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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.00/cwt ≈ $2,376/hd at 880 lb · 61 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.50/cwt ≈ $2,065/hd at 769 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.04/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 514 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 530 898
Feeder cattle 548 485 834
Slaughter cattle 59 42 63
Replacement cattle 1 3 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 15.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00-30.00 higher on a fancy set of feeder steers, Feeder and yearling heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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
325 fancy 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
370–395 fancy 378 3 387.50–410.00 $397.44 $1,502 —
406 fancy 406 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,451 —
440 440 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,408 +29.49
470–490 fancy 480 5 335.00–367.50 $349.24 $1,676 +19.24
485–495 488 4 292.50–325.00 $316.75 $1,546 +10.24
500–547 value added 509 30 317.50–342.50 $331.42 $1,687 -13.33
527 fancy 527 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,897 —
528 528 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,563 +16.24
560–580 value added 571 17 325.00–335.00 $326.29 $1,863 +29.29
575–595 586 5 295.00–305.00 $301.17 $1,765 +25.23
635 635 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,689 +13.31
600–649 value added 641 31 279.00–293.00 $284.52 $1,824 +23.52
650–670 662 5 252.50–267.00 $261.14 $1,729 +13.71
665–691 value added 689 27 270.00–294.75 $290.59 $2,002 +30.59
700–735 value added 703 14 257.50–269.50 $267.60 $1,881 +11.82
700–722 715 3 246.00–249.00 $246.98 $1,766 +5.98
703–729 fancy 720 14 281.50–284.00 $282.37 $2,033 —
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 —
750–782 value added 766 12 257.00–269.50 $263.12 $2,015 —
771 fancy 771 31 271.50 $271.50 $2,093 —
810–828 824 13 245.00–247.00 $245.45 $2,023 +6.55
880 fancy 880 61 270.00 $270.00 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,198 -4.33
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 310.00 $310.00 $806 —
317–335 323 3 292.50–300.00 $297.41 $961 +32.41
350–365 358 3 280.00–300.00 $287.55 $1,029 +2.55
400–427 418 3 272.50–285.00 $281.01 $1,175 +1.01
401–445 fancy 422 9 297.50–317.50 $309.67 $1,307 +22.82
455–465 fancy 461 6 310.00–320.00 $315.40 $1,454 —
450–490 471 4 260.00–270.00 $266.96 $1,257 -5.54
502–545 value added 515 21 290.00–315.00 $292.76 $1,508 +19.50
507–540 527 8 260.00–285.00 $279.33 $1,472 +36.44
560 560 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,470 +7.25
560–575 value added 570 7 287.50–292.50 $289.42 $1,650 —
600–635 609 4 240.00–245.00 $242.72 $1,478 +8.76
601–632 value added 621 10 257.00–271.00 $263.57 $1,637 -2.81
660–680 672 6 230.00–245.00 $236.32 $1,588 -0.36
723 value added 723 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,800 —
720–740 730 2 222.50–224.00 $223.26 $1,630 —
755 755 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,782 +15.01
820–825 823 2 210.00–216.00 $213.01 $1,753 —
860 860 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,823 -4.50
902 902 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
375 375 1 262.50 $262.50 $984 +66.05
465 465 1 205.00 $205.00 $953 -43.76
505–545 520 3 246.00–250.00 $248.71 $1,293 +14.98
565–590 580 3 229.00–250.00 $239.69 $1,390 +2.79
605–640 623 2 211.00–216.00 $213.57 $1,331 -6.43
690–697 695 3 210.00–220.00 $213.31 $1,483 —
741 741 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,549 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,310 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 fancy 322 3 320.00–327.50 $324.94 $1,046 —
390 fancy 390 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,297 —
410–445 fancy 436 6 330.00–390.00 $343.57 $1,498 —
465–495 fancy 481 13 322.50–357.50 $334.67 $1,610 —
520–530 fancy 525 5 317.50–327.00 $321.32 $1,687 —
545 545 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,472 —
560–580 fancy 570 2 297.50–307.50 $302.41 $1,724 —
590–595 593 3 275.00–282.50 $279.16 $1,655 +24.16
605–640 fancy 624 13 265.00–268.00 $267.00 $1,666 —
615–647 635 5 236.00–249.00 $241.96 $1,536 —
650–675 fancy 656 4 255.00–261.00 $257.13 $1,687 —
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 +14.12
700 700 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
705 fancy 705 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,805 —
765 765 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,805 —
820–835 828 2 201.00–216.00 $208.57 $1,727 -0.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 257.50 $257.50 $605 —
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 -5.00
575 575 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,443 —
680 680 2 229.00–230.00 $229.50 $1,561 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1340 1303 80-85% 3 123.00–129.00 $125.24 $1,632 -18.33
1145–1470 1305 80-85% 24 130.00–153.00 $140.08 $1,828 -3.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1245 1001 85-90% 5 100.00–118.00 $111.88 $1,120 —
1075–1195 1128 85-90% 4 126.00–129.00 $127.54 $1,439 —
1090–1185 1133 85-90% 5 137.00–149.00 $140.49 $1,592 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1615 1602 75-80% 3 134.00–158.00 $145.04 $2,324 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,700 —
1135 1135 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,907 —
1655–1955 1797 5 173.00–180.00 $175.88 $3,161 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615

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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.