Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.16/cwt +45.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 605 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $408.88/cwt +55.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 678 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $380.93/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 474 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	524	332	611
Feeder cattle	470	269	552
Slaughter cattle	52	60	59
Replacement cattle	2	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers of high quality that were weaned and vaccinated sold fully steady with very good demand, plainer, fleshier lower quality feeders were 6.00-10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,032	—
280–295 fancy	290	3	460.00–495.00	$479.74	$1,391	—
305 fancy	305	2	447.50–490.00	$468.75	$1,430	+17.50
360–390	375	4	380.00–412.50	$396.23	$1,486	-3.77
355–396 fancy	388	5	430.00–455.00	$434.58	$1,686	-61.68
405–425 fancy	419	6	420.00–442.50	$435.07	$1,823	-41.68
430–440	435	2	380.00–397.50	$388.65	$1,691	—
455–495 fancy	476	12	402.50–407.50	$405.82	$1,932	-28.22
485–490	486	4	380.00–390.00	$386.88	$1,880	-8.12
503–536 value added	512	12	388.00–407.50	$398.14	$2,038	+4.40
540	540	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,904	—
550–560	555	2	362.50–372.50	$367.55	$2,040	—
572–595 value added	587	17	380.00–385.00	$384.40	$2,256	-7.68
615–635	625	3	345.00–355.00	$348.33	$2,177	+13.41
641 value added	641	4	387.50	$387.50	$2,484	—
650	650	1	367.50	$367.50	$2,389	+35.00
679 value added	679	37	410.00	$410.00	$2,784	+49.00
713	713	3	359.00	$359.00	$2,560	—
760–798	792	6	342.00–350.00	$343.28	$2,719	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–525	513	2	300.00–330.00	$315.37	$1,618	—
570–595	580	4	315.00–350.00	$334.56	$1,940	—
605–630	614	5	280.00–327.50	$290.91	$1,786	—
650–675	666	4	315.00–338.00	$329.00	$2,191	—
715–735	726	4	275.00–320.00	$289.79	$2,104	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	365.00	$365.00	$803	—
225 fancy	225	3	387.50	$387.50	$872	-27.50
315–335 fancy	328	3	410.00–455.00	$431.19	$1,414	—
370–385	378	3	380.00–400.00	$390.70	$1,477	+13.15
375–380 fancy	378	3	405.00–410.00	$407.50	$1,540	—
400–440	420	2	350.00–372.50	$360.71	$1,515	-3.41
408–447 fancy	427	20	392.50–420.00	$409.58	$1,749	+8.25
457–490 fancy	470	16	380.00–407.50	$391.00	$1,838	-6.50
455–483	478	13	360.00–370.00	$368.54	$1,762	+10.20
500–540 value added	524	21	355.00–378.00	$369.02	$1,934	+3.01
562	562	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,869	+0.02
550–584 value added	576	17	355.00–370.00	$363.64	$2,095	+4.11
601 fancy	601	22	370.50	$370.50	$2,227	—
601–620 value added	608	18	346.00–359.50	$353.22	$2,148	—
610–630	620	2	327.50–332.50	$329.96	$2,046	+13.85
650	650	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,161	+7.50
651 value added	651	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,213	—
700	700	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,030	—
834	834	7	328.00	$328.00	$2,736	+45.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,114	—
425–430	428	2	327.50–330.00	$328.76	$1,407	+21.89
470–490	478	3	287.50–350.00	$322.91	$1,544	-10.44
510–520	515	2	300.00–315.00	$307.43	$1,583	+27.43
552–570	560	4	302.50–345.00	$317.68	$1,779	+31.65
637–640	638	3	255.00–312.50	$293.27	$1,871	-1.73
668	668	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,737	-34.00
725–735	730	2	230.00–285.00	$257.69	$1,881	-19.95
787–795	789	7	220.00–273.00	$257.75	$2,034	-22.25
805–830	818	3	245.00–253.00	$250.13	$2,046	—
895	895	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,238	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,286	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 fancy	285	1	482.50	$482.50	$1,375	+62.50
405–445 fancy	427	10	410.00–427.50	$416.13	$1,777	-40.08
428–440	433	5	400.00–405.00	$402.97	$1,745	+25.47
455 fancy	455	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,934	—
455–495	474	4	387.50–402.50	$396.13	$1,878	+13.59
505–517 fancy	513	5	380.00–397.50	$386.47	$1,983	-1.03
525–545	538	3	370.00–377.50	$374.13	$2,013	+7.91
551–582	561	10	350.00–372.50	$356.87	$2,002	-10.63
650–685	668	2	290.00–297.50	$293.65	$1,962	-13.85
723	723	4	292.50	$292.50	$2,115	—
755	755	2	277.50	$277.50	$2,095	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,540	—
511–535	517	4	325.00–340.00	$336.12	$1,738	-6.38
580–595	585	4	285.00–332.50	$320.42	$1,874	-2.08
620	620	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,844	+13.74
715	715	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,913	+17.38
760–785	770	4	205.00–257.50	$232.47	$1,790	—
851	851	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,804	-10.50
937	937	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,940	—
990	990	1	208.00	$208.00	$2,059	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1425	1296	80-85%	14	160.00–174.00	$166.04	$2,152	—
1190–1435	1330	80-85%	10	140.00–159.00	$151.91	$2,020	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—
870–1065	983	85-90%	3	119.00–134.00	$129.58	$1,274	-48.42
945–1175	1064	85-90%	8	137.00–150.00	$145.16	$1,545	—
1100–1175	1148	85-90%	3	161.00–163.00	$162.15	$1,861	+32.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	75-80%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,294	—
1590–2110	1802	75-80%	3	163.00–167.00	$165.44	$2,981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,510	—
1535–1970	1742	6	189.00–200.00	$195.56	$3,407	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1535	1535	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—

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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.