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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $310.10/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 614 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.69/cwt -20.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 473 lb · 23 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.53/cwt +37.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 854 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 708 540
Feeder cattle 317 610 492
Slaughter cattle 45 93 45
Replacement cattle 6 5 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Very 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
250–290 fancy 263 3 415.00–420.00 $418.16 $1,100 +18.16
320–345 fancy 335 3 405.00–425.00 $414.75 $1,389 -0.25
355–387 fancy 369 5 400.00–425.00 $410.63 $1,515 +10.63
370 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 +20.00
415–445 fancy 430 4 387.50–407.50 $397.15 $1,708 -4.06
438–445 440 4 355.00–377.50 $371.81 $1,636 —
485 485 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,649 +4.58
496 fancy 496 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,034 +18.30
500–525 value added 515 4 367.50–380.00 $373.15 $1,922 +10.21
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 +2.50
586 value added 586 6 366.00 $366.00 $2,145 +9.32
575–598 590 8 330.00–346.00 $338.60 $1,998 +9.00
645 645 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,983 +41.50
672 672 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,083 —
652–681 value added 678 17 317.00–330.00 $328.53 $2,227 +17.89
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
705–710 value added 706 4 301.00–305.00 $303.99 $2,146 +11.99
750–795 768 3 285.00–293.00 $288.08 $2,212 +18.08
840 840 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,243 +2.00
847 value added 847 6 283.00 $283.00 $2,397 —
850–858 value added 854 22 280.00–288.00 $283.53 $2,421 —
902 902 2 256.00 $256.00 $2,309 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,040 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 fancy 272 3 370.00–385.00 $379.94 $1,033 —
310 fancy 310 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,201 +15.00
345 345 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,251 +25.17
375 fancy 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 -20.95
380–390 385 2 347.50–362.50 $355.10 $1,367 -7.63
406–442 fancy 417 8 362.50–396.00 $382.53 $1,595 +11.11
425–427 426 4 330.00–345.00 $337.48 $1,438 -3.50
455–475 fancy 469 19 350.00–362.50 $356.52 $1,672 -24.51
475–495 490 4 327.50–330.00 $328.76 $1,611 -9.35
512–540 value added 524 4 320.00–350.00 $335.32 $1,757 -3.85
537 537 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,504 -27.49
575 575 4 282.50–312.50 $299.38 $1,721 -6.83
575–593 value added 581 16 329.50–336.00 $331.57 $1,926 +11.57
613 value added 613 38 314.00 $314.00 $1,925 +3.91
605–640 621 4 262.50–280.00 $273.06 $1,696 -1.94
690 690 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,946 +13.98
713–720 715 5 247.00–265.00 $251.23 $1,796 -19.33
719 value added 719 13 283.00 $283.00 $2,035 —
777 777 2 264.00 $264.00 $2,051 —
782 value added 782 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,150 —
815 815 12 264.00 $264.00 $2,152 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,337 -17.89
620–645 638 4 210.00–255.00 $237.51 $1,515 —
650 650 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,268 -39.60
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–295 fancy 276 3 400.00–415.00 $405.34 $1,119 —
357–397 377 4 380.00–385.00 $382.37 $1,442 +19.87
385 fancy 385 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,569 +1.60
400–432 fancy 414 7 387.50–420.00 $397.79 $1,647 +1.68
405–445 433 4 360.00–375.00 $366.40 $1,587 +18.90
457–475 fancy 463 3 387.50–392.50 $389.21 $1,802 +10.56
497 497 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,839 +27.56
500–520 fancy 508 6 342.50–380.00 $357.88 $1,818 +7.15
510 510 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 ±0.00
555–580 564 4 310.00–325.00 $314.47 $1,774 -0.75
625–635 fancy 630 2 292.50–300.00 $296.22 $1,866 -9.81
650–682 fancy 672 6 290.00–304.00 $298.88 $2,008 -1.80
765–776 773 5 257.00–266.00 $264.02 $2,041 +21.52
870 870 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,870 —
915 915 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,667 —
815 815 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,614 —
895 895 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,611 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–975 968 85-90% 2 118.00–126.00 $121.97 $1,181 +0.67
945–1080 1031 85-90% 5 133.00–143.00 $138.86 $1,432 -9.04
965–1155 1053 85-90% 9 147.00–165.00 $156.46 $1,648 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1430 1285 80-85% 15 145.00–170.00 $159.28 $2,047 +12.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1605 1544 75-80% 4 154.00–167.00 $157.71 $2,435 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,187 -12.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,358 —
1475 1475 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,773 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–975 913 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 190.00–200.00 $193.90 $1,770

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1257 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.