with good demand and slaughter classes sold with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 300.00–322.50 $310.65 $1,165 +25.65
405–437 425 5 285.00–302.50 $290.51 $1,235 -26.99
480 fancy 480 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,584 -33.52
460–487 482 9 292.50–312.50 $306.51 $1,477 +7.10
513–515 value added 513 33 310.00–347.00 $344.75 $1,769 +19.85
530–535 533 2 277.50–282.00 $279.76 $1,491 -1.49
560 value added 560 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,663 -33.89
572–587 582 19 265.00–287.50 $275.94 $1,606 -16.84
625 value added 625 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,631 -33.78
627–640 631 6 251.00–256.00 $252.69 $1,594 -14.81
655–686 669 7 241.00–255.00 $247.43 $1,655 -10.31
680 value added 680 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 -30.00
715 715 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,723 +3.02
713–731 value added 720 10 254.00–257.00 $255.78 $1,842 +0.78
805–813 812 9 230.00–240.00 $238.90 $1,940 -1.10
905–910 908 2 223.00–225.00 $224.00 $2,034 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,123 +22.50
475–485 481 4 252.50–272.50 $259.33 $1,247 —
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 265.00 $265.00 $795 —
393 393 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,120 +3.54
413–435 fancy 419 4 285.00–287.50 $286.85 $1,202 -12.51
430–432 431 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,207 -1.47
480 480 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,308 -7.80
500–530 511 8 237.50–250.00 $242.89 $1,241 -27.75
501–549 value added 527 25 271.00–274.00 $273.26 $1,440 -2.99
557–596 568 15 244.00–260.00 $255.25 $1,450 -11.16
600–647 621 7 225.00–245.00 $233.96 $1,453 -3.45
622–648 value added 626 34 249.00–269.50 $266.38 $1,668 +5.28
670–699 691 21 224.00–245.50 $236.68 $1,635 -0.71
770–775 773 2 218.00–224.00 $220.99 $1,708 -1.81
861 861 7 216.50 $216.50 $1,864 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 190.00–202.50 $196.45 $752 -49.30
410 410 1 240.00 $240.00 $984 -2.91
485–495 490 2 247.50–250.00 $248.76 $1,219 +7.64
520–535 528 2 232.50–235.00 $233.73 $1,234 -3.77
567–595 576 3 231.00–240.00 $236.90 $1,365 +29.26
645 645 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 +9.48
835 835 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,461 +25.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1175 1137 3 172.00–200.00 $187.03 $2,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 436 4 287.50–295.00 $289.33 $1,261 —
485 485 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,339 -33.86
582 582 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,484 -16.00
650–690 670 2 222.00–230.00 $225.88 $1,513 -14.67
820 820 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 180.00–232.50 $206.07 $758 —
435 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 —
497 497 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,230 —
505 505 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 —
620–630 625 2 203.00–207.50 $205.23 $1,283 —
680 680 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,445 -11.49
810 810 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,336 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1505 1329 80-85% 12 130.00–156.00 $143.57 $1,908 +9.85
1270–1395 1333 80-85% 2 126.00–129.00 $127.43 $1,699 +0.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1035 945 85-90% 2 132.00–138.00 $134.71 $1,273 —
860–1030 945 85-90% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.46 $1,101 —
1035–1100 1068 85-90% 2 120.00–127.00 $123.39 $1,318 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1825 1642 75-80% 3 130.00–155.00 $139.02 $2,283 +3.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775–1900 1848 3 177.00–183.00 $180.66 $3,339 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,798

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1355 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,775.00–2,175.00 $1,955.57

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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.