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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.95/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 420 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.77/cwt +19.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 577 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.30/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 404 402
Feeder cattle 264 370 378
Slaughter cattle 63 34 23
Replacement cattle 5 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and 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
240 240 1 385.00 $385.00 $924 —
275 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 —
305 fancy 305 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 +10.97
350–385 368 2 365.00–370.00 $367.62 $1,353 —
375 fancy 375 1 406.00 $406.00 $1,522 -24.10
415 fancy 415 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,681 +10.67
427 427 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,655 —
482 fancy 482 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,928 —
480–490 483 4 385.00–397.50 $388.17 $1,875 +10.75
500–510 value added 505 2 380.00–392.50 $386.19 $1,950 +1.64
530 530 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 +25.09
560–595 573 8 350.00–376.00 $370.38 $2,122 +27.58
580–581 value added 581 9 380.00–387.00 $386.22 $2,244 +15.02
611–623 value added 618 9 336.00 $336.00 $2,076 +2.57
645 645 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,058 —
650 value added 650 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,164 +4.74
660–687 678 3 308.00–317.50 $311.08 $2,109 +5.05
720–722 721 3 274.00–297.00 $289.35 $2,086 —
785 785 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,276 -0.37
880 880 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,156 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 +20.00
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 +20.00
550 550 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $759 —
275–285 fancy 278 3 385.00–400.00 $394.88 $1,098 —
325–340 335 3 355.00–387.50 $365.51 $1,224 +0.51
380–395 388 2 355.00–360.00 $357.55 $1,387 +10.14
405 fancy 405 4 379.00 $379.00 $1,535 +7.17
405–435 425 13 340.00–367.50 $355.40 $1,510 +23.51
455–490 476 10 345.00–360.00 $355.18 $1,691 +21.73
502 502 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,443 -19.37
500–540 value added 526 12 325.00–347.50 $335.10 $1,763 +2.76
550–557 value added 552 8 320.00–339.00 $334.20 $1,845 +11.01
600–646 628 7 260.00–280.00 $275.62 $1,731 -10.51
625–635 value added 633 4 300.00–309.00 $306.78 $1,942 -9.29
750–790 763 3 246.00–247.00 $246.66 $1,882 -29.32
920 920 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 335.00–345.00 $339.07 $1,143 +9.07
365–390 377 3 295.00–342.50 $315.32 $1,189 -17.18
400–440 427 5 275.00–337.50 $311.49 $1,330 +8.99
460–485 469 5 275.00–327.50 $298.74 $1,401 +11.44
500–510 505 2 262.50–265.00 $263.74 $1,332 —
560 560 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
625–630 628 2 223.00–250.00 $236.45 $1,485 +1.87
677–695 686 4 207.50–230.00 $218.90 $1,502 -38.60
722 722 4 222.50 $222.50 $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
295 fancy 295 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
320 320 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,224 +5.60
330 fancy 330 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,386 -10.00
370–385 378 2 360.00–382.50 $371.03 $1,402 —
370–395 fancy 383 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,542 -21.29
400–411 fancy 406 6 400.00–427.50 $414.59 $1,683 -5.86
400–412 408 3 382.50–387.50 $384.13 $1,567 +4.13
475–492 486 4 377.50–387.50 $381.22 $1,853 +2.65
520 fancy 520 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,963 —
512–535 521 10 339.00–360.00 $352.48 $1,836 -15.02
555–570 568 6 342.50–354.00 $350.61 $1,991 -4.40
620 620 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,606 —
640 fancy 640 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,952 -17.40
650 fancy 650 2 307.00–308.00 $307.50 $1,999 -5.00
700–717 711 3 274.00–279.00 $275.64 $1,960 —
750–797 785 4 255.00–266.00 $261.54 $2,053 -10.46
887 887 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,730 —
905 905 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 —
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 +7.50
405–425 415 2 325.00–345.00 $335.24 $1,391 —
450–465 461 4 342.50–350.00 $344.33 $1,587 +23.08
505–530 518 2 327.50–335.00 $331.16 $1,715 -3.84
585–587 587 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,908 -1.89
600 600 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
777 777 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,325.00 $3,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1460 1290 80-85% 17 149.00–170.00 $158.52 $2,045 —
1210–1410 1294 80-85% 5 135.00–140.00 $138.16 $1,788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1065 955 85-90% 2 135.00–138.00 $136.67 $1,305 —
910–1125 1054 85-90% 11 144.00–164.00 $154.22 $1,625 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1610 1575 75-80% 2 150.00–158.00 $153.91 $2,424 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1625 1251 4 164.00–176.00 $171.68 $2,148 —
1480–1910 1749 4 182.00–193.00 $187.75 $3,284 —
1995 1995 1 209.00 $209.00 $4,170 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1380 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,775.00–2,075.00 $1,949.72
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00

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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.