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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.93/cwt +30.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 621 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $373.18/cwt -50.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 421 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $384.15/cwt +22.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 465 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 416 599
Feeder cattle 433 367 561
Slaughter cattle 24 47 35
Replacement cattle 6 2 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, 600-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, 500-600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, 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
205 fancy 205 1 415.00 $415.00 $851 —
280 fancy 280 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,190 —
330 fancy 330 2 367.50–412.50 $390.00 $1,287 -27.33
396 fancy 396 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,554 +36.50
405–443 fancy 415 20 345.00–427.50 $393.15 $1,632 -30.12
442–445 443 6 290.00–315.00 $306.63 $1,358 —
455–495 fancy 465 21 335.00–397.50 $384.15 $1,786 +19.89
506–520 value added 507 11 347.50–360.00 $348.66 $1,768 -5.40
500–540 520 2 322.50–332.50 $327.31 $1,702 +10.65
560–597 581 7 316.00–332.50 $322.51 $1,874 +10.01
560–587 value added 584 10 347.50–363.00 $354.68 $2,071 +4.76
607–621 value added 617 10 330.00–345.00 $338.27 $2,087 +0.77
690 value added 690 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,153 +4.20
695 695 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,068 +37.69
725 725 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,012 —
722–736 value added 731 6 290.00–292.00 $290.66 $2,125 +14.66
752–753 753 8 259.00–265.00 $260.50 $1,962 -4.47
805 805 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,093 +14.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–680 668 2 240.00–250.00 $244.91 $1,636 —
751 751 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,577 —
905 905 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 357.50 $357.50 $912 +25.00
290 290 1 290.00 $290.00 $841 -15.95
310–335 321 4 317.50–327.50 $321.27 $1,031 +26.27
333 fancy 333 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,174 -0.53
355–390 fancy 377 13 350.00–377.50 $368.40 $1,389 -23.40
400–446 fancy 429 20 332.50–355.00 $349.33 $1,499 -9.37
453–485 fancy 469 17 330.00–360.00 $349.20 $1,638 +2.24
465–480 473 2 317.50–320.00 $318.73 $1,508 -3.74
510–521 value added 517 8 322.50–352.50 $335.92 $1,737 +9.82
505–540 532 5 295.00–317.50 $308.46 $1,641 +26.02
550–597 572 8 295.00–317.50 $311.13 $1,780 +24.70
601–643 value added 620 41 302.50–325.00 $318.41 $1,974 +28.88
600–642 627 4 287.50–295.00 $290.56 $1,822 +35.56
718–720 value added 718 10 257.50–260.00 $258.00 $1,852 —
720 720 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,771 —
810–817 815 3 247.50–251.00 $249.84 $2,036 —
840 840 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 —
942 942 2 227.00 $227.00 $2,138 —
965 965 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,017 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 272.50–290.00 $281.38 $943 —
490 490 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,396 —
525–530 528 2 267.50–287.50 $277.45 $1,465 —
555–590 572 3 252.50–282.50 $267.33 $1,529 +37.33
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
690–695 692 3 217.00–240.00 $231.69 $1,603 +2.57
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
890 890 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1285 1270 2 179.00–184.00 $181.53 $2,305 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 fancy 140 1 520.00 $520.00 $728 —
300 fancy 300 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,132 -21.69
355–365 358 3 332.50–345.00 $338.28 $1,211 +23.28
370–375 fancy 373 2 400.00–402.50 $401.24 $1,497 +2.84
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 +35.00
400–445 fancy 432 6 345.00–362.50 $356.57 $1,540 -38.00
455–475 fancy 465 2 337.50–340.00 $338.72 $1,575 -12.36
480 480 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,404 —
500–545 fancy 529 5 310.00–335.00 $319.41 $1,690 -14.77
555 555 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 ±0.00
570–597 fancy 593 6 312.50–322.50 $320.90 $1,903 -9.13
608–635 fancy 613 11 301.00–340.00 $318.24 $1,951 +34.75
650–660 fancy 654 4 292.50–300.00 $295.64 $1,933 —
675–692 689 5 268.00–275.00 $269.37 $1,856 —
701–706 fancy 703 8 290.00–298.00 $293.87 $2,066 +28.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 280.00–282.50 $281.23 $1,372 —
570–585 578 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,532 —
620–640 630 2 237.50–257.50 $247.66 $1,560 +27.66
925 925 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,572 —
975 975 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1480 1244 80-85% 8 130.00–140.00 $135.21 $1,682 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,188 -36.91
1415 1415 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,656 —
1175–1615 1427 80-85% 3 122.50–127.00 $124.72 $1,780 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1180 1097 85-90% 3 122.00–127.00 $124.33 $1,364 +16.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1675 1560 2 143.00–150.00 $146.24 $2,281 —
1655–1850 1753 2 163.00–170.00 $166.69 $2,922 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1517 1517 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,373 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776–797 781 8 206.00–230.00 $223.88 $1,749 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
1446 1446 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.