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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.87/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,908/hd at 532 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.40/cwt -21.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,142/hd at 613 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $304.11/cwt -16.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 582 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 524 439
Feeder cattle 373 470 395
Slaughter cattle 75 52 44
Replacement cattle 7 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated high quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 420.00 $420.00 $987 -10.00
360 fancy 360 2 410.00–412.50 $411.25 $1,480 -23.33
390–395 393 2 395.00–397.50 $396.26 $1,557 +0.03
420 fancy 420 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,690 -32.57
420–445 433 4 380.00–392.50 $388.06 $1,680 -0.59
455–480 468 2 390.00–392.50 $391.22 $1,831 +4.34
460–481 fancy 477 5 399.00–407.50 $401.32 $1,914 -4.50
500–547 value added 518 11 380.00–400.00 $390.84 $2,025 -7.30
500–545 521 4 360.00–378.00 $367.58 $1,915 +15.08
555–575 value added 565 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,147 -4.40
580 580 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,160 +4.95
605–630 value added 613 7 351.00–365.00 $354.18 $2,171 -33.32
608–637 613 12 340.00–348.00 $346.61 $2,125 -1.72
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 -67.50
655 655 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,148 -39.50
676 value added 676 11 383.00 $383.00 $2,589 -27.00
757 value added 757 8 353.00 $353.00 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 —
595 595 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,053 +10.44
610–630 620 3 306.00–312.50 $308.67 $1,914 +17.76
795 795 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 —
970–985 978 2 265.00–270.00 $267.52 $2,616 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 347.00 $347.00 $746 -18.00
245 fancy 245 1 402.50 $402.50 $986 +15.00
290 290 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,022 —
320–330 325 4 350.00–365.00 $353.81 $1,150 —
350–380 368 4 362.50–387.50 $370.85 $1,365 -19.85
400–445 422 5 350.00–372.50 $364.30 $1,537 +3.59
405–447 fancy 422 8 385.00–400.00 $389.87 $1,645 -19.71
452–480 fancy 466 9 385.00–397.50 $389.64 $1,816 -1.36
505–545 value added 528 15 350.00–373.00 $364.24 $1,923 -4.78
540–546 545 4 337.50–342.50 $338.74 $1,846 —
550–590 value added 565 13 350.00–363.00 $359.52 $2,031 -4.12
565–580 575 3 332.50–342.50 $335.78 $1,931 +3.28
600 value added 600 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,205 +14.28
605 605 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 +0.04
611 fancy 611 14 374.00 $374.00 $2,285 +3.50
673 value added 673 13 358.50 $358.50 $2,413 +18.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 323 3 302.50–315.00 $307.74 $994 -29.76
355–390 366 4 300.00–340.00 $313.07 $1,146 —
415–445 435 4 300.00–325.00 $310.39 $1,350 -18.37
465–480 473 4 290.00–347.50 $319.04 $1,509 -3.87
515–525 520 4 320.00–327.50 $325.61 $1,693 +18.18
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 -67.68
635–645 640 2 197.50–250.00 $223.54 $1,431 -69.73
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1210 1140 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,938 —
1040–1275 1146 5 181.00–207.00 $189.94 $2,177 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,120 -67.50
365 365 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,442 —
400–445 423 2 367.50–382.50 $374.60 $1,585 -28.37
425–448 fancy 442 4 397.50–403.00 $401.68 $1,775 -14.45
461–485 fancy 468 5 395.00–400.00 $396.01 $1,853 -28.99
455–495 478 6 362.50–392.50 $382.24 $1,827 -13.89
500 500 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,812 —
502–509 fancy 507 7 385.00–387.00 $385.57 $1,955 -0.90
553 553 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,018 +8.13
605–632 628 6 315.00–321.00 $320.04 $2,010 —
805–820 813 2 239.00–249.00 $244.05 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 327.50–372.50 $349.53 $1,269 —
400–440 415 3 305.00–382.50 $337.85 $1,402 -12.15
475–495 484 4 292.50–357.50 $312.91 $1,514 —
500–515 508 3 302.50–335.00 $322.35 $1,638 -13.77
568–588 582 17 257.50–335.00 $304.11 $1,770 -16.31
600–630 613 3 277.50–295.00 $286.56 $1,757 -10.94
665–695 675 4 280.00–288.00 $283.90 $1,916 —
760–795 780 4 260.00–274.00 $265.45 $2,071 +32.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1480 1270 80-85% 13 153.00–168.00 $158.97 $2,019 -7.07
1285–1300 1293 80-85% 2 100.00–116.00 $108.05 $1,397 -57.99
1160–1480 1308 80-85% 15 139.00–152.00 $147.99 $1,936 -3.92
1155–1490 1325 80-85% 6 122.00–135.00 $131.56 $1,743 -20.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1160 994 85-90% 4 88.00–118.00 $101.61 $1,010 -27.97
875–1165 1039 85-90% 5 140.00–147.00 $143.43 $1,490 —
980–1235 1094 85-90% 7 117.00–131.00 $124.50 $1,362 -20.66
1080–1145 1113 85-90% 2 153.00–156.00 $154.46 $1,719 -7.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1800 1632 75-80% 3 153.00–156.00 $154.26 $2,518 —
1755 1755 75-80% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,805 —
1240–1840 1574 4 174.00–179.00 $176.64 $2,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1610–1720 1668 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,625.00 $2,296.00

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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
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.