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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 3, 2025

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.15/cwt ≈ $2,559/hd at 807 lb · 116 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.35/cwt +7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 716 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.62/cwt +22.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 521 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 433 340
Feeder cattle 443 378 305
Slaughter cattle 21 52 32
Replacement cattle 3 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. However there was 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
311 fancy 311 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,477 —
315 315 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,205 -5.00
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 —
382 fancy 382 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,576 -4.67
402–445 424 4 410.00–415.00 $412.63 $1,750 +32.11
450–465 455 3 391.00–400.00 $394.07 $1,793 +16.68
500–547 538 5 360.00–373.00 $370.58 $1,994 +35.58
570 value added 570 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,123 +10.00
555–595 579 26 349.00–364.00 $358.33 $2,075 +8.30
600 value added 600 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,058 +22.19
605–625 612 3 320.00–325.00 $321.70 $1,969 +29.20
670 670 7 336.00 $336.00 $2,251 +38.21
670 value added 670 9 346.00 $346.00 $2,318 +35.95
701 value added 701 12 325.00 $325.00 $2,278 +23.00
715–738 725 21 294.00–308.00 $300.41 $2,178 —
768 value added 768 13 316.00 $316.00 $2,427 +16.00
805 805 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,391 —
807 value added 807 114 317.50 $317.50 $2,562 —
885 885 1 276.00 $276.00 $2,443 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,688 —
475 475 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,769 —
555–585 570 2 337.50–340.00 $338.78 $1,931 —
697 697 9 306.00 $306.00 $2,133 —
830 830 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,216 —
490 490 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 +35.00
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 350.00 $350.00 $858 —
272 fancy 272 2 456.00 $456.00 $1,240 —
320–340 330 2 385.00–390.00 $387.58 $1,279 +21.17
340 fancy 340 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,368 +14.99
384 384 5 397.50 $397.50 $1,526 +24.21
400–415 408 2 365.00–377.50 $371.37 $1,515 +22.63
416 fancy 416 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,591 —
465–490 480 13 342.50–365.00 $354.50 $1,702 +16.35
500–545 521 29 334.00–347.50 $342.11 $1,782 +33.59
522 value added 522 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,827 +17.74
561–587 570 6 326.00–332.50 $328.23 $1,871 +21.69
570 value added 570 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,989 +20.29
608–641 value added 619 26 320.00–327.50 $323.89 $2,005 +20.88
610–640 625 3 290.00–300.00 $296.67 $1,854 +1.67
658–690 671 6 285.00–298.00 $287.23 $1,927 +14.26
720 720 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,966 +27.00
760 760 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,756 -16.00
830 830 2 252.50 $252.50 $2,096 —
1050 1050 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 330.00 $330.00 $733 —
365 365 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,186 -23.66
430 430 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 -22.50
477 477 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,538 +10.54
545 545 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 +10.07
570–587 579 4 280.00–287.50 $283.69 $1,643 +41.19
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 —
765 765 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,587 —
907 907 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,633 +3.49
1055 1055 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,420 —
455 455 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 —
580–585 583 2 316.00–317.50 $316.75 $1,847 —
615 615 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,707 —
745 745 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 —
770 770 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,906 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,057 -2.50
367 fancy 367 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,505 -1.23
390–395 393 2 392.50–405.00 $398.71 $1,567 +11.38
410 410 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,609 +20.11
455–480 471 7 360.00–375.00 $366.05 $1,724 -6.49
490 fancy 490 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,899 —
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 +16.03
550–585 565 3 340.00–345.00 $341.73 $1,931 +9.97
660–685 673 2 300.00–317.50 $308.91 $2,079 +28.91
702–742 719 5 258.00–275.00 $267.76 $1,925 +20.26
820 820 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,837 -12.00
910 910 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,929 +0.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,378 —
660–680 670 2 287.50–290.00 $288.73 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,678 +1.81
765 765 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,767 —
860 860 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1210 1112 80-85% 3 165.00–171.00 $167.81 $1,866 —
1090–1205 1149 80-85% 4 147.00–150.00 $148.28 $1,704 —
1150–1245 1200 80-85% 4 154.00–162.00 $158.53 $1,902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,347 —
940 940 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,278 —
975 975 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,433 -9.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,746 —
1780 1780 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1635 1618 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $3,276 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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.